PQN Level 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Present simple + Questions and Negations

Let's first go over the rules again

When do we use the present simple?

• Facts (feiten)
• Water freezes at 0ºC
• Habits (gewoontes)
• I buy flowers every Tuesday
• Things that happen regularly (regelmatige gebeurtenissen)
• They often eat together

Rules

I, we, and they uses the base (stam) form

I play basketball every Saturday.

We usually play chess.

She, he, and it uses base (stam) +s

She always walks down here.

It loses it's fur in spring.

She, he and it rule

If a verb ends on a -y, then replace it with -ies

I always try to help out. | He always tries  to help out.

But if there is a vowel (a, e, i, o, u,) in front of the -y then you just add -s

I buy my clothes online. | She buys her clothes online.

She, he and it rule

Add -es when a verb ends on -s, -x, -z, -ch, and -sh.

Add -es when using do and go.

I never do chores. | He never does chores.

Have becomes has

He has candy

She ___ cats. (like)

1. Likes
2. Like

I always ___ apples (eat)

1. eat
2. eats

James ___ every Tuesday.(walk)

1. Walks
2. Walk

She always ___ to help. (try)

1. Try
2. Trys
3. Tries

Questions with to be or can, may will

Zet de form van to-be aan het begin van de zin.

You are not present. -> Are you not present?

She is happy-> Is she happy?

I can drive a car -> Can I drive a car?

Questions with do/does

Als er al een hoofdwerkwoord in de zin staat zet je do of does voor de zin.

I/you/we/they= do

You own a car. -> Do you own a car?

He/she/it= does

It rains a lot. -> Does it rain a lot?

Questions with to have

Als er al een hoofdwerkwoord in de zin staat zet je do of does voor de zin.

I/you/we/they= do

They have a cat -> Do they have a cat?

He/she/it= does

She has a dog -> Does she have a dog?

Welke zin is correct?
I can run fast.

1. I can run fast?
2. I run fast?
3. Run fast I can?
4. Can I run fast?

Welke zin is correct?

I will eat cake.

1. Will I eat cake?
2. I will eat cake?
3. Eat cake will I?
4. Cake I will eat?

Welke zin is correct?

I own a car.

1. I own a car?
2. Does I own a car
3. Own a car I do?
4. Do I own a car?

Welke zin is correct?

She runs every morning.

1. Do she run every morning?
2. Does she run every morning?
3. She does run every morning?
4. She run every morning?

Welke zin is correct?

They have a house.

1. Does they have a house?
2. They have a house?
3. Do they have a house?
4. Have they a house?

Negation with to be

Zet het woord not achter de to be form

The water is cold.

The water is not cold.

Bij een zin met een hoofdwerkwoord

Zet het woord do not/does not voor het werkwoord

I like apples.

I do not like apples.

She runs fast.

She does not run fast.

She likes bananas

She ___ like bananas.

1. doesn't
2. don't
3. no
4. not

She is happy.
She ___ happy.

1. Is not
2. not
3. does not
4. do not

I like music.
I ___ like music.

1. not
2. Does not
3. No
4. do not

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