This lesson contains 30 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Lesson duration is: 50 min
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H4 Present simple vs present continuous
Slide 1 - Slide
What do you already know about the present simple and present continuous?
Slide 2 - Open question
Present Simple
Present Continuous
She is walking
I get up at 7
They are cycling
He lives in Bussum
You're always talking in class!
Slide 3 - Drag question
Present simple & continuous
Present simple: basic form of the verb -> I walk
Shit rule: she/he/it verb + s -> She walks
Present continuous: basic form of the verb + ing -> I am walking, he is walking
Slide 4 - Slide
What do these sentences describe? 1. I walk to school every day. 2. I often go to bed at 10PM. 3. They usually play soccer on Sundays.
A
Habits
B
Actions happening right now
C
General truths
D
Permanent situations
Slide 5 - Quiz
These are ... 1. The sun rises in the East. 2. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. 3. Christmas is on the 25th of December.
Slide 6 - Open question
What do these sentences describe? 1. I am walking to school right now. 2. Look at the sky, the sun is shining! 3. They are playing soccer at the moment.
A
Habits
B
Actions happening right now
C
General truths
D
Permanent situations
Slide 7 - Quiz
What emotion do these sentences express? 1. She is always leaving her things all over the place! 2. He is constantly interrupting me when I'm trying to work.
Slide 8 - Open question
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Gewoonten of dingen die je met regelmaat doet
Iets wat bezig is op het moment dat je erover praat
Feiten en permanente situaties
Om irritatie aan te geven
Tijdelijke situaties
Slide 9 - Drag question
Present simple: signal words that indicate regularity
always, usually, often, regularly, frequently etc.
Slide 10 - Slide
Let's practice!
Choose the correct tense to fit the gap
Slide 11 - Slide
She ... as a receptionist.
A
works
B
is working
Slide 12 - Quiz
He ... with his parents at the moment.
A
stays
B
is staying
Slide 13 - Quiz
I always ... up at 6 o'clock
A
get
B
am getting
Slide 14 - Quiz
Which TV channel ...
A
do you usually watch?
B
are you usually watching?
Slide 15 - Quiz
I ... my homework right now.
A
do
B
am doing
Slide 16 - Quiz
How often ... to the movies?
A
do you go
B
are you going
Slide 17 - Quiz
Making questions
Turn the sentence into a question in the present simple or present continuous.
Slide 18 - Slide
He always wakes up late on weekends.
Slide 19 - Open question
She is eating an apple.
Slide 20 - Open question
They are playing baseball.
Slide 21 - Open question
My grandmother loves pancakes.
Slide 22 - Open question
Making negations
Make the sentence negative in the present simple or continuous. Use contractions (don't, isn't etc.).
Slide 23 - Slide
She is eating ice cream.
Slide 24 - Open question
I love horses.
Slide 25 - Open question
He always walks to school.
Slide 26 - Open question
They are walking down the stairs.
Slide 27 - Open question
Slide 28 - Slide
Do you understand when to use the present simple, and when to use the continuous?