Grammar (present simple/continuous)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

present continuous vs simple

Lesson plan

• Tenses recap; what do you remember?
• Online practice 
• Exercises (individual work)
• Irregular verbs game

First things first.....

answer the questions in LessonUp

What do you remember?

Look! Those boys_________ (walk) in the park!

Every Tuesday, my father (visit)________ me.

Right now, my father _________ (cook) us dinner.

I __________ (listen) to Isa at the moment.

I always (drink)_______ tea in the morning.

stam ww                   I run, he runs, we run, she runs

he/she/it = s rule

Dus:

Present simple (gewone tegenwoordige tijd):

- gewoontes

- routines

- feiten

(always, often, sometimes, never)

Present continuous (am/is/are + ww + ing)

- nu aan de gang/bezig 

(at the moment, right now, look!/listen!)

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Present Simple and which ones are signal words for the Present Continuous?

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Right now

Look!

Never

This moment

Often

Every week

Present Simple

Present Continuous

I'm throwing a party right now.

She is driving a car.

The train leaves at 7 o'clock.

Ben always arrives at the train station at 2 o'clock.

The movie begins at 8 p.m. on Mondays.