Present Simple Present Continuous

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Present Simple 

VS 

Present Continuous

Welcome!

When I _______ (to cycle) to school on Mondays, I

 usually _______ (to wait) for my friend at the bridge.

Right now I am at school and I ________ (to learn) the 

present tenses. We _______ (to like not) grammar. 

cycle

am cycling

learn

am learning

wait

am waiting

don't like

are not liking

Today

Doel van de les:

• Het toe kunnen passen van de present simple
• Nieuw grammatica herkennen en toepassen `Present Continuous´
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Present Simple

Use when you talk about a fact / habit.                             Shit-rule: He/she/it + infinitive + s

Signal words: every day/month/year, usually, always, often, never, etc.

(To walk)

I walk to school everyday.             

He/she/it walks to school every week.

(To  work)                                     

I work on Mondays.

He/she/It  always works in the office. 

 

Present Continuous

Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.

Am/is/are + verb + ing

Signal words: right now, at the moment, currently, now etc.

(To walk)

I am walking now.

He is walking at this moment.

We are walking to the shop right now.

            Present simple

• Use when talking about a fact/habit.

• I walk / he walks
  

• Use infinitive / SHIT-rule (she/he/it verb+s)

• - (negative) =  I don't walk.                                                          He/She/It doesn't walk.

•  ? (question) = Do I walk?
                                  Does He/She/It walk?

      Present continuous

• Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.
  

• I am walking
  

• Use am/is/are + verb + ing

• - (negative) = I'm not working.                  

You aren't working very hard
 He/She is not working very hard.

• ? (question) = Am I driving too fast?
  

                                    Are you driving too fast?

                                    Is He/She driving too fast?

ANSWERS

1.  Drink 

2. Is chopping 
3. Taste 
4. Delivers
5. Are you frying
6. Is she shouting
7. Serves
8. Are texting

She plays the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

She is playing the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

I eat fruit everyday.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

She is watching television right now.

1. Present Continuous
2. Present Simple

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Walk

Is working

Are reading

doing it right now

Stop

Is helping

SHIT-rule

Every day, usually,often, never

Am going

Extra exercise 😋

1. Andy sometimes …………… comics. (to read)

2. We never …………….. TV in the morning. (to watch)

3. Listen! Sandy …………….. in the bathroom. (to sing)

4. My sister usually ………………. in the kitchen. (to help)

5. My mother ………………. breakfast now. (to make)

6. They often ………………. the bathroom. (to clean)

7. Look! The boys ……………… home. (to come)

8. Every day his grandfather ………………… for a walk. (to go)

9. I ………………. with my friend at the moment. (to chat)

10. Cats …………………. mice. (to eat)