Present simple vs present continuous

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo, havo
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Grammar Review

Present simple vs present continuous

Welke zin staat in de present simple?

1. He always wears a hat.
2. We are walking to school at the moment.

Staat deze zin in de present continuous?
Look! The clouds are moving fast.

1. Yes
2. No

                      Present continuous?

Als deze werkwoordstijd ver weg in je geheugen zit, kan je het filmpje op de volgende slide bekijken. 

Lees de tekst op de volgende slide. Sleep de signaalwoorden onderaan naar de juiste tijd bovenaan.

Tekst

Signaalwoorden die bij de present simple horen 

Signaalwoorden die bij de present continuous horen

every week

always

never

now

Wanneer gebruik je de present simple? (Meerdere opties mogelijk)

1. Gewoonte/routine
2. Om over het verleden te praten
3. Waarheid/feit
4. Een actie die nu plaatsvindt

Wanneer gebruik je de present continuous?

1. om te praten over het verleden
2. Handelingen die nu plaatsvinden
3. Gewoonte/routines
4. waarheid/feit

Maakte je fouten in de vorige vragen? Bekijk dan het instructiefilmpje op de volgende slide. 

In the next slide you will find a video. Watch this video and after watching you should be able to link the names of the teens to their opinions. 

Do you agree (eens) or disagree (oneens)?

1. Agree
2. Disagree

Do you agree or disagree?

1. Agree
2. Disagree

Do you agree or disagree?

1. Agree
2. Disagree

Which tense was used in the opinions?

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Click on the picture to read about the teens and their shopping habits. Write down the 7 time indicators that refer to a routine. I'll give you the first one: 'Usually'.

How do we call these words 'usually, sometimes, always, often ...'

Waar staan de 'adverbs of frequency' in een zin?

1. voor het hoofdwerkwoord 'I often wear a sweater.'
2. achter het hoofdwerkwoord 'I wear often a sweater.'

Geldt deze regel ook voor het werkwoord 'to be'?

1. Ja. 'I always am late.'
2. Nee, dan staat het bijwoord erachter. 'I am always late.'

Choose the correct form of the verbs in the next slides.

I (go/am going) to my favourite clothes shop every Wednesday afternoon.

1. go
2. am going

I go to my favourite clothes shop every Wednesday afternoon.

-->Why is 'go' the correct answer?

1. present simple: routine
2. present continuous: Action going on now

I (always wear/ 'm always wearing) what celebrities wear.

1. always wear
2. 'm always wearing

I always wear what celebrities wear.

-->Why is 'always wear' the correct answer?

1. present simple: routine
2. present continuous: Action going on now

Look! She (buys/ is buying) my favourite T-shirt.

1. buys
2. is buying

Look! She is buying my favourite T-shirt.

-->Why is 'is buying' the correct answer?

1. present simple: routine
2. present continuous: Action going on now

Vul in: Present simple / continuous:
My dad ... (work) at the moment.

Vul in: present simple / continuous
Water ........ (boil) at 100 degrees.

Vul in: Present simple / continuous:
My dad ... (not work) at H&M.

Vul in: Present simple / continuous
My colleague .......... (take) really long break right now.

Vul in: Present simple / continuous
He always ....... (brush) his teeth twice a day.

Vul in: present simple / continuous
Look, they ....... (feed) the animals.

Vul in: Present simple / continuous:
The plane ... (leave) as we speak.

Write a sentence in the present simple.

Write a sentence in the present continuous.

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CHALLENGE! Find a song in which the present simple is used. Copy at least 4 sentences of the lyrics in the present simple.

CHALLENGE! Find a song in which the present continuous is used. Copy at least 4 sentences of the lyrics in the present continuous.