Grammar Recap - Unit 1: Present simple/continuous/perfect/perfect continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

This looks a bit unusual! Can you guess what this close-up photo is?

It's the stone of a peach. 

Present Simple

Present Continuous

present perfect

Present perfect continous

I am tired

I'm always tired on Thursdays

I've just finished my homework

She hasn't done her homework

I've got to leave early as I have an appointment at the dentist

She's feeling tired today

I'm learning Chinese at the moment.

Have you ever been to London?

I am very tired as I have been working too hard.

Re-cap of the tenses

Present Simple: Mainly used for facts, habits and truths.

Present continuous: When we are talking about activites, temporary situations and  things that are happening around now - (and future arrangements).

Present perfect: It connects the past to the present, so it is useful for talking about life experiences.

Present perfect continuous: For something that started in the past and is still continuing. We use it for things that have been going on for some time.

Present perfect

We make the present perfect with have or has and the past participle. It connects the past to the present. We use it to talk about life experiences.

Have you ever eaten insects? 

Have you ever been on safari? 

Present perfect

 We also use the Present perfect to give news and to talk about things that happened a short time ago and are important now.

I have written a new book.

I've done my homework.

She's put the baby to bed.

Present Perfect Continuous

We use present perfect continuous for actions that started in the past and continue now.

Sam’s been learning Greek since last June. 

We also use it for continuous actions in the recent past that have a result in the present.

My brother’s been baking cakes. The house smells lovely! 

We can also use it to emphasise the long duration of an activity.

We’ve been looking for you all morning!

Present Perfect Continuous Guessing Game

 Each student picks a card 

describe your situation to the class

 other students have to guess what you have been doing recently.

worksheets available at https://busyteacher.org/23728-present-perfect-continuous-guessing-game.html 

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