Present simple: To be, to have & conjunctions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, g, t, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1-3

Welcome students!

Welcome to your English lessons!

Today's lesson: Present simple: to be, to have & conjunctions

Mr. Westra

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and use the verb: to be.

What is the Present Simple?

The present simple is used to talk about regular actions or:

• Facts                           Water boils at 100 degrees celsius.
• Routines                    I always have tennis practise on mondays.
• Fixed schedules    The bus departs every 30 minutes.

Forming the Present Simple

Usually the present simple follows the same rule.

There is one exception however:

• SHIT rule
• She / He / It get an extra -s at the end of the word

Negative Sentences

To make a negative sentence in the present simple, we use 'do not' or 'does not' before the verb.

I don't like my new teacher.

She doesn't like her new teacher.

Question Sentences

To form a question in the present simple, we use 'do' or 'does' at the beginning of the sentence.

Do i like my new teacher?

Does she like her new teacher?

Use of the verb: to be

There are a couple of verb that are used a lot.

To have and to be are good examples.

Later on these are also used as auxiliary verbs (hulp werkwoord)

Form of the verb: to be

I	am	'm
you	are	're
she	is	's
he	is	's
it	is	's
they	are	're
we	are	're

Use of the verb: to have

There are a couple of verb that are used a lot.

To have and to be are good examples.

Later on these are also used as auxiliary verbs (hulp werkwoord)

Form of the verb: to have

I	have	've
you	have	've
she	has	's
he	has	's
it	has	's
they	have	've
we	have	've

Form of the verb: to have negatives

I	do not	have
you	do not	have
she	does not	have
he	does not	have
it	does not	have
they	do not	have
we	do not	have

Conjunction

In language you usually want to give information.

A way you can add extra information is by using conjunctions.

There are 3 major conjunctions:

And , but and or

Conjunction

In language you usually want to give information.

A way you can add extra information is by using conjunctions.

There are 3 major conjunctions:

And , but and or

Conjunction

And adds extra information

I like both country music and rap.

But creates a contradiction

I like country music but i don't like rap

Or creates and option or a choice.

Do you want cookies or cheesecake?

Practice Activity

Practise the present simple in your book or using the link below!

Present simple

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.