Present simple vs present continuous

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• Leerjaar 1

Today's class

83 Grammar recap on Present Simple vs Present Continuous 

TB. p. 70

Do together: ex. 38 on workbook p. 83

Present Simple 

vs 

Present Continuous

present simple

Present Continuous

Present simple: wanneer?

1. Als iets altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt.
   We always have sushi on Saturdays. 
2. Als het een feit is (tijd speelt geen rol).
   Mrs Verhoeven teaches English.

Present simple: hoe?

Bevestigend: hele ww behalve bij he/she/it (dan ww + s)

I work in the garden every day.

Tim works in the garden every day.

Vragend: hoofdww met hulpww do/does (does bij he/she/it en dan ww zonder s)

Do I work in the garden every day?

Does Tim work in the garden everyday?

Ontkennend: hoofdww met hulpww don't/ doesn't (doesn't bij he/she/it en dan zonder s)

I don't work in the garden every day.

Tim doesn't work in the garden every day.

Hulpwerkwoorden

Hulp ww (can/ should/ would/ will etc)  of to be (am/are/ is):

bevestigend: hele ww (he/ she/ it krijgen geen extra s)

He should go to school.

We can see him clearly.

vragend: het hulpww vooraan in de zin

Should he go to school?

Can we see him clearly?

ontkennend: not of n't aan het ww vast

He shouldn't go to school.

We cannot (can't) see him clearly.

Present Continuous: wanneer?

1. Iets is nu bezig of aan de gang (en van korte duur).
   Mandy is doing her homework now.
2. Als je irritatie aan wil geven (vaak icm always of constantly).
   James is constantly interrupting the teacher in class!
3. Als de voorbereidingen al zijn getroffen voor iets wat je in de toekomst gaat doen. 
   Tomorrow we are seeing the football match with friends.

Present Continuous: hoe?

Bevestigend: am/are/is + ww + ing

I am working in the garden right now.

Tim is working in the garden right now.

Vragend: am/ are of is vooraan in de zin daarna rest van de zin

Are you working in the garden right now?

Ontkennend: am/are/is + not (n't) + ww + ing

we are not (aren't) working in the garden garden right now. 

Tim is not (isn't) working in the garden right now.

present simple vs. present continuous

On Friday I ... (meet) Nick.

1. meet
2. am meeting

Water ... (boil) at 100 degrees celsius.

1. boils
2. is boiling

I ... (always/ get up) at six in the morning.

1. always get up
2. am always getting up

How ... your soup ... (taste)?

1. does taste
2. is tasting?

I don't like Nina, she ... (always/ gossip)!

Your idea ... (sound) good.

My town ... (lie) on the coast.

I ... (hate) that programme.

We ... (read) poems in class at the moment.

Make a sentence with the present simple

Make a sentence with the present continuous