Unit 4: Writing (present simple and present continuous)

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Unit 4: Writing

Goals:

In this class you are going to find out whether you know when and how to use Present Simple and Present Continuous.

You are also going to write sentences using these verb tenses correctly. 

Recap: Present simple vs Present Continuous

Present Continuous:  (am/are/is + ww + ing) om aan te geven dat iets op dat moment gebeurt als je erover praat of schrijft.

I am typing this right now. 

He is watching TV at the moment.

Present Simple: (hele ww / SHIT regel - he/she/it krijgt -s) om aan te geven dat iets altijd, vaak, regelmatig, soms of nooit gebeurt of bij feiten.

I always use my laptop to watch Netflix.

He never goes to school by bus.

Signal words Present Continuous

 Look!

Listen!

now

at the moment

today

Signal words Present Simple

always

often

usually

sometimes

seldom

never

every day/week/year

on Mondays

after school

Water ____ at 100 degrees Celsius.

1. boil
2. boils
3. boiling
4. is boiling

Julie ______ in London.

1. is living
2. living
3. lives
4. live

Emma _______ at the moment.

1. is not studying
2. are not studying
3. doesn't study
4. don't study

What _______ right now?

1. do you do
2. are you doing
3. is you doing
4. does you do

I ______ coffee every morning.

1. am drinking
2. drinking
3. drinks
4. drink

Which sentence is correct?

1. He rides him bike to school every day.
2. He rides his bike to school every day.
3. He ride his bike to school every day.
4. He ride him bike to school every day.

Which sentence in Present Simple is correct?

1. I not work at a bank.
2. I works not at a bank.
3. I don't work at a bank.
4. I doesn't work at a bank.

present simple

Present continuous

1. She is working right now.

2. She bakes cookies in her oven.

3. They show her a videoclip.

4. He is drawing a picture

Extra Exercises PS / PC?

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html

Look at the comic above. What is happening? Start with: It is 8 o'clock. X is leaving home. Write 3 sentences per picture.  

Feedback

* Swap notebooks with your neighbour.

* Use a pencil to give feedback.

* For every correct sentence in Present Simple or Present Continous write a +.

* Return the notebook and discuss the feedback you received.

Write 3 sentences in Present Simple and 3 sentences in Present Continuous about this picture. Write 2 affirmative and 1 negative sentence. 

Feedback

* Swap notebooks with your neighbour.

* Use a pencil to give feedback.

* For every correct sentence in Present Simple or Present Continous write a +.

* Return the notebook and discuss the feedback you received.

Write another story. Use only Present Simple and Present Continuous

Feedback

* Swap notebooks with your neighbour.

* Use a pencil to give feedback.

* For every correct sentence in Present Simple or Present Continous write a +.

* Return the notebook and discuss the feedback you received.