Present and Past Simple vs Continuous - 4e - 010221

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

GOALS

1.  Present Simple and Present Continuous
2.  Past Simple and Past Continuous 
3.  Use the Present and Past Simple and Continuous in 1 sentence

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

CONTINUOUS

How? To be + verb+ ING

Use: something is happening AT THIS MOMENT and hasn't stopped

In combination with: now, right now, at this moment, today

Present ContINGuous

SIMPLE

How? Verb 

He, she, it? Verb + S 

Use: habit, routine,

often, never

In combination with: always,

often, usually, never, every

day/week 

Messi is playing football.
(right now)

Messi plays football.
(but NOT at the moment)

Which words are used with the Present Simple and which with the Present Continuous?

Present Continuous

Present Simple

Right now

Always

Never

Often

Usually

Today

At the moment

Now

Present Simple

signal words

Present Continuous

signal words

Never

Now

Listen!

At the moment

Often

Every day

Sometimes

You use the ___ to talk about habits and facts.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

The shit-rule goes with?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Did we use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous in this sentence?

"She is talking to her grandmother right now."

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Present Simple or Present Continuous? Drag the sentence to the right tense. 

Present Simple 

Present Continuous

I sing every day. 

I am singing right now. 

Water boils at 100 *C.

He likes pizza. 

I am playing a game.

He is sleeping at the moment. 

He likes to dance.

I am dancing. 

Jimmy ___ to play games.

1. like
2. likes
3. is liking
4. is to like

He___ beer in the pub right now.

1. spills
2. is spilling
3. are spilling
4. spilling

Our teacher ___ the grammar at this moment.

1. explains
2. is explain
3. explaining
4. is explaining

You ___ in London.

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

Look! The birds ___ away now!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

It never ___ in Death Valley.

1. rain
2. rains
3. is raining
4. raining

We ___ English class right now.

1. have
2. are having
3. are have
4. are haveing

Present Simple and Present Continuous in one sentence?

" While Lisa is watching a movie, Mike goes to the supermarket."

background activity = Present Continuous
suddenly = Present Simple

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

SIMPLE

CONTINUOUS

• verb + -(e)d
• happened in the past and is finished
• Signal words:

      yesterday, last week,               when

• was/were + verb + -ing
  
• happened in the past and is still going on
• Signal word:

      while

Past ContINGuous

Past Simple + Past Continuous

• Together in 1 sentence to say that something happened (Past Simple) while something else was already going on (Past Continuous)
  
  
• The short action = Past Simple  
   the long action = Past Continuous

Past Simple + Past Continuous

Examples

• While Lisa was doing her homework, Mike went to the supermarket.
• I was reading when my mother called me.
  
• They were doing their homework when I came in.

Can we use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous in 1 sentence?

1. Ja
2. Nee

Past Continuous and Past Simple are both used in the past time.

1. niet waar
2. waar

With words like 'yesterday', 'last week', and 'two years ago' we ALWAYS use:

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

She often plays the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. Past Simple
4. Past Continuous

She is playing the piano right now.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. Past Simple
4. Past Continuous

Yesterday she played the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. Past Simple
4. Past Continuous

While she was playing the piano, her husband was singing.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. Past Simple
4. Past Continuous

1. I like scary movies.

2. He is walking the dog.

3. We are dancing all night long.

4. She plays the piano.

5. They are my parents.

Present Simple

Present Continuous

1

2

3

4

5

Which sentence is written in the Present Continuous?

1. They play football in the garden.
2. Vegetarians don't eat meat.
3. I get up.
4. They're playing football in the garden.

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. At the moment
2. Every Saturday
3. Now!
4. Often

Which words indicate you should use Present Simple?

1. Always
2. Today
3. Usually
4. Right now

Complete the sentence (present simple or continuous)
We usually (to stay)  in our own country for the holidays, but this year we (to go)  to Rome, and I (to wish)  it was already time to go!

Thank you for your attention! See you next time!

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