Christmas Grammar

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Christmas Grammar

What are we going to learn today?

Recognizing grammar tenses in lyrics of Christmas songs

Recognizing     herkennen

Lyrics              liedteksten/songteksten

but first...

do you remember these tenses?

Present Simple

Present continuous

Present perfect

Past simple

In het verleden.
Afgelopen.

In het heden (het hier en nu).

Gewoonte die vaker terugkeert.

Begonnen in het verleden en nog steeds gaande in het heden zonder dat er een einde in zicht is.

Actie die is begonnen in het verleden, nu nog gaande en waarvan het einde in zicht is.

Iets wat in het verleden is gebeurd maar nog steeds relevant is voor het hier en nu.

Present Simple

Present continuous

Present perfect

Past simple

To be + hele ww + -ing

Regelmatig
hele ww + -ed of onregelmatig = eigen vorm

have/has + voltooid deelwoord

hele ww + (-s)

Present Simple

Present continuous

Present perfect

Past simple

He eats an apple every day

I always watch the news

Yesterday, we cycled to school.

My father cooked last night.

It is raining

I'm singing a song

I have lived in Nijmegen since 2005

He has broken his leg so now he can't play soccer

Listen to the song

What grammar tense do you hear in the first and second line? (you will hear the
beginning twice)
Choose from:

• present simple
• present continuous
• past simple
• present perfect 

 

Which tense do you see here?  
 

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart

But the very next day you gave it away

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Past simple
4. Present perfect

Listen to the song

What grammar tense do you hear/see? Focus only on the beginning

Choose from:

present simple

present continuous

past simple

present perfect 

 

Which tense do you see here?  
 

Snow is falling 

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Past simple
4. Present perfect

Assignment for today

1. Find a Christmas song you like
2. Search for the lyrics online
3. Copy the lyrics to a word document
4. Look for a grammar tense that you recognize.
5. Highlight the sentence with the tense and try to find more. Highlight at least 3 sentences. (can also be 3 different tenses)
6. Don't forget to write down the name of the tense you've highlighted. 
7. Hand it in today before the end of the lesson
    

Mind you!! Hand in a word document!

 E-mail! No link to Google Drive/Cloud

Questions? Ask the teacher

Search - zoeken

Copy - kopiëren

Lyrics - lied teksten/songtekst

Recognize - herkennen

Hand it in - lever het in

Mind you! - Let op!

Your Christmas grammar here: