Summary of simple tenses (simp, cont & perf)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-3

Welcome students!

Welcome to your English lessons!

Today's lesson: The basic tenses

Mr. Westra

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and use the present simple, past simple, present continuous, past continuous & present perfect.

What do you already know about the simple tenses?

What are the basic tenses?

Present Simple                 I always go to soccer practice on Mondays.

Past Simple                        He went to the movies last Friday.

Present Continuous       We are trying to remember the tenses right now.

Past Continuous              I was looking for my phone when you called.

Present Perfect                She has lived in Utrecht for two months now.

Locate the verbs!

Present Simple                 I always go to soccer practice on Mondays.

Past Simple                        He went to the movies last Friday.

Present Continuous       We are trying to remember the tenses right now.

Past Continuous              I was looking for my phone when you called.

Present Perfect                She has lived in Utrecht for two months now.

Locate the signalwords!

Present Simple                 I always go to soccer practice on Mondays.

Past Simple                        He went to the movies last Friday.

Present Continuous       We are trying to remember the tenses right now.

Past Continuous              I was looking for my phone when you called.

Present Perfect                She has lived in Utrecht for two months now.

Present simple - when do you use it?

Feit                                                               She is a girl.

Gewoonte                                                 I always pick my nose.

Iets wat regelmatig gebeurt            We often visit grandma every week.

Dienstregeling (future)                      The bus leaves at 4 ‘o clock.

Present simple - how do you use it?

Only 1 rule to think of!

• SHIT rule
• She, He & It get an -s at the end of the verb

I give                 It gives 

You buy           He buys

They talk         She talks

Past simple - when do you use it?

Situatie, gebeurtenis, gewoonte in het verleden

• I met Selena Gomez at her concert last year!
  

Iets dat begon in het verleden en nu is afgelopen

• I took a trip around the world last year.

Past simple - how do you use it?

There are two options for the past simple.

Regular, meaning it follows rules.

Talk         Talked

Work       Walked

Irregular, meaning it does not follow rules.

See          Saw

Drink       Drank

Present continuous - when do you use it?

Iets is NU op dit moment aan de gang

• We are listening to Mr. Westra right now.
  

Een geplande toekomstige actie

• She is boarding a plane to Namibia this time tomorrow.

Present continuous - how do you use it?

First tense where a auxiliary verbs is neccesary!

You always use a form of To be which are:

• Am / are / Is

Then add ing to the verb:

We are talking

She is riding

We are enjoying

Past continuous - when do you use it?

Something that was happening in the past over a longer period of time.

• I was drinking some beers during the Monaco grand prix.

Parallel actions in the past. (things happened at the same time in the past)

• I was cutting unions while my sister and my brother were mashing the potatoes.

Past continuous - how do you use it?

Similar to the present continuous.

Only difference is the time.

You can change the time of any sentence by changing the auxiliary verb.

• I am doing               I was doing
• He is working        He was working 

Still a form of to be but now past: Was / Were

Present perfect - when do you use it?

Something that started in the past and still continues on to this day

• She has worked at the company for 20 years now.

Something that happened in the past of which this result is still noticable.

• I have lost my keys. (and now I cant find them)
• They have seen that movie 20 times already.

Present perfect- how do you use it?

Another tenses which needs an auxiliary verbs, in this case: have.

Use the SHIT rule for have (She / He / It = has)

Use either the past tense or the past participle (for irregular verbs).

• She has walked to school.

• They have drunk all the soda in the refrigerator. 

When do we use past tenses?

1. When something still has to happen.
2. When something was going on in the past.
3. When something happened in the past.
4. When something is still going on in the present.

When do we use continuous tenses?

1. Facts
2. Temporary situations
3. Actions happening at a specific time in the past/present
4. Habits

Tenses: was painting is

1. past simple
2. past continuous
3. present perfect
4. past perfect

Tenses: have done is

1. past simple
2. past continuous
3. present perfect
4. past perfect

Tenses: 'had seen' is

1. past simple
2. past continuous
3. present perfect
4. past perfect

Tenses: 'walked' is

1. past simple
2. past continuous
3. present perfect
4. past perfect

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.