Present simple and present continuous tenses

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's lesson

Revision present simple

Present continuous

Belangrijke data

Week 8 (7-8 januari): inleveren miniproject

Week 8 (7-8 januari): Toets 

Revision present simple/ continuous

When to use? 

How to form?

How to make question?

How to form a negation?

Work together with a classmate. You have 5 minutes to correct the mistake!

1. Andy is sometimes reading comics.
   
2. We never watches TV in the morning.
   
3. Listen! Sandy sings songs in the bathroom.
   
4. My sister is usually helping in the kitchen.
   
5. My mother makes breakfast now.
   
6. They are often cleaning the bathroom.
   
7. Look! The boys come home.
   
8. Every day his grandfather is going for a walk.
   
9. I chat with my friend at the moment.
   
10. Cats are eating mice.

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Andy is sometimes reading comics.

Andy sometimes reads comics. (regelmaat, dus present simple. he-she-it + s)

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We never watches TV in the morning.

We never watch TV in the morning. 

(iets wat je nooit doet, present simple, na we alleen het werkwoord)

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Listen! Sandy sings songs in the bathroom.

Listen! Sandy is singing songs in the bathroom. 

(Signaal is listen! Je weet dat het nu gebeurt, dus present continuous)

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My sister is usually helping in the kitchen.

My sister usually helps in the kitchen. 

(regelmaat, dit betekent present simple. Het gaat om mijn zus, dus werkwoord + s)

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My mother makes breakfast now.

My mother is making breakfast now. 

(het woordje now geeft aan dat het NU gebeurt, dus dan gebruik je de present continuous). 

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They are often cleaning the bathroom.

They often clean the bathroom. 

(als het een gewoonte, feit of regelmaat is, dan gebruik je de present simple)

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Look! The boys come home.

Look! The boys are coming home.(het woordje Look geeft aan dat dit NU gebeurt, je gebruikt dan de present continuous). 

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Every day his grandfather is going for a walk.

Every day his grandfather goes for a walk.

(als het een gewoonte, feit of regelmaat is, dan gebruik je de present simple. Bij he-she-it +s, in dit geval goes)

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I chat with my friend at the moment.

I am chatting with my friend at the moment. 

(at the moment geeft aan dat je het NU aan het doen bent. Je gebruikt dan de present continuous)

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Cats are eating mice.

Cats eat mice. (dit is een feit, dus dan gebruik je de present simple).

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