Grammatica Herhaling

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Grammatica Herhaling

Planning

Grammatica herhaling

1. articles
2. present simple
3. present continuous
4. questions and negatives

Articles

Put in front of nouns (things)

The - definite article

(De en Het)

A/An - indefinite article

(Een)

Articles - The

For when you want to be specific.

Both plural and singular.

• The house
• The children

Articles - A/An

For when you don't want to be specific.

Only singular.

• A computer
• An orange

An before words starting with a,i,e,o,u sounds

A before all other words

Articles - blank*

1. General things
   
2. Names of things/people/places
   
3. Locations
   
4. Sport
   

*There are exceptions (uitzonderingen)

Present Simple

For facts and habits.

Shit-rule = She/he/it gets an "s" at the end

• I/You/We/They walk
• She/He/It walks

Habit words:

• every day/week
• in the morning
• always
• each time

etc.

Present Simple - exceptions

Words ending in consonant + Y

She/He/It: -ies

carry -> carries

study -> studies

enjoy -> enjoys

Words ending in "S" sounds

She/He/It: -es

watch -> watches

fix -> fixes

Present Continuous

For what is happening right now.

Form of "to be" +  verb+ing

• I am standing
• She/He/It is standing
• You/We/They are sitting

Right now words:

• right now
• at the moment
• currently

Also

• Look! ...
• Quiet! ...

Present Continuous - exception

verbs ending in a silent -e

have    > having

ride      > riding

game  > gaming

remove the -e

verbs ending in -ie

lie      > lying

tie     > tying

replace -ie with -y

Present Continuous - exception

verbs that stress the last syllable and 

end in 1 vowel + consonant (not x, w, y)

sit        > sitting                      rebel           > rebelling

run      > running                  commit       > committing

stop    > stopping                 control        > controlling

buy     > buying                     remember > remembering

double the last letter

travelling = British

traveling = American

cancelling = British

canceling = American

Questions

Why? To get information.

Move auxiliary verb to front

We are running.

Are we running?

No auxiliary verb?

Add do/does/did!

Not with "to be"

• Is he happy?
• Does he smile?

Question words go before the verb!

• Who is running?
• When are we running?

Negatives

Why? To deny something.

Put "not" before main verb

They are working.

They are not working.

No auxiliary verb?

Add do/does!

Not with "to be"

• She is not sick.
• You do not sleep.

Do not > Don't

Does not > Doesn't

Is not > Isn't

Are not > Aren't

Articles

A/An

The

Specific

Not Specific

Plural + singular

Singular

A

An

Present Simple

-s

-es

-ies

Nothing

he think-

she feel-

I want-

we run-

It die-

they wish-

he fix-

she study-

you walk-

I ignore-

Present Continuous

They ___ about it right now.
think

I ___ with setting everything up.
help

We ___ around doing nothing.
sit

You ___ something from me.
hide

He ___ to us right now.
lie

Questions and negatives

We are working on a solution.
negative

I am working on my speaking skills.
question

I think about that a lot.
negative

He walks very fast.
question

What grammar do you want extra help with?

Articles

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Questions and Negatives

Nothing(perfect test score)

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