Present Simple

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The Present Simple

Present Simple

Tegenwoordige tijd

Een vorm van de tegenwoordige tijd in het Engels is de

present simple.

De present simple gebruik je bij:
- feiten
- gewoontes
- regelmatige gebeurtenissen

Present Simple: The rules

Tegenwoordige Tijd (Present Simple)

Signaalwoorden:

always, never, often, sometimes, seldom, regularly, frequently, every day, every weekend, usually..

To be & to have got

Nu volgen er twee werkwoorden die je kunt gebruiken om een Engelse zin in de tegenwoordige tijd (present simple) te maken.

Deze werkwoorden zul je moeten leren om ze te kunnen toepassen.

To be = zijn

Het werkwoord 'to be' betekent zijn in het Nederlands.

Je gebruikt een vorm van 'to be' achter elk persoonlijk voornaamwoord.

Let op! Als je dit werkwoord gebruikt, dan gebruik je 'to' niet.
Voorbeeld: I am
en niet: I to am.

Voorbeelden van 'to be'

I am Harold.
You are thirteen years old.
He is a good friend.
It is her dog.
We are siblings.

Samenvoegen

Je kunt het persoonlijk voornaamwoord en de vorm van het werkwoord 'to be' ook samenvoegen.

I am - I'm
You are - You're
He/She/It is - He's/She's/It's
We are - We're
They are - They're

Het werkwoord 'to have (got)'

Het werkwoord 'to have got' betekent hebben in het Nederlands.

Dit werkwoord heeft twee vormen die je kunt gebruiken:
Have (got) of Has (got)

Zowel alleen 'have/has' of have/has got betekent hebben.

To have (got)

I have (got) - Ik heb
You have (got) - Jij hebt / U heeft
He has (got) - Hij heeft
She has (got) - Zij heeft

It has (got) - Het heeft

He/she/it krijgen has (got) i.p.v. have (got).

To have (got)

We have (got) - Wij hebben
You have (got) - Jullie hebben

They have (got) - Zij hebben (meervoud)

Voorbeelden 'to have got'

I have (got) one brother
She has (got) a lot of siblings.

We have (got) two dogs.

** Bij he/she/it gebruik je has (got).
Alle andere personen krijgen have (got).

Samenvoegen

Ook het werkwoord have/has (got) kun je samenvoegen met het persoonlijk voornaamwoord.

I have got - I've got
He has got - He's got
She has got - She's got
We have got - We've got

(to walk) present simple
He ....... in the park every evening.

You ________ to school.

1. walk
2. walks

She _________ delicious.

1. cook
2. cooks

They _________ well.

1. sleep
2. sleeps

The dog ______ with a ball.

1. play
2. plays

Deze les gaat verder met extra uitleg over hoe je vraagzinnen kunt maken en zinnen ontkennend maken in de Present Simple. 

Ook vind je hier verschillende opdrachten om hier mee te oefenen. 

                                     Good luck!

The Present Simple

Questions

To make a present simple question, you have to put the verb do in front of the sentence:

    I like ice cream.     becomes      Do I like ice cream?

If the subject is a he, she or it, you have to use does. Also, look at what happens with the +s of the original verb.

Bob plays football.   becomes   Does Bob play football?

The Present Simple

Questions

For the next exercise, turn the normal present simple sentence into a question. Think about capital letters, questions marks and the SHIT Rule (do/does)!

                                    Use short forms!    

My dog likes meat.

That tree looks 100 years old.

I never go to parties.

The Queen of England plays golf every evening.

The girls always wear the same dresses.

The Present Simple

Questions

The verb 'to be' is a special one. 

If the first verb in the sentence is am, is, or are, you switch it with the subject.

She is very beautiful.  becomes  Is she very beautiful?

'Is' switched places with the subject. In these cases, you don't use 'do' or 'doesn't'.

The old man always sits in his chair.

the old man always

in his chair?

Turn the normal present simple sentence into a question

Do

Does

Is

sits

sit

sitting

Did

She is my best friend.

she 

my best friend?

Do

Does

Is

Be

Am

Are

Did

They are at the club every Tuesday evening.

they

at the club every Tuesday evening?

Do

Does

Is

Be

Am

Are

Did

My sister likes everything pink.

my sister

everything pink?

Do

Does

Is

Be

likes

like

Did

The Present Simple

Negations

Now you know how to make a normal present simple sentence and questions in the present simple.

Now we are going to look at negations.

The Present Simple

Negations

Negations tell you that something is not happening. 

You can see the word not in negations, but almost always as a short form n't, as in don't or doesn't.

An example of a negation is:

                             She doesn't see very well. 

The Present Simple

Negations

So you make a negation by adding don't or doesn't to the sentence. Think about the SHIT Rule!

So not like this:

                                    I like not cookies. 

But like this:

                                       I don't like cookies 

The Present Simple

Negations

Look at what happens to the verb in this sentence when we turn it into a negation:

                                 He plays video games every day.

                        He doesn't play video games every day.

The +s disappears after doesn't. The same happened with the questions!

The Present Simple

Negations

In the next exercise, try to turn the normal present simple into a negation. Pay attention to capital letters, full stops and the SHIT Rule.

                                       Use short forms!

The girls wear the same dresses.

The boy always cleans his plate after eating.

They give out flyers every morning.

The sun shines very brightly.

The Present Simple

Negations

Again, the verb 'to be' is special. 

If the first verb in the sentence is am, is or are, you can just add not. You don't need do or don't in that case.

I am an English teacher. 

Becomes 

I am not an English teacher.

The Present Simple

Negations

For the next exercise, turn the normal present simple sentences into negations. Pay attention to capital letters, full stops, and the SHIT Rule!

                                    Use short forms!

I am a very happy person.

She wears her best dress on Sundays.

My dog is almost deaf.