Theme 4: present simple versus present continuous

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• Leerjaar 3

Happy Monday!

Today

•  grammar present simple<>present continuos(take notes!
• Hand in a photo of the exercises

Please tell me about things you do on a regular basis (always, every morning etc.)

Please tell me about things you are doing right now.

Present simple vs present continuous

What is the difference?

When do you use it?

How do you use it?

Present simple

When to use(altijd, nooit, regelmatig)

Habits

Opinions

General facts

How to use: shortest form of a verb

(he, she, it>>verb + s)

Examples Present simple

I like chocolate

Water boils at 100 degrees celcius

I walk to school everyday

Keywords?

Present continuous

When to use:

when something is happening right now

How to use:

to be (am/ is/ are) + verb+ing

next 30 minutes

Work on exercise, see next slide

If you have finished, take a photo and hand in at the end (9.40)

Work on: exercises 1-19(Theme 4) or study: vocab A-D/Stone 11/12/Irregular verbs 1-40

What keywords are there for the present simple?

Examples present continuous

I am walking to school right now

He is staring out the window at this moment

You are eating a banana

Keywords?

What keywords are there for the present continuous?

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