TA present tenses 16 sept

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Today we will talk about making sentences using present tenses

Today's programme

- Grammatica present tenses

> present simple

> present continuous

> present perfect 

Present simple 

When do we use it?

- Things that happen often, habits, routines

School starts at 8.15.

- Feelings, opinions, permanent situations

I like reading new books.

Present continuous

When do we use it?

- Things happening now (at the moment of speaking)

We are learning about the present tenses.

- Things happening around now 

I am learning English.

Present perfect

When do we use it?

- Events from the past that have consequences in the present

I can't give you my textbook, I have lost it.

- Events that started in the past and are still going on

She has lived here for 5 years.

- Past events when it doesn't matter when they happened 

I have been to a lot of countries in Europe.

Present perfect

When do we use it?

- Events from the past that have consequences in the present

I can't give you my textbook, I have lost it.

- Events that started in the past and are still going on

She has lived here for 5 years.

- Past events when it doesn't matter when they happened 

I have been to a lot of countries in Europe.

Tip: FYNE JAS

For, Yet, Never, Ever

Just, Already, Since

 

I (think I) understand this grammar topic

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So when do we use the:
1. present simple. 2. present continuous. 3. present perfect (3 answers, in own words)

Give an example sentence, choose from present continuous or present perfect

Practice time! 

Work on the worksheet to practise with the three tenses