1st year present simple OR present continuous?

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

26th and 27th of May

1d

Today we are going to review:

• The difference between the present simple and the present continuos.

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. practice

People at home:

Go to Teams opdrachten

Do the reading exercise: pick TWO texts and post the answers/ screenshot on teams before Friday afternoon
I WILL mail parents if you don't hand it in.

Remember the SHIT-rule?

The present simple - how do we make it?

werkwoord + s

SHE SMELLS NICE.
HE    SMELLS NICE.
IT       DOES NOT SMELL NICE.

Present simple 

Signaalwoorden:

always

often

ever

sometimes

every day

never

usually

every week

Jimmy ___ to play games.

1. like
2. likes
3. likies
4. liking

You ___ in London. (-)
She ______ in London (-)

1. live, live
2. don't live, don't live
3. don't live, doesn't live
4. doesn't live, don't live

It never ___ in Death Valley.

1. rain
2. rains
3. doesn't rains
4. raining

Present continuous

Signaalwoorden:

now

at the moment

look!/listen!

right now

at present

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

1. sing
2. singing
3. are sing
4. are singing

Choose the Present Continuous.

Our teacher ___ the grammar.

1. explains
2. is explain
3. explaining
4. is explaining

Choose the Present Continuous.

When ___ for vacation?

1. are we leaving
2. are we leave
3. we leaving
4. we leave

Even when I lose I ... ....

4. the man is looking at a mine.

present continuous-8

How many times do I have to tell you? Even when ...
you are beautiful too.

present continuous-5

4. the man is looking at a mine.

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. At the moment
2. Every Saturday
3. Now!
4. Often

I .......... (listen) to music at the moment.

1. am listening
2. are listening
3. is listening
4. listen

Look! The dog .......... (play) with the ball.

1. is play
2. is playing
3. are play
4. are playing

It .......... (rain) right now.

1. is raining
2. are raining
3. rains
4. isn't rain

Welke tijd is hier gebruikt: de present simple of de present continuous? Sleep de zinnen naar de juiste tijd. 

Present simple 

Present continuous

I sing every day. 

I am singing right now. 

Water boils at 100 *C.

He likes pizza. 

I am playing a game.

He is sleeping at the moment. 

He likes to dance.

I am dancing. 

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Present Simple and which ones are signal words for the Present Continuous?

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Right now

Today

Never

This moment

Often

Every week

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Ronald ___ (put) food in the oven right now. He did that earlier

Present Simple or Continuous?
She usually ___ (walk) to school.

Extra oefenen met de 

Present Simple vs 

Present Continuous?

Klik op deze link!

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

1. perfectly!
2. quite well, need to study a bit more
3. not really, I need to study a lot
4. not at all! Can you help me?