Present Simple or Present Continuous?

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• Secundair onderwijs

Present Continuous vs Present simple

Messi is playing football.
(right now)

Messi plays football.
(but NOT at the moment)

1. I like scary movies.

2. He is walking the dog.

3. We are dancing all night long.

4. She plays the piano.

5. They are my parents.

Present Simple

Present Continuous

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2

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5

Present Simple

signal words

Present Continuous

signal words

Never

Now

Listen!

At the moment

Often

Every day

Sometimes

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. 

Jimmy ___ to play games.

1. like
2. likes

You ___ in London.

1. live
2. lives

It never ___ in Death Valley.

1. rain
2. rains

Obey your master, master
Master of puppets, I ... your strings

present continuous-1

'The family gathers 'round and reads it and then someone screams out
"She ... up at us from hell"'

present continuous-2

'Now he ... 'bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so
Say you can't sleep, baby, I know
That's that me espresso'

present continuous-3

'I want the credit if I ... or I ...
On my mama, that's the realest shit
Love, let's talk about love'

present continuous-4

4. the man is looking at a mine.

... someone ... the best, the best, the best
The best of you?

4. the man is looking at a mine.

present continuous-5

I hear the secrets that you keep
When you ... ... in your sleep

Present continuous -6

'Or how I ... this room around and that I'm still half your age
Yeah, you ... at me like I'm some sweet escape'

4. the man is looking at a mine.

present continuous-7

Which sentence is written in the present continuous?

1. They play football in the garden.
2. Vegetarians don't eat meat.
3. I get up.
4. They're playing football in the garden.

Present simple or present continuous?

Wanneer je het hebt over iets wat nu, op dit moment, aan het gebeuren is gebruik je de

1. present simple
2. present continuous

We use the ______ for something that always or regularly happens.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

She is playing the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. Past Simple
4. Past Continuous

She plays the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. Past Simple
4. Past Continuous

Susan (to play)... a nice song on the piano.

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

Mrs. Jones (to drink) ... tea every Sunday.

1. drinks
2. drink
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Now she (to drink) ... hot chocolate.

1. drink
2. drinks
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

He (to play)... the guitar in a band every Friday.

1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. am playing

We always (to eat) ... chips on Thursday.

1. eat
2. eats
3. are eating
4. is eating

Choose the right answer: present simple or present continuous.

Janey ... cats.

1. loves
2. is loving

You're always nagging and giving me headaches

present continuous for irritation.

keywords: always, constantly

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE

Hoe? Verb

He, she, it? Verb + S

Use: gewoonte, routine,

vaak of juist nooit

In combinatie met always,

often, never, every day/week

CONTINUOUS

Hoe? To be + verb+ ING

Use: als iets NU bezig is en nog even duurt

In combinatie met: now, right now, at this moment

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE

I work every day

She never eats pizza

Do you read often?
They don't play tennis ever!

CONTINUOUS

I am working today

She is eating spaghetti right now

Are you reading books at this moment?

They are not playing tennis now.

00:11

1. He's watching home video's.
2. He watches home videos.

00:31

Do you experience lif through your mobile phone?

0100

00:40

Which tense is 'Tomorrow I'm leaving for college.'?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

01:00

At your home, can you watch a screen while you're eating?

0100

01:30

1. They're taking a road trip.
2. They take a road trip. They take a road trip.

02:16

What does the boy never do?

02:33

The dog

1. licks his face.
2. is licking his face.

I know when to use the present simple and/or the present continuous.

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Listen and write down what games they are playing.

Kinderspelen - 1960 - Pieter Bruegel de Oude

playing leapfrog = haasje over spelen (to leap = springen)

tu run the gauntlet = door schoppende benen lopen -> spitsroeden lopen
Spitsroeden lopen was een militaire lijfstraf die tot in de 19de eeuw kon worden opgelegd aan soldaten. De veroordeelde diende een parcours af te leggen tussen twee rijen manschappen die de soldaat daarbij met een spitsroede slagen op de ontblote rug toebrachten.