Present vs. Past

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

Present vs. Past

Summary of tenses

Past	it already happened	I played outside yesterday.
Present	it is happening right now	I am playing outside right now.
Future	it has yet to happen	I will play outside tomorrow.

Simple	states a fact	He walks to school every day.
Continuous	ongoing actions, actions that happen a while before completing (focus on action)	My teacher is teaching us English.
Perfect	actions that relate to other points in time, either completed or ongoing	Sarah has broken her leg, it's in a cast.
Perfect Continuous	ongoing actions that happen over a period of time (focus on how long)	I will have been eating healthy for a whole year by September.

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Simple

Easy

Which tense is this?

Present Simple

Form:

The base form of the verb, but with the third person singular (she/he/it), we add an –s:

• If the verb ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z, you add –es. 
• If the verb ends in a consonant and y drop the y and add –ies.

Use:

It’s used for individual actions or habitual actions in the present.

Examples:

Today I feel like a million bucks!

My brother carries the groceries while my sister stays on the couch. 

Present Continuous

Form:

[am/is/are] + [present participle]

Use:

to show an action happening right now or in the near future.

Examples:

I am reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for the fifth time!

We are eating pizza tonight. 

Which tense is this?

Past Simple

Form:

Add the suffix –ed to the end of the verb. Irregular past tense verbs use their own unique forms for the past tense. For example, the past tense of the irregular verb go is went.

Use:

We use the simple past to show actions completed in the past, with no extra emphasis.

Examples:

Regular verbs: I picked up the glass, but it dropped from my hand.

Irregular verbs: This morning I went to the store, but I forgot the milk. 

Past Continuous

Form:

[was/were] + [present participle]

Use:

To show an ongoing action in the past, especially if the action was interrupted by another action. It’s also used for habitual actions that occurred in the past but not in the present. 

Examples: 

My dog was whimpering in his sleep when the TV woke him up.

As kids, my friends and I were always getting into trouble. 

De vormen in het kort

- Present Simple               = walk
- Present Continuous     = am/is/are walking
- Past Simple                      = walked
- Past Continuous            = was/were walking
- Present Perfect              = has/have walked
- To be going to                  = am/is/are going to walk
- Will                                        = will walk 

Wanneer gebruik ik welke?

- Present Simple              = nu, feiten en regelmatige dingen
- Present Continuous    = nu aan de gang / afspraak in toekomst
- Past Simple                     = verleden gebeurd en nu afgelopen
- Past Continuous           = in verleden een tijdje aan de gang 
- Present Perfect             = verleden begonnen en nu merkbaar
- To be going to                = plannen + voorspel met bewijs
- Will                                       = beloftes, besluiten + voorspel zonder

SHIT-word

not a SHIT-word

She

They

Susan

My parents

I

It

The dog

His sister

fact/habit

happening now

My mum bakes cookies every Wednesday.

She never does her homework.

Look! That bird is building a nest.

Liam always feeds the dog.

Liam is feeding the dog right now.

I am not talking to you.

Kaylee is usually on time.

Regular verb

Irregular verb

say

watch

see

broadcast

meet

go

fly

mark

cycle

give

smile

glow

Present Simple:
He always ___(to give) such great parties.

Present Simple: Kyle never _____ (to cycle) to school.

Present Simple: I definitely _____ (to know) how to make the Present Simple.

Geef de signaalwoorden uit deze zinnen:
1. Bart always bites his nails.
2. These kids often play with each other.

Bedenken twee zinnen met de Present Simple!

Present Continuous: I _____ (to study) at the moment.

Zet deze hele zin in de Present Continuous: (we / watch / TV).

Zet deze hele zin in de Present Continuous: (We / not / go to the cinema tonight).

Bedenk twee zinnen met Present Continuous!

Present Continuous:
Pick the present continuous.

1. I am going to be waiting at the crossroads.
2. I was waiting at the crossroads.
3. I am waiting at the crossroads.
4. I will be waiting at the crossroads.

Present continuous:
Pick the present continuous.

1. We are eating lunch at the cafeteria.
2. They have eaten lunch at the cafeteria before.
3. She ate lunch at the cafeteria.
4. He has eaten lunch at the cafeteria.

Present continuous

1. aan te geven dat iets NU aan de gang is. Signaalwoorden zijn o.a: "now, at the moment, listen..." enz.

2. aan te geven dat je iets van plan bent. Meestal staat er bij wanneer je in de toekomst dat van plan bent.

3. irritatie aan te geven

Maak de present continuous door: vorm van 'to be' (am/is/are) + ww+ ing

Susanne is singing right now

Present continuous:
Wat is de regel van de present continuous?

1. ww + - ed
2. shit = bij she/he/it : ww +-(e)s
3. vorm van to be + ww+-ing

Present Continuous:
Pick the present continuous.

1. She walks from the car park to the shopping centre.
2. She had been walking from the car park to the shopping centre.
3. She was walking from the car park to the shopping centre.
4. She is walking from the car park to the shopping centre.

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
Miss vd Valk ....... me how to use the Past Simple yesterday.

1. teached
2. taughted
3. taught
4. teaches

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
NAC ........ young Ajax last week. They lost the match.

1. didn't beated
2. didn't beaten
3. didn't beat
4. beated not

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
In July 2019 Boris Johnson ..... the Prime Minister of the UK.

1. became
2. become
3. becomed
4. becamed

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
I .... them a nice story

1. telled
2. did telled
3. did told
4. told

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
Where ..... those shoes?

1. Did he buy?
2. Did he bought?
3. Bought he?
4. Buyed he?