Grammar-music Present Simple vs Present Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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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Present Simple

signal words

Present Continuous

signal words

Never

Now

Listen!

At the moment

Often

Every day

Sometimes

Remember the SHIT rule?

How to make a simple present.

shit + s

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

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

present continuous

The band is playing
type a present continuous in the next slide

write down what is going on

Click on the question mark and drag it to the right spot.

1. The paint is falling

2. They are dancing to music.

3. They are cooking.

4. the man is looking at a mine.

5. The man is hanging from a helicopter.

6. The angry man is banging against the ceiling.

7. The shark is grinning.

Choose the Present Continuous.

He___ beer in the pub right now.

1. spills
2. is spilling
3. are spilling
4. spilling

Choose the Present Continuous:
Our teacher ___ the grammar.

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

Choose the Present Continuous:
Look! The birds ___ away!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

Choose the Present Continuous:
We ___ English class right now.

1. have
2. are having
3. are have
4. are haveing

Choose the Present Continuous:
Why ___ for vacation?

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

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.

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

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

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. Always
2. Look!
3. Usually
4. Right now

De shit-regel hoort bij?

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

write two sentences.
1x using PRESENT SIMPLE
1x using PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Is het leerdoel behaald?

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practise some more

Bridging the Gap 5; exercise 4

Finished?  learn words, review grammar. Prepare for an SO on Friday

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Listen and write down what games they are playing.