present tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3-5

Tenses revision and practise

Learning goals

• The students know how to form the present tenses 
• The students know when you use the present tenses correctly

• Bonus goal - be able to talk about your book using the present tense
• When we talk about books or movies, we use the present tense not the past for example:

The story is about a boy called Harry Potter, he does not like living with his aunt and uncle but one day he finds out he is actually a wizard and starts going to a magic school called Hogwarts.

I read a book, Harry Potter wasn't happy with his aunt and uncle and then he found out he was a wizard so he was picked up by a giant called Hagrid and he took him to a magic school, Hogwarts

She is well-informed about politics because she _____ the newspaper every day.

1. reads
2. is reading
3. has read

At the moment, Ms Smith ______ in her hotel room.

1. stands
2. is standing
3. has stood

Ms Verhoeven _______ for almost 6 years now.

1. teaches
2. is teaching
3. has taught

We _____ in Greece since last August. (to live)

1. live
2. are living
3. have lived
4. lived

Present tense quiz time

Present simple:                               I do this

Present perfect:                             I have always done this

Present perfect continuous:    I am doing this

Look! Steve's mother ______ a cake! (to make)

1. makes
2. is making
3. has made
4. has been making

James never ____ his homework. (to do)

1. does
2. is doing
3. has done
4. has been doing

Henry has never ____ far away from home . (to be)

1. been
2. went
3. fly
4. walking

Let's crank it up a notch

Write out the correct form of the verb in these present tense sentences

Ali _______ (go) to school since she was four.

Present continuous

The sun _____ (rise) in the East.

What ______ (Jane/ do) now?

She ______ (do) her homework now.

She never ______ (do) homework.

Why are you so late? I ______ waiting for you for an hour!

She _____ (respond) to messages all morning.

We ______ (be) friends ever since kindergarten.

We have to take the walk without Bob, he ________ (sprain) his ankle.