4M - Present Simple vs Present Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Unit 4 - lesson 4.1 

How was your holiday? 

Discuss with your neighbor! After 3 minutes, the spinner of doom will determine who has to speak up in class..... 

Lesson plan

Holiday talk                5min 

LessonUp                   20min

All Right §4.4             20min

Homework                  5min

At the end of this lesson...

• You know the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.
• You know how to correctly use the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.

Present simple
VS
Present contiNUous

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Signal words

Always

Every day

Never

At the moment

currently

Right now

Today

Often

Regularly

Sometimes

Usually

Present simple

Present continuous 

He is reading a book.

He writes books.

I am studying English

I usually go to bed by 9 o'clock

She does yoga every Monday.

I am calling my best friend.

He plays Fortnite all the time

Staat deze zin in de present simple of present continuous en waarom?
"He walks to school every morning".

1. Present simple.
2. Present continues.
3. Omdat het een gewoonte/ feit of regelmatige gebeurtenis is.
4. Omdat hij dat nu aan het doen is.

Staat deze zin in de present simple of de present continuous en waarom?
"She is talking to her grandmother right now".

1. Present simple.
2. Present continues.
3. Omdat het een gewoonte/ feit of regelmatige gebeurtenis is.
4. omdat ze dat nu aan het doen is.

Staat deze zin in de present simple of de present continuous en waarom?
"His father wakes him up every morning".

1. Present simple.
2. Present continues.
3. Omdat het een gewoonte/ feit of regelmatige gebeurtenis is.
4. Omdat hij dat nu aan het doen is.

Staat deze zin in de present simple of de present continuous en waarom?
"Her mother makes her a cup of tea every morning".

1. Present simple.
2. Present continues.
3. Omdat het een gewoonte/ feit of regelmatige gebeurtenis is.
4. Omdat zij dat nu aan het doen is.

Wat is het signaalwoord?
She usually ___ (walk) to school.

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

wat is het signaalwoord?
... your cat always ..... (eat) this much?

Present Simple / Continuous:
... your cat always....(eat) this much?

wat is het signaalwoord?
Look! He ___ (leave) the house.

Present Simple or Continuous?
Look! He ___ (leave) the house.

Every Sunday we _______ (go) to see my grandparents.

1. go
2. are going

We _________ (play) Monopoly at the moment.

1. play
2. are playing

__________ (he / watch) the news regularly?

1. Does he watch
2. Is he watching

Working on All Right §4.4 

Unit 4 lesson 4 

Assignments 2, 3, 4 and 5