Present Simple vs Present Continuous - 3

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Simple

Positief (+)

I/you/we/they = hele werkwoord

he/she/it = hele werkwoord + (E)S

Ontkennend (-)

I/you/we/they = do not + hele werkwoord

he/she/it = does not + hele werkwoord

Vragend (?)

I/you/we/they = Do + onderwerp + hele werkwoord

he/she/it = Does + onderwerp + hele werkwoord

I always think about food

He never thinks about food

We don't watch many films

She doesn't watch many films

Do you always talk so much?

Does she always talk so fast?

Present Continuous

Positief (+)

am/is/are + werkwoord + ing

Ontkennend (-)

am not / isn't / aren't + werkwoord + ing

Vragend (?)

Am/Is/Are + onderwerp + werkwoord + ing

I am thinking about pizza now.

You are thinking about dogs.

He is thinking about cats.

I am not watching a film.

He is not watching a film.

You are not watching a film.

Am I talking too fast?

Are you listening to me?

Is she reading a book?

Wanneer welke?

Present Simple:

 * Feiten 

 * Regelmaat

Present Continuous:

 * Nu bezig

Josh always works on Tuesday.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius.

We celebrate Christmas on the 25th

I am reading a book now

She is watching a film at the moment

Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.

Exercise 1

Choose the correct answer

My brother (to play) football on Saturdays.

1. is playing
2. plays

Steve (to cook) for his wife right now.

1. is cooking
2. cooks
3. cooking

Maddie and Jenny (to do) their homework on Friday.

1. do
2. does
3. doing
4. are doing

Giovanni (not - to be) a very nice man.

1. not be
2. is not
3. is not being
4. not being

Jeroen (not - to do) anything at the moment.

1. not doing
2. does not do
3. does not
4. is not doing

Exercise 2

Put the verbs in the correct form.

Type the whole sentence. (More than 1 sentence? only type the sentence with the verb)

Jay always (to go) to the cinema.

(Laura - to play) music? I hear something.

Tobias (not - to do) his homework tonight.

(Camiel - to listen) to rap music?

We (not - often - to go) to Paris.

My sister (not - to do) any chores at home.

Be quiet! I (to talk)!

H2B (to be) the best class there is.

(you - to be) friends with that guy?

He (to be) very annoying right now.