Lesson 2 present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome! 

- Grab your materials.

Today's lesson

- Present Simple vs Present Continuous 

- Listening 

- Working on the exercises

- Ending the lesson 

Present simple 

Fill in the correct form of the verb: To bake 

I ____

You ____

He/She/It _____

We_____

They_____

Present simple

Fill in the correct form of the verb.

a. Peter ______ (to swim) every Tuesday. 

Then turn it into a question.

b. 

Then turn it into a negation (ontkenning) 

c. 

Present simple

Fill in the correct form of the verb.

a. Peter swims every Tuesday. 

Then turn it into a question.

b. Does Peter swim every Tuesday?

Then turn it into a negation (ontkenning) 

c. Peter doesn't swim every Tuesday. 

How do you know when to use the 'present simple'?

Present simple

When? 

- Facts> the train leaves  at 8 pm. 

- Routine> she usually  plays football with her friends. 

(usually, always, sometimes, most days, every day, often , on Mondays)

How?

We can make the present simple by using the whole verb. 

For He , She and It we add an 's' at the end of the verb.

Pos.        She eats with her friend in the morning.

Neg.       She doesn't eat with her friend in the morning.

Quest.   Does she eat with her friend in the morning? 

Present simple

When?

- Facts> the train leaves at 8 pm.

- Routine> she usually plays football with her friends.

(usually, always, sometimes, most days, every day, often , on Mondays)

How?

We can make the present simple by using the whole verb.

For He , She and It we add an 's' at the end of the verb.

Pos. She eats with her friend in the morning.

Neg. She doesn't eat with her friend in the morning.

Quest. Does she eat with her friend in the morning? 

Have a look at these sentences

Tom is walking in the countryside. After an hour of walking he comes home. He is eating his late breakfast. Suddenly his mom asks his ''What are you eating? Those croissants are for for your little brothers. They are getting ready right now.'' 

What do these verbs have in common?

Why/when do we use this form?

Present continuous

When? 

- things that are happening at the moment. 

(currently, right now, now, at the moment) 

- when you talk about temporary situations>

I'm staying with my aunt while I'm in San Francisco. 

How?

We can make the present continuous by:

using the verb 'to be' + verb-ing

> He is working right now.

Examples

Pos.            They are swimming at the moment.

Neg.           They aren't swimming at the moment.

Quest.        Are they swimming at the moment?

To be

I am 

You are

He/she/it is 

They are

Checking 

1. She _______ (read) a book right now.
2. Look! They _______ (play) football in the park.
3. We _______ (cook) dinner together this evening.
4. Water ______ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius. 
5. I _______ (study) for my exams this week.

Checking 

1. She is reading a book right now.
2. Look! They are playing football in the park.
3. We cook dinner together every evening.
4. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
5. I am studying for my exams this week.

Practice 

- Grab your workbook and go to page 10.

- We're doing exercises 1 and 4 together

- Afterwards you can finish the rest of the exercises 1-8 (except for 5). This is also your homework.

- For exercise 2 use the words of page 41

Homework 

Study:

• Irregular verbs (onregelmatige werkwoorden) blz 270 
• Grammar blz 42 

Do:

Lesson 2 exercise 1-8