Present Simple Present Continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

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PRESENT SIMPLE
OR
PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Today
  • Learning Goal:
  • How to use the Present Simple and the Present Continuous correctly
  • How to know when to use which tense

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Present Simple

Use when you talk about a fact / habit.                             Shit-rule: He/she/it + infinitive + s

Signal words: every day/month/year, usually, always, often, never, etc.

(To walk)
I walk to school everyday.             
He/she/it walks to school every week.

(To  work)                                     
I work on Mondays.
He/she/It  always works in the office. 
 

Slide 3 - Diapositive

Present Continuous
1. Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.      (aan het ....)                  We are listening.
Am/is/are + verb + ing
2. The Present Continuous is also used to express irritation:       You're always chatting! Stop it!

Signal words: right now, at the moment, currently, now etc.

(To walk)
I am walking now.                                                   / Am I walking?          /  I am not walking.
He is walking at this moment.                         / Is he walking?        / He is not walking.
We are walking to the shop right now.        / Are we walking?   / We are not walking.

Slide 4 - Diapositive

            Present simple

  • Use when talking about a fact/habit.

  • I walk / he walks

  • Use infinitive / SHIT-rule (she/he/it verb+s)

  • - (negative) I don't walk.                                                          He/She/It doesn't walk.

  •  ? (question) = Do I walk?
                                    Does He/She/It walk?

      Present continuous

  • Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.
  • Or by : irritation.

  • I am walking

  • Use am/is/are + verb + ing

  • - (negative) = I'm not working.                  
You aren't working very hard
 He/She is not working very hard.

  • ? (question) = Am I driving too fast?
                                    Are you driving too fast?
                                    Is He/She driving too fast?


Slide 5 - Diapositive

Slide 6 - Diapositive

She plays the piano every evening.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 7 - Quiz

She is playing the piano.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 8 - Quiz

I eat fruit everyday.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 9 - Quiz

She is watching television right now.
A
Present Continuous
B
Present Simple

Slide 10 - Quiz

When I _______ (to cycle) to school on Mondays, I

 usually _______ (to wait) for my friend at the bridge.

Right now I am at school and I ________ (to learn) the 
present tenses. We _______ (to like not) grammar. 

cycle
am cycling
learn
am learning
wait
am waiting
don't like
are not liking

Slide 11 - Question de remorquage

Write the answers in your notebook.

Slide 12 - Diapositive

Check
ANSWERS
1.  Drink 
2. Is chopping 
3. Taste 
4. Delivers
5. Are you frying
6. Is she shouting
7. Serves
8. Are texting

Slide 13 - Diapositive