present simple & present progressive

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today's lesson is about the....

Present Simple & Present Continuous

Before we start..

Let's get to know each other!

- Which statement is true for who?:

1. I am an English teacher

2. I studied to become a pedagogical employee

3. I live in Amsterdam 

4. I never thought of becoming a teacher

5. I have studied three different courses

The plan for today 

1. Goals of the day

2. First block- tenses: present simple and continuous

3. Quizz

4. Time to work on the exercises by yourself

5. Goals achieved?

Lesson aims 

1. At the end of the lesson students can tell the difference between present simple and present continuous

2. At the end of the lesson students can give examples of a present simple sentence and a present continuous sentence.

What do you know about the present simple?

Present simple

When? 

 -Repeated actions (every day, always, often, sometimes, never)

- Things in general (facts)

-Scheduled events (appointments etc.) 

Present simple

How? 

use the base verb or base verb + s (SHIT RULE)

I walk to school every day.

She walks to school every day.

Present simple

Negative sentence? Use don't or doesn't

I don't like dancing.

He doesn't like dancing.

Present Simple

? (Question) --> Do of Does + Verb

Do you like sushi?

Does she like sushi?

which one is the present simple

1. saw
2. sawn
3. see
4. sea

Which one is the present simple

1. They walk to their classes together
2. They had walked to their classes together
3. They have walked to their classes together
4. They are walking to class together

What do you know about the present continuous?

Present Continuous

When? 

-actions happening at the moment of speaking

Present Continuous

am with the personal pronoun I

is he, she or it 

are  you, we, they 

and 

verb-ing: Sleeping, Walking, Talking. 

Present Continuous

In negative sentences, we put not between the form of be and the verb.

I am not playing.

He is not playing. 

You are not playing. 

Present Continuous

Questions without question words in the Present Progressive

Are they writing e-mails?

With questions words 

What are you doing right now?

Look! The boys are _____ (come) home.

They often _______(clean) the bathroom.

Every Monday, Sally ________ (drive)
her kids to football practice.

Shhhhh! Be quiet! John ________ (sleep)
.

_______ (do) he work at night?

People ________
(speak) English in Jamaica

Archie ________
(not use) his computer at the moment.

________ (Tony / live) near the park?

__________________ (rain)there now ?

Hurry up, the teacher __________________ (wait) to begin

He never __________________ (listen) to what you say.

Look! It ________
(snow) again.

She (be) _____
always very excited and _____ (wake up)
very early.

Explanation 

- lead in exercises

Work on it yourself now!

- Make the lead in exercises: 1, 2, 4 and 5 on page 6

- Done? let's check together

Lesson aims

1. At the end of the lesson students can tell the difference between present simple and present continuous

2. At the end of the lesson students can give examples of a present simple sentence and a present continuous sentence.