Present simple vs. present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-3

welcome to class

• dictation vocabulary unit D        
• review grammar item unit D      
• reading 'Istanbul' in groups       
• Rounding off and  homework   

There is a difference! What is it?

Tense?  What can you remember?

I walk to school. 

I am walking to school.

How to turn these statements to questions (class)

I walk to school

I am walking to school.

Present simple / present continuous

1. Present Continuous vs Present Simple

De volgende 'Time words' worden ook gebruikt bij de present continuous:

Today

This week

This year

This evening

Tomorrow

This Saturday

present simple - ? en NOT

Vraagzin (?) + negatieve zin (-)

Do I always walk to school in the morning? No, I don't, I cycle.

Does she always walk to school in the morning? No, she doesn't, she takes the bus.

present continuous - ? en NOT

Vraagzin (?) + Negatieve zin (-)

Am I walking to school right now? No, I am not.

Is he walking to school right now? No, he is not/he isn't.

Fill in the correct form of the verb

Vraag jezelf bij iedere vraag af of het gaat om nu of niet.

Gaat het om iets dat NU aan de gang is? 

Kies present continuous

Is het iets dat regelmatig gebeurt of een gewoonte is? 

Kies present simple 

Exercises with white boards

• write your answers in words on your white boards and do answer with  A or B, please!

Present simple or present continuous: He _____ (go) for a run every morning.

Present simple or Present continuous: Listen! __________ with his band?

1. Does Sem practise
2. Is Sem practising

present continuous or present simple
You always ... (give) such great parties.

present simple or present continuous?

Look! The birds ... away!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

present continuous or present simple
I ... (read) a book right now.

present continuous or present simple
Hurry! The bus .. (leave)

present continuous or present simple?
She .. (do) her homework now

present continuous or present simple
Look outside! The sun .. (shine)

Present simple or Present continuous: They _______ houses quite often.

1. move
2. are moving

Present simple or present continuous: I ______ to school every day.

1. walk
2. am walking

present continuous or present simple
I ............ English grammar. (hate)

present continuous or present simple
She .. (do) her homework now.

Present simple or present continuous: Harriet _________ so loudly that my ears hurt.

1. always speaks
2. is always speaking

13. Present simple or present continuous?


Peter never __________ to school.

1. cycles
2. is cycling
3. cycle's
4. cycling

Homework

 homework  for Monday March 11th:

Fill in the worksheet and take it back to school :-)

Thank you for your participation!