havo/vwo-2 Verb Tenses

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Verb Tenses

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Present Simple - when to use it

In Nederlands = tegenwoordige tijd

altijd-regelmatig-nooit

hobby-gewoonte

feit

rooster-agenda

Present Simple - how to make it

I play

you play

she-he-it plays

we play

you play

they play

Present Simple - SHIT Rule

She - he - it = verb + -s

play = plays

Present Simple - irregular verbs

to be 

I am 

you(2x)-we-they are

he-she-it is

Present Simple - irregular verbs

I-you (2x)-we-they have

she-he-it has

I

Write down the present simple
of to be and to have

Past Simple - when to use it

completed past action 

happens in sequence (after each other)

shorter past action 

Past Simple - how to make it

Regular verbs = verb + -ed

play = played

jump = jumped

Irregular verbs = learn!

Write down the past simple of these verbs:
walk - run - float - move - sleep - make

Future Simple - when to use it

When you say what you will do in the future (toekomst)

Future Simple - how to make it

will + whole verb

I will go to work tomorrow.

He will go to school on Monday.

They will travel to London next week.

Past Continuous - how to make it

was/were + verb + -ing

He was studying all night.

You were shopping yesterday.

Past Continuous - when to use it

When something started in the past and carried on

It started first

it was a longer action

Present Perfect - when to use it

When an action started in the past and still goes on 

Present Perfect - how to make it

have/has + past participle (voltooid deelwoord)

I have lived here for 2 years now.

He has played football since he was 5 years old.

They have travelled all day and still haven't arrived.

When do you use the present perfect
and how do you make it?

Present Continuous - when to use it

When the action happens as you are speaking

We are having an English lesson.

Present Continuous - how to make it?

am-is-are = verb + -ing

I am calling him now.

She is walking the dog at the moment.

We are going to school.

Practise!

In the next slide you will see 3 sentences. Put them into the present continuous.

He plays tennis.
We sleep in a tent.
They go to school.

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