Present Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to the English Class...

Agreements:

Active houding AAN

• Questions? Raise your hand
• Teacher speaks = Students listen
• Do not walk around 
• You are not allowed to use your phone without permission.

What are we going to do today? 

• practice the grammar subject. 
  
• work in your WB. 

SLOTWEEK: TEST UNIT 4 FOOD

 

Today's Learning goal:

at the end of the class: 

• you will be able to remember the rules and how to use the grammar Present SIMPLE

The Present Simple

What is the present simple?

The present simple is an English tense. A normal present simple sentence looks like this:

                   We eat french fries every Sunday.

How many verbs do you see in this normal present simple sentence?

1. I like scary movies.

2. He is walking the dog.

3. We danced all night long.

4. She plays the piano.

5. They are my parents.

Present Simple

Not Present Simple

1

2

3

4

5

The Present Simple

What is the present simple?

when do you use it?

We use the present simple when we talk about:

- Always 

Lisa walks  every day to school because she lives close by. 

- Routines/ Regularly

Harry plays football every Wednesday. 

- Never

I never drink coffee before brushing my teeth

The Present Simple

What is the present simple?

In a sentence, you know if it is a fact or routine by looking at signal words. 

Words like everyday, never, always, every Wednesday  tell you it is about a routine. It happens often.

If there are no signal words, the sentence tells you a fact.

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Present Simple and which ones are not?

Signal word

Not a signal word

Next Friday

Yesterday

Never

Wednesday

Often

Every week

Timmy

every Saturday.

They never

with oil.

That tree

very fast.

I always

chocolate ice cream.

Those boys

in class very often.

cook

grows

dances

shout

choose

chooses

shouts

grow

Wat is de shit-regel? Leg uit

Johny always …..

1. has
2. have

I ….. homework.

1. like
2. likes

She often …..

1. lose
2. loses

They …… me.

1. help
2. helps

We … a song.

1. sing
2. sings

The Present Simple

Questions

To make a present simple question, you have to put the verb do in front of the sentence:

 I like ice cream.     becomes      Do I like ice cream?

If the subject is a he, she or it, you have to use does. Also, look at what happens with the +s of the original verb.

Bob plays football.   becomes   Does Bob play football?

The Present Simple

Negations

So you make a negation by adding don't or doesn't to the sentence. Think about the SHIT Rule!

So not like this:

                                        I like not cookies. 

But like this:

                                       I don't like cookies 

The Present Simple

Negations

Look at what happens to the verb in this sentence when we turn it into a negation:

                                 He plays video games every day.

                        He doesn't play video games every day.

The +s disappears after doesn't. The same happened with the questions!

He...... (to go) to Germany every summer.

1. don't go
2. doesn't go
3. doesn't goes
4. don't goes

.....he...... (to go) to Germany every summer.

1. Do ........ go
2. Does ........ go
3. Do ....... goes
4. Does ......... goes

He...... (to go) to Germany every summer.

1. go
2. gos
3. goed
4. goes

It ....... (to start) in 10 minutes.

1. don't starts
2. don't start
3. doesn't starts
4. doesn't start

We often ........... (to talk) about or holiday.

1. talk
2. talks

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