Present Simple and Present Continuous - Unit 1B

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Present Simple

and the

Present Continuous

Aims of Today's Lesson

By the end of the lesson you will be able to/give examples of:

• The present simple in a sentence
• The present continuous in a sentence
  

What are they? Give examples of:
Nouns and Verbs

Nouns and Verbs

Noun: 

 - a or an words ( a cat, a book, an egg) 

- Used to describe things, people, places and  animals (a house, Barack Obama, home, a dog) 

Verb:

- a word that expresses an action or state of being (walk, talk, eat or be, feel) 

What do you remember about the Present Simple?

The Present Simple expresses:

1. Habits and People
2. Facts and Places
3. Facts and Habits
4. Routines and Things

The Present Simple

What is the formula?

The Present Simple

I

She/he/it  or: The book, The man, The child

You

We  or: The teacher and I, My parents and I 

They    or: My parents, The teachers, The dogs

I ......
(use a verb in the present simple)

SHIT-rule

She ......
(use a verb in the present simple)

Present simple
He ..... (to call)

1. call
2. calls

Present simple
I never ....... (to wear) this dress to school.

1. wear
2. wears

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

1. talk
2. talks

Present simple
They ...... (to visit) us every summer.

1. visit
2. visits

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

1. start
2. starts

What do you remember about the Present Continuous?

Do we use the SHIT-rule for the Present Continuous?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Maybe?
4. I don't know

When do you use the Present Continuous?

1. When an action is going on now
2. When an action happens in the present
3. When an action happened
4. When an action happens

Present Continuous

What is the formula?

Present Continuous

I

She/he/it

You

We

They

Normal/Negatives/Questions

The shop assistant _____ the door now. (close)

1. closes
2. is closing

Look! Freddy _____ two baskets. (carry)

1. carries
2. is carrying

I _____ the money at the moment. (count)

1. count
2. am counting

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Mr Cooper always ____ a pound of sugar. (buy)

1. buys
2. is buying

Kevin and Alan never ______ away glass bottles. (throw)

1. throw away
2. are throwing away

Mrs Bingham _____ shopping every Saturday. (go)

1. goes
2. is going