Present simple & Present continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Present simple vs. Present continuous

Today's lesson

Lesson goals: 

• You can express things that are happening now.
  
• You can express actions.
• You know the difference between things that are happening now & actions. 

Present Simple

Present Simple

Als je zegt dat iets altijd, vaak, nooit of soms gebeurt, gebruik je het hele werkwoord of het hele werkwoord + -s. 

Dit heet de present simple.

Bij he, she en it gebruik je het hele werkwoord + -s.

Bij I, we, they en you gebruik je het hele werkwoord.

I see Hazaar in the helicopter.

He wants to kill the President.

We run to the trees.

She plays the guitar

Present Simple

Eindigt een woord op een sisklank (-s, -sh, -x) of op een medeklinker (+ y)

Dan verandert er iets in de spelling als je er -s aan vastplakt.

Eindigt een woord op een medeklinker? 
worry – He worries about his father.

Eindigt een woord op een sisklank (-s, -sh, -x)
kiss – She always kisses her dog

Present Continuous

Present continuous

Als je duidelijk wilt maken dat iets nu gebeurt, dan gebruik je de present continuous.

Zo maak je de present continuous:
am/are/is + werkwoord + -ing:

I am working

you are working

he/she/it is working

we are working

they are working

Find the Present Simple form

I like sport. I do judo on Fridays and I play volleyball every weekend. Right now I’m not doing sport, I’m watching a match on TV! My brother doesn’t like sport. Every weekend he stays at home and plays computer games. Right now he’s sleeping.

Present Simple

I like sport. I do judo on Fridays and I play volleyball every weekend. Right now I’m not doing sport, I’m watching a match on TV! My brother doesn’t like sport. Every weekend he stays at home and plays computer games. Right now he’s sleeping.

Find the present continuous form

I like sport. I do judo on Fridays and I play volleyball every weekend. Right now I’m not doing sport, I’m watching a match on TV! My brother doesn’t like sport. Every weekend he stays at home and plays computer games. Right now he’s sleeping.

Present Continuous

I like sport. I do judo on Fridays and I play volleyball every weekend. Right now I’m not doing sport, I’m watching a match on TV! My brother doesn’t like sport. Every weekend he stays at home and plays computer games. Right now he’s sleeping.

Simple or continuous?

ls iets nu bezig, dan gebruik je de present continuous. [bij acties]

Voor dingen die vaak, altijd, soms of nooit gebeuren, gebruik je de present simple. [voor feiten, wetten en gewoontes]

Quiz time!

I _______ my grandmother every Saturday.

1. do call
2. call
3. am calling
4. calls

She _______ a lot in the evenings.

1. is read
2. is reading
3. read
4. reads

They _______ to the teacher right now!

1. don't listen
2. aren't listening
3. not listen
4. isn't listening

He _______ the dog at the moment.

1. is walking
2. walks
3. walk
4. am walking

We _______ up early at the weekend.

1. don't get
2. don't gets
3. aren't getting
4. isn't getting

What _______ every weekend?

1. you do
2. do you do
3. are you doing
4. is you doing

What _______ right now?

1. are you doing
2. is you doing
3. do you do
4. you doing