week 4 Present Simple vs Present Continuous Lesson 2

• English
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Welcome 3E

What is our goal for today?

I can use the present simple to talk about things I do regularly and I can use the present continuous to talk about things we are doing now.

Programme

Find the mistake

Present simple vs present continuous

Speaking: spin the wheel

Practice online

Explain the difference between :
I play soccer and I'm playing soccer

Present simple / present continuous

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE!

Hoe? Verb

He, she, it? Verb + S/ES

Use: gewoonte, routine,

vaak of juist nooit

In combinatie met always,

often, never, every day/week

CONTINUOUS

Hoe? To be + verb+ ING

Use: als iets NU bezig is en nog even duurt

In combinatie met: now, right now, at this moment

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE!

I work every day

She never eats pizza

Do you read often?
They don't play tennis ever!

CONTINUOUS

I am working today

She is eating spaghetti right now

Are you reading books at this moment?

They are not playing tennis now.

Welke tijd geeft aan dat je iets regelmatig doet of dat iets een feit is?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Welke tijd geeft aan dat je nu iets aan het doen bent?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Present continuous vs simple

Continuous gebeurt nu: persoon + am/are/is + werkwoord + ing.

I am shopping. They are walking.

Simple gebeurt vaker of nooit: persoon + werkwoord (+s/es).

I never eat meat. She never eats fruit.

Welke zin staat in de Present Simple Tense?

1. A
2. B
3. C

In welke zin wordt de Present Continuous gebruikt?

1. A
2. B
3. C

Speaking

1. Take turns and spin the wheel

2. Answer the question in the right tense

3. Eliminate questions that have been answered

4. continue for 10 minutes

wordwall.net

What to do now?

Go to stepping Stones online

Choose chapter 1

Click on extra opdrachten

Do the following:

Keep a conversation going

 grammar quiz: 1,2,3

Done? Work on your task (presentation)

Did you achieve your goal;
what is the difference between to two tenses you learnt today?