Present simple - continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Present simple

present continuous

Take out your notebook and a pen.

Leave your iPad in your bag.

Schedule

- What tenses are we going to talk about?

- present simple/continuous explanation.

- Practise together.

What tenses are we going to talk about?

Present simple	Present continuous	Present perfect - simple - continuous
Past simple	past continuous	past perfect

Today

Present simple	Present continuous	Present perfect - simple - continuous
Past simple	past continuous	past perfect

Present simple

We use the present simple to talk about 

1. things that are always true.

"water boils at 100 degrees"

"the president of the United States is Donald trump"

2. regular occurrences.

"We visit our grandparents on Sundays"

"John plays basketball every day"

Present simple

Affirmative:

I/You/We/They + base verb →                                          I work, You play, They study.

He/She/It + base verb + -s/-es →                          She works, He plays, It watches.

Negative:

I/You/We/They + do not (don’t) + base verb →                                         I don’t work.

He/She/It + does not (doesn’t) + base verb →                             She doesn’t work.

Questions:

Do + I/You/We/They + base verb? →                                                           Do you work?

Does + he/she/it + base verb? →                                                             Does she work?

Fill in the present simple:

1. She ___ (go) to school every day.
2. We ___ (not/watch) TV in the morning.
3. ___ you ___ (like) chocolate?
4. The train ___ (leave) at 7 PM.
5. Tom always ___ (do) his homework before dinner.
6. They ___ (not/live) in Paris.
7. I ___ (not/play) football on Sundays.

1. goes
   
2. don't watch
   
3. do you like
   
4. leaves
   
5. does
   
6. don't live
   
7. don't play
   

Present continuous

We use the present continuous to talk about

1. things that are going on right now.

"Look! She is dancing on a table."

"It is raining right now"

Illegal tip: 

If you say "aan het" in dutch, you use the present continuous.

Present continuous

Affirmative:

Subject + am/are/is + verb-ing →                                                              I am working.

Negative:

subject + am/are/is not + verb-ing →                                              I am not working.

Questions:

Am/are/is + subject+ verb-ing? →                                                           Am I working?

Fill in the present continuous

1. Look! The baby ___ (cry).

2. I ___ (not/watch) TV right now.

3. ___ you ___ (listen) to music at the moment?

4. They ___ (play) football in the park.

5. My sister ___ (not/do) her homework now.

6. We ___ (have) lunch at a restaurant today.

7. Why ___ he ___ (wear) a jacket? It’s warm outside!

1. is crying
   
2. am not watching
   
3. are you listening
   
4. are playing
   
5. is not doing
   
6. are having
   
7. is he wearing
   

Mixed

1. She ___ (talk) on the phone right now.

2. I ___ (never/watch) TV in the morning.

3. We ___ (wait) for the bus at the moment.

4. He always ___ (take) the train to work.

5. They ___ (build) a new shopping mall in our town.

6. ___ you ___ (like) pizza?

7. Listen! The birds ___ (sing) outside.

8. I ___ (not/go) to the gym on Sundays.

9. Why ___ she ___ (wear) sunglasses? It’s raining!

10. My father ___ (work) as a doctor.

1. is talking
   
2. never watch
   
3. are waiting
   
4. takes
   
5. are building
   
6. do you like
   
7. are singing
   
8. do not go
   
9. does she wear
   
10. works
    

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