Present Continuous/Simple

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Present continuous/simple

At the end of the lesson you can:

• Tell what you are going right now
• Recognize sentence tense using certain words
• Create the present simple/continuous correctly

Present simple

When to use?

• Talking about facts, regularities and habits

Example:

The sun rises in the east.

She goes for a run every morning.

What do we add to the verb?

verb = werkwoord

1. (e)s
2. es
3. eng
4. ing

SHIT-rule

• SHIT = She/He/It + (e)s

She cycles to school.

• I/You/We/They + ?

You play footbal every Saturday.

Signaalwoorden: 

Always, often, usually, never, every(day/night/etc).

Click the correct form of the present simple

1. He walk
2. He walking
3. He walks
4. She walks

Click the correct form of the present simple

1. I am walking to school
2. I walk to school
3. He walk to school every day
4. The walks to school every day

Fill in the correct form of the present simple:
The dog ... (to poop) in the front yard every morning

Create your own sentence using the present simple.

Things that are happening now are?

1. Present continuous
2. Present simple
3. Present perfect
4. Past continuous

Present continuous

When to use?

• Talking about things that are happening right now

Example:

She is studying for her exam right now

They are playing in the rain at the moment

Write down information about the present continuous

Creating the PC

You need:

form of to be + 

verb + (ing) 

Example:

I am walking down the road

Write a form of "to be"

Create a sentence using the present continuous

Which sentence is which tense:
1. The dog barks every time someone rings the bell
2. Scott is running down the streets of Rotterdam

1. 1 = continuous 2 = simple
2. 1 = continuous 2 = continuous
3. 1 = simple 2 = continuous
4. 1 = past 2 = continuous

Do you understand these grammar subjects?

1. I do
2. I do not
3. I think so
4. Not even close