Week 36: Present tense recap

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 4

Good Morning! How do you do? =)

Words can have different meanings.

Word riddle of the week:

Which colour can you eat?

Good day! how do you do?

Which country does this flag belong to?

What do we call the citizens of this place?

Week 36

w37	Grammar recap
w38	Explanation tests
w39	Daltonweek
w40	Writing practice
w41	Test theme 1
w42	Writing practice
w43	Testweek A
w44	Fallbreak

Goals this week: 

• You can tell the different tenses apart.
  
• You know which grammar is relevant for the test.
  
• You can make correct tense sentences

This schoolyear

Classes are until April 

7 tests

All school exams

One final exam CE: reading

4 skill tests

3 word & grammar test

Fill in the pre-reflection (full sentences): 

Your first and last name + class 

For my end result I hope to get the grade: 

In order to get that grade I am going to: 

My teacher can help me by: 

I live in Rotterdam. / I have brown eyes.
Can you give an example of the present simple?

Present simple

What?	When?	Tip!
Present simple	Facts and habits Feiten en gewoonten	Always, everyday, often, usually etc.

I work everyday	I + hele werkwoord
She/He/It works everyday.	He/She/It + werkwoord + s (es)
We/They work everyday.	We/They + hele werkwoord

She _____ (have) her breakfast.

1. have
2. has

She _____ (take) a shower.

1. takes
2. taking

He _____ (brush) her teeth.

1. brushes
2. brush

Sarah _____ (get up) at six o'clock.

1. get
2. gets

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Present Continuous

What is it?

You use the present continuous to say that something is happening right now. Words and phrases that are often used with the present continuous are: Look! Listen! at the moment, right now, this instant.

So now is the question

How do I form a Present Continuous?

Present Continuous (2)

1. Step 1: use a form of "to be" (am/are/is)
2. Step 2: Add the main verb +ing
3. Step 3: Congratulations you have made a present continuous!

What is mister Hulst doing?

OH LOOK!

He is dancing at the moment.

ddd

You also use the present continuous to describe activities that last longer.

• I​'m reading a wonderful book.
• We are cooking dinner.
  

• You can also use the present continuous to express annoyance or irritation. Then you use words like always, still, again.
• You are always singing so loudly!
• She is still writing texts on her phone!

Other reasons to use the present continuous

Look at the picture
Name two activities what the people are doing?

Part 2

Present Simple

versus

Present Continuous

Present Simple

Present Continuous

• Why? You use the Present Simple to talk about: Facts, habits or things that happen regularly.
   
•  We walk the dog three times a day.
  &
  
  

• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

• Why?  You use the present continuous to talk about things that are taking place right now.  
  
  
•  We are walking right now.
  &
•  The water for my tea is boiling at the moment.

The Jackons .............. to school five times in a week.

1. Go
2. are going

Look! Miss Tas ................ the new serie on Netflix.

1. watches
2. is watching

What does the guy do?

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