24/9/2024 Present simple and continuous bat1a

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

24/09/2024

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Lesson goals

• Undertanding and using present simple 
• Understanding and using the present continuous 
• Understanding the difference between the two tenses

Lesson goals 

• Undertanding and using present simple
• Understanding and using the present continuous
• Understanding the difference between the two tenses

Also say your goals: 

Be able to fully explain the present simple and continous 

Teach in an interesting way that is pleasing for the pupils

Today?

• Do short exercise on Lessonup  for the present simple and continuous 
• Explaining the tenses and 

differences of the present 

simple and continous

• An extra exercise for the 

tenses

Tell them to go to lesson up because we are going to do a quiz later. 

What do you know? 

Present simple

Form: base form of the verb (walk - walk/walks) 

Wben to use the present simple: action that happens now, regularly  

Do you play the piano?

I walk to school everyday. 

She doesn't play volleyball like the rest of us do, she plays soccer.

What do you know?

Present simple:

Form: 

When to use: 

Do you play the piano?

I walk to school everyday.

She doesn't play volleyball like the rest of us do, she plays soccer.

Pupils have to take notes!!!

What do you know? 

Present simple

Form: base form of the verb (walk - walk/walks) 

Wben to use the present simple: action that happens now, regularly  

Do you play the piano?

I walk to school everyday. 

She doesn't play volleyball like the rest of us do, she plays soccer.

What do you know?

Present simple:

Form: base form of the verb (walk - walk/walks)

When to use: action that happens now, regularly (gewoonte)

Do you play the piano?

I walk to school everyday.

She doesn't play volleyball, she plays soccer.

Pupils have to take notes!!!

I walk

She/He/it walks

We walk

You walk

They walk

Keywords

Present simple: 

Keywords

Present simple: 

Always

Often

Sometimes

Never

Seldom (rarely)

Every day/week/year 

What do you know? 

Present simple

Form: base form of the verb (walk - walk/walks) 

Wben to use the present simple: action that happens now, regularly  

Do you play the piano?

I walk to school everyday. 

She doesn't play volleyball like the rest of us do, she plays soccer.

What do you know?

Present continous: 

Form: 

When to use: 

I am reading a book right now. 

Why is she not going to the park today?

They are planning on moving to the UK. 

Pupils have to take notes!!!

What do you know? 

Present simple

Form: base form of the verb (walk - walk/walks) 

Wben to use the present simple: action that happens now, regularly  

Do you play the piano?

I walk to school everyday. 

She doesn't play volleyball like the rest of us do, she plays soccer.

What do you know?

Present continous:

Form: to be + base form of the verb + ing (walk -  I am walking)

When to use: action that is going on right now/ at this moment

I am reading a book right now.

Why is she not going to the park today?

They are planning on moving to the UK. 

Pupils have to take notes!!!

I am reading

She/he/it is reading

We are reading

You are reading

They are reading

Keywords

Present continous: 

Keywords

Present continous: 

Now

At the moment

This week

For the time being

 Make pupils take notes!!!

Is the verb present simple or continuous? 

Quiz

We walk to school everyday.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

Ask them how they know, where is it seen. 

Robert is jumping on the trampline for hours!

1. Present simple
2. Present continous

We are having a great time right now.

1. Present simple
2. Present continous

I sing in the shower everyday.

1. Present simple
2. Present continous

Filling out the correct form

Fill out the correct form: 

present simple or continous

After the exercise we will listen 

to the song where you can check

your answers. 

After video wordwebs on the whiteboard with what they know of present simple and continous.

Then ask differences. > write on board 

Lesson goals

• Undertanding and using present simple 
• Understanding and using the present continuous 
• Understanding the difference between the two tenses

Lesson goals 

• Undertanding and using present simple
• Understanding and using the present continuous
• Understanding the difference between the two tenses