Present Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Contents of this lesson

At the end of this lesson you know how to recognize the present simple and can use it in a sentence

* What do you remember?
* Recap
* Practice
* Homework

What is the present simple?

Present Simple

* You use the present simple to talk about facts, habits or things you do on a regular basis.

Present Simple

I cycle	ik fiets
you walk	jij loopt / jullie lopen
he eat s	hij eet
she freez es	zij bevriest
it carr ies	het draagt
we talk	wij praten
they study	zij studeren

What did you notice?

How to use the present simple:

	+	-	?
I	walk (verb)	I don't walk (do not + verb)	Do I walk? (do + I + verb)
He/She/It	He walk s (verb +s)	He do es n't walk (does not + verb)	Do es he walk? (does + h/s/i + verb)
You/We/They	We walk (verb)	We don't walk (do not + verb)	Do we walk? (do + y/w/t + verb)

Exceptions

* Irregular verbs (to be or to have)

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SHIT-RULE:

* Verbs with an 's' sound
Watch / fix / kiss / crush

* Verbs with an 'y'
carry / study / hurry / cry     vs      enjoy / play / buy

Habits

Never	nooit
sometimes	soms
once in a while	af en toe
regulary	regelmatig
often	vaak
always	altijd

What happens to verbs that end with -y like the verb 'to study'?

Write down the signal words you remember.

What happens with verbs that end with -s or sound like -s?

He ... (to call) me.

1. call
2. calls

It ... (to start) in 10 minutes.

1. start
2. starts

We often ... (to talk) about our holiday.

1. talk
2. talks

I never ... (to wear) this dress to school.

1. wear
2. wears

She ... (to wash) herself

1. wash
2. washes

Ik snap de present simple

1. helemaal
2. voor het grootste gedeelte
3. een beetje
4. helemaal niet

Wat heb je nodig om jezelf te verbeteren?

1. Extra uitleg van de docent
2. Nog een keer de LessonUp
3. Extra opdrachten (online of papier)

Homework

For Friday:

* complete exercise 30 and 31 from Stepping Stones