present vs past (simple/continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

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Today:

digiboard lesson 2

talk about present simple/continuous and past simple/continuous 

homework questions?

Do you know Memrise?

present simple and continuous

what is it? when do we use it?

present simple

facts and habits

things that are always, usually or never true

"I never walk to school" 

"She always brushes her teeth"

"Werewolves transform under the full moon"

Present continuous 

It's happening right now

future plans and arrangements

"I am walking to school right now"

"I am taking the bus to school tomorrow"

past simple and continuous 

What are they and when do we use them?

Past simple

something that happened once or multiple times  in the past

something that was true for some time in the past:

"John F Kenedy worked in the White House"

Irregular verbs

"JFK was president of the united states

"Harvey Lee Oswald shot JFK"

past continuous

"JFK was riding in a car when he got assasinated"

"The situation was getting more and more tense"

used when:

- one thing happened before the other

- it happened for some time or again 

   and again

- shows change or growth

examples

"The FBI was researching the assassination when they found more clues"

"Harvey Lee Oswald got shot by a police officer while he was getting transported to jail."

exercise 

Let's make our own account of a historical event

first write as if you were seeing it happen before you (present simple/continuous)

then as if you were looking back on it (past simple/continuous)