Basic grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 4

A or AN?

A or An

... uniform

1. A
2. An

A or An

... university

1. A
2. An

A or An

... x-ray

1. A
2. An

A or An

... fbi agent

1. A
2. An

A or An

... hour

1. A
2. An

a or an?

... unique painting?

1. a
2. an

PRESENT SIMPLE

How? : ww (+S)

She always visits her grandmother on Sundays.

- regularly

-habit

-fact

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

How? : TO BE + WW + ING

Listen! Jimmy is playing guitar in his room!

- now

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

That baby always ..... (to cry) her lungs out.

PRESENT SIMPLE vs. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
My sister ___ (wash) her hair every day.

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

She often ..... documentaries.

1. watch
2. is watching
3. watches
4. watching

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Jason and Jack ..... (to go) there every Saturday.

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

We usually .... (to dance) a lot when there is music.

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Miss Bull..... (to keep) an eye on us now.

Present Simple vs Present Continuous:
Which signal words go with the present simple? (multiple answers are correct)

1. Sometimes
2. Today
3. Now
4. Never

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

He ...... for his teacher at the moment.

1. look
2. looking
3. looks
4. is looking

Present Simple vs Present Continuous:
Which signal words go with the present continuous (multiple answers are possible)

1. Now
2. This week
3. Always
4. Last year

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

I usually ............. (walk) the dog in the morning

1. walk
2. am walking
3. walks
4. is walking

Present Simple vs Present Continuous:
Which signal words go with the Present Simple? (multiple answers are possible)

1. always
2. once a year
3. at weekends
4. tomorrow

Choose the Present Continuous.

Our teacher ___ the grammar at the moment.

1. explains
2. is explain
3. explaining
4. is explaining

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

1. sing
2. singing
3. are sing
4. are singing

Choose the Present Continuous.

We ___ to the pub right now.

1. go
2. are going
3. are go
4. going

Which tense indicates that you are doing something now?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Which tense indicates that something is done regularly (habit) or a fact?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

Much or many?
_____ traffic

1. Much
2. Many

Much or many?
_____ money

1. Much
2. Many

Much or many?
... children

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
____ information

1. Much
2. Many

Much or many?
people

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
_____ money

1. Much
2. Many

(a) little or (a) few? 

Choose: a few or a little?

I'm cutting ... onions.

1. A little
2. Few
3. A few
4. Little

Choose: a few or a little?

I've bought ____ candy bars.

1. a few
2. a little

complete the jokes. Use a few or a litttle

He has ...........
education. He can't read or write, and he can hardly count.

1. a little
2. a few
3. little
4. few

Make 2 different sentences using (a) little, (a) few, much or many. Use each word only once.