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• Leerjaar 1

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Aan het eind va deze les kun je:

De tegenwoordige tijd op 2 manieren gebruiken

1) De present simple voor feiten en gewoontes

2) De present continuous om te beschrijven wat nu gebeurt 

wat weet je nog over de present simple?

Wat weet nog over de present continuous?

Messi is playing football.
(right now)

Messi plays football.
(but NOT at the moment)

Wat is nu het verschil in betekenis tussen de present simple en de present continuous?

• present simple voor feiten en dingen die met regelmaat gebeuren
• present continuous voor iets dat NU aan de hand is, vertalen met 'aan het'...

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Let's practice!

1. I like scary movies.

2. He is walking the dog.

3. We are dancing all night long.

4. She plays the piano.

5. They are my parents.

Present Simple

Present Continuous

1

2

3

4

5

Present Simple

signal words

Present Continuous

signal words

Never

Now

Listen!

At the moment

Often

Every day

Sometimes

Remember the SHIT rule?

How to make a simple present.

shit + s

SHE SMELLS NICE.
HE    SMELLS NICE.
IT       DOES NOT SMELL NICE.

Welke tijd is hier gebruikt: de present simple of de present continuous? Sleep de zinnen naar de juiste tijd. 

Present simple 

Present continuous

I sing every day. 

I am singing right now. 

Water boils at 100 *C.

He likes pizza. 

I am playing a game.

He is sleeping at the moment. 

He likes to dance.

I am dancing. 

Jimmy ___ to play games.

1. like
2. likes

You ___ in London.

1. live
2. lives

It never ___ in Death Valley.

1. rain
2. rains

Choose the Present Continuous:
Our teacher ___ the grammar.

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

Choose the Present Continuous:
Look! The birds ___ away!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

Choose the Present Continuous:
We ___ English class right now.

1. have
2. are having
3. are have
4. are haveing

Choose the Present Continuous:
Why ___ for vacation?

1. are we leaving
2. are we leave
3. we leaving
4. we leave

Which sentence is written in the Present Continuous?

1. They play football in the garden.
2. Vegetarians don't eat meat.
3. I get up.
4. They're playing football in the garden.

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. At the moment
2. Every Saturday
3. Now!
4. Often

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?

1. Always
2. Look!
3. Usually
4. Right now

De shit-regel hoort bij?

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

write two sentences.
1x using PRESENT SIMPLE
1x using PRESENT CONTINUOUS

You're always nagging and giving me headaches

present continuos for irritation.

keywords: always, constantly

guess the celebrity

clue 1

person lives in England

clue 2

the person loves magical things.

clue 3

the person is a billionaire

clue 4

she writes about wizzards

Present simple or continuous?
'I always do my homework.'

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Present simple or continuous?
'She is reading a poem right now.'

1. present simple
2. present continuous

They_________ pizza every day.

1. eats
2. are eating
3. am eating
4. eat

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Present Simple vs 

Present Continuous?

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How much do you know about the present simple and present continuous?

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