Basic grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 4

Recap

Basic

Grammar

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

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

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

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

Linking words

- Wat zijn linking words? 

- Waarom zou je linking words gebruiken? 

linking  words

Connections	linking words
enumeration (to sum up things) ( opsomming)	and, also, first (of all), second(ly), third, then, on top of that, not only ... but also, another …, plus, last (of all)
reason ( reden)	as, because
examples (voorbeelden)	for example, for instance, such as, like
contrast ( Tegenstelling)	but, however, instead of, though, yet, although, surely
conclusion (conclusie)	so, thus

Sleep alle linking words naar de juiste Nederlandse betekenis

Although,

but

Also,

Too

For example,

For instance,

In fact,

echter

sterker nog

ook

bijvoorbeeld

Drag the linking word to the correct function

Opsomming

tegenstelling

oorzaak/gevolg

moreover

meanwhile

furthermore

however

therefore

so

Here is Davind Wilson's letter to the newspaper. Use the linking words below to complete it.

although

and

and

because

but

if

since

so

that

where

which

why