present simple/continuous juni

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Today we are going to review:

• The difference between the present simple and the present continuous.

present simple  of present continuous?

present continuous:

nu bezig

now, at the moment, look! 

present simple:

het gebeurt regelmatig, altijd, nooit.

always, never, often, every Saturday, sometimes, every summer enz.

Jimmy sometimes___ to play games.

1. like
2. likes
3. is liking

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

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

You ___ in London.

1. live
2. lives
3. are living

It never ___ in Death Valley.

1. is raining
2. rains
3. rain

Our teacher ___ the grammar at the moment.

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

Look, they ............... to Ibiza on holiday.

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

Wat is een signaalwoord van de Present Continuous?

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

Wat is een signaalwoord van de Present Simple?

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

I .......... (listen) to music at the moment.

1. am listening
2. listen
3. is listening
4. listens

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. 

Look! The dog .......... (play) with the ball.

1. is play
2. is playing
3. plays
4. play

He ...................... his cousin every week.

1. sees not
2. isn't seeing
3. doesn't see
4. don't sees

It .......... (rain) right now.

1. is raining
2. are raining
3. rains
4. raining

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Present Simple and which ones are signal words for the Present Continuous?

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Right now

Today

Never

This moment

Often

Every week

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Ronald ___ (put) food in the oven right now.

Present Simple or Continuous?
She usually ___ (walk) to school.

Present Simple or Continuous?
Listen! The children ___ (sing) a song.

Present Simple or Continuous?
........we ................(like) swimming?

Present Simple or Continuous?
We never ___ (read) books about history.

Present Simple or Continuous?
Tim often ............ (give) his mum a hug.

Present Simple or Continuous?
I ___ (not/like) burgers, I never eat them.

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

1. perfectly!
2. quite well, need to study a bit more
3. not really, I need to study a lot
4. not at all! Can you help me?