Recap Unit 1 & Unit 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

1.1 Present simple and present continuous (WB: p. 84)

Present Continuous

Present Simple

Use

We use the present continuous to talk about:

• Actions that are happening now, or around now.
• Temporary situations.
• Changing or developing situations.
• Irritating habits, often with always.

Use

We use the present simple to talk about:

• Habits and everyday routines.
• Facts and general truths
• States. Some verbs that describe states are believe, hate, have, know, like etc.

 

Signal words:

Always, every day, often, regularly, usually, sometimes, hardly ever, never.

 

Signal words:

Right now, at the moment, nowadays, today.

Present Continuous

Present Simple

Form

(+) is / are + -ing form

(-) isn't / aren't + -ing form

(?) is / are + subject + -ing form

Examples

(+) I'm riding my bike to school.

(+) They are always complaining.

(-) Steven is not working right now.

(?) Are you looking for something to eat?

Form

(+) base form of verb (+-s / -es for he/she/it)

(-) don't / doesn't + infinitive

(?) do / does + subject + infinitive

Examples

(+) I drink a cup of coffee every day.

(+) she plays football every Saturday.

(-) She doesn't work at McDonalds.

(?) Do you like Tattoos?

Which tense is used: the present simple of de present continuous? Drag the sentences to the correct tense.

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 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 Continuous?
Look! He ___ (leave) the house.

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

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

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
My dad ___ (not work) at the office every day.

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
My dad ___ (not solve) a crossword puzzle every day.
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Present simple & present continuous
Look! That girl ..... (skate) really well.

Present Simple / Present Continuous

Jack ____ (not like) walking home in the rain.

Present Simple / Present Continuous

Where ___ you ___ (stay) at the moment?

present simple & present continuous

We usually .... (try) to eat healthy.

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?

When I arrived, my baby had broken the egg and it was chirping.

2.1 Narrative tenses (WB: p. 86-87)

Narrative tenses are the tenses we often use to talk about the past

Past simple

Use

We use the past simple  to talk about:

• Completed past actions or past states.
• A sequence of actions in the past.
• Past habits.

Examples 

- We visited Rome last year.

- He smiled at me and replied. 

- When I was young I always drank coffee in the morning.

Past Continuous

Use

We use the past continuous to talk about:

• Background descriptions.
• Actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
• Longer actions interrupted by shorter actions.

Examples 

- The sun was shining...

- I was playing football this morning.

- I was watching tv when the phone rang.

Past Perfect

Use

We use the past perfect to talk about:

• An event that happened befor another action in the past.
• To talk about two completed past actions (event that happened first = past perfect).

Examples

- They had saved a lot of money before they went on the cruise.

- When we had checked into the hotel, we found our room.

Past simple

Form

(+) verb + ed / -d

(-) didn't + infinitive

(?) did + subject + infinitive

Examples 

(+) We visited Rome last year.

(-) We didn't visit Rome last year. 

(?) Did we visit Rome last year?

Past Continuous

Past perfect

Form

(+) was / were + -ing form

(-) wasn't / weren't + -ing form

(?) was / were + subject + -ing form

Examples 

(+) The sun was shining...

(-) I wasn't playing football this morning.

(?) were you watching tv when the phone rang?

Form

(+) had + past participle

(-) hadn't + past participle

(?) had + subject + past participle

Examples 

(+) They had saved a lot of money before they went on the cruise.

(-) They hadn't saved a lot of money before they went on the cruise.

(?) Had you tried a house-swap before this summer?

Fill in the Past Perfect:
When I walked in, the meeting ___already___ (start).

Fill in the Past Perfect:
After he ______ (pass) his exam, he threw a party.

Fill in the Past Perfect:
He was shocked because he ____ never ____ (see) anything like this.

When they _______ (finish) school, they _______ (go) to the mall.

1. had finished - went
2. finished - had gone

They ________ (show) me the pictures they ________ (take) during their holiday.

1. had shown - took
2. showed - had taken

The boy _______ (be) sorry for what he ______ (do).

1. had been - did
2. was - had done

As soon as the meeting … (finish), they … (go) out for a drink.

1. finished, went
2. finished, had gone
3. had finished, went
4. had finished, had gone

She .... (live) in China before she went to Thailand.

When I arrived at the cinema, the film .... (start).

Fill in the past simple: I .............. to my neighbour yesterday.

1. talk
2. talks
3. talked
4. were talking

What are the signal words for the past simple?

1. for, yet, never, ever
2. yesterday, last year, ago, when
3. always, often, usually, never
4. right now, at the moment

Fill in the past continuous: We ................... a good movie when the phone rang.

1. watched
2. have watched
3. were watching
4. are watching

what are the signal words for the past continuous?

1. when, while
2. always, never, ever, often
3. right now, at the moment
4. yesterday, last week

Past Simple <> Past Continuous
My friend ___ (to ring) me while I was watching TV.

1. were ringing
2. rang
3. rung
4. was ringing

Make correct sentences

Sleep de juiste woorden/het juiste woord naar de zin om een goede zin te maken (present perfect / past simple / past continuous)

We ______ (see) Alice in town a few days ago.

have

has

was

were

seen

seeing

saw

Mix it up! Make correct sentences

Sleep de juiste woorden/ het juiste woord naar de zin om een goede zin te maken (present perfect / past simple / past continuous)

I ______________ (make) dinner, when Luke arrived.

have

has

was

were

made

making

Did you use to share a bedroom with your sister?

My grandmother would always read me a bedtime story when I was young.

Used to and would

Both 'would' and 'used to' are forms for talking about repeated past habits.

As children, they used to / would play together for hours.

(interchangable)

I didn’t use to like seafood, but I eat it all the time now.

Did you use to share a bedroom with your sisters?

(questions and negative sentences)

They used to like each other when they were young.

(state verbs)

My grandmother would always read me a bedtime story.

It would always rain on the first day of the holidays.

(typical for person or situation)

Used to and would

As a child, I ______ (to play) on my Playstation for hours.

Did you and Lucy _____ (to know) each other?

Tom ____ (not / get) so angry losing a match.

He _____ (to be) very handsome when he was a young man.

When I was a teenager, my father _____ always take me to N.E.C.

When I was a teenager, my father _____ take me to N.E.C.