present simple spelling rules positive

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Present Simple

Answer in a full sentence. When do you get up on schooldays?

Answer in a full sentence. When is your bedtime on weekdays?

How often do you take breakfast?

1. I always have breakfast.
2. I never have breakfast.
3. I have breakfast most of the times.
4. I seldom have breakfast.

Use of the Present Simple

- Routines and habits
( I have breakfast every morning, I play football every week)

-Facts ( We live in Belgium)

-Permanent situations
(Miss Van Heyste teaches English at school)

FORM of the present simple

How do we form the Present Simple?

I .... (to like) volleyball

He .... (to like) volleyball

Present simple

I/ You/We/They                    play   tennis

                                                     INF

He/She/It                               plays   tennis

Shit-people                             INF+ S

He... (to study) English

She.... (to play) the piano

verbs ending in -Y

He/she/it          studies                        y--> ies    

there is a consonant (medeklinker) in front of the y

He/she/it          plays                             y+s

there is a vowel (klinker) in front of the y

She ... (to kiss) her boyfriend

She ... (to brush) her hair

verbs ending in a hissing(sissende) sound

He misses

She watches

It buzzes                                        verbs ending in a hissing sound

He mixes                                          + ES

She washes

She kisses

He ... (to go) to school

He ... (to do) his homework

verbs ending in -o

He goes

She does

verbs ending in -o          + ES

What is the correct order?

1. He goes rarely to his grandparents
2. He rarely goes to his grandparents
3. He gos rarely to his grandparents
4. He rarely gos to his grandparents

Which one is correct?

1. She always is happy
2. She's always happy
3. She is always happy

adverbs of frequency

He always studies for English.

In front of the main verb (hoofdwerkwoord)

! to be!

He is always happy.

Behind the verb to be

nooit

altijd

zelden

soms

vaak

regelmatig

gewoontelijk

never

always

rarely

sometimes

often

regularly

usually

always

usually

regularly

often

sometimes

rarely

never

altijd

gewoontelijk

regelmatig

vaak

soms

zelden

nooit

COMPETITION

• 4 groups

• take an enveloppe

• Write down as soon as possible and completely correct all the forms of the verbs on your card.

•  I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they