Present simple or present continuous?

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Present simple

& 

Present continuous

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

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Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple

Present continuous

Het is nu aan de hand

Feiten of dingen die met regelmaat gebeuren

She is studying for her English test.

She works at Mondriaan College.

Present simple 

Present continuous

Often

Always

Sometimes

Today

Now

At the moment

Look!

Usually

as we speak

every Thursday

Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple

Present continuous

Look! Our cat is sleeping. 

They are helping their grandma right now. 

David never cleans up his mess.

She works at Mondriaan College.

Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple

Present continuous

am / is / are + werkwoord + ing

hele werkwoord of hele werkwoord + (e)s

Vragen maak je bijna altijd met Do of Does

Vragen maak je altijd met Am, Is of Are 

don't of doesn't + hele ww

shitregel

Soms verdubbelt de medeklinker. Bijvoorbeeld: 

I am stopping the car.

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

2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)

I am listening to music _________.

1. at the moment
2. every day

I listen to music __________.

1. every day
2. right now

My friends .......... (not like) Stranger Things.

1. are not like
2. aren't liking
3. don't like
4. like not

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

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

They.......... (not talk) to each other at the moment.

1. don't talk
2. are not talking
3. don't talking
4. talk not

It .......... (be) cold out here.

1. is being
2. is
3. are
4. are being

.............. you .......... (take) notes? Because I won't explain it again!

1. Am you taking
2. Do you take
3. Are you taking
4. Take you

Archie _______ a movie with his friends right now.

1. watching
2. watch
3. is watching
4. watches

Laura _________ pizza as we speak.

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

They_________ pizza every day.

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

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

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

____________ in England?

1. Do it always rain
2. Rains it always
3. Does it always rain
4. Is it always raining

My parents __________ (to shop) right now.

Simon always__________ (to say) that he is going to be famous one day.

Stan __________ (to do) the dishes right now.

_______________ (your parents / to work) at the hospital?

My parents __________ (not / to work) at the hospital.

She _________ (not / play) football right now.

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

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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. 

We _____ dinner now.

1. Are having
2. Have
3. Do having
4. Has

We _____ lunch at 1 p.m.

1. Are eating
2. Eat
3. Are eat
4. Have eating

He _____ at the moment.

1. Has typed
2. Types
3. Is typing
4. Typing

She _____ for her boyfriend now.

1. Waits
2. Wait
3. Are waiting
4. Is waiting

It _____ late. We must go home. (get)

Don't shout. I _____you perfectly. (hear)

The academic year _____on October 1st. (start)

Sometimes we _____to bed pretty late. (go)