Grammar 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Lesson Plan

Present Simple

Past Simple

Past Continuous

The Present Simple

Present Simple

The Present Simple

Present Simple

1. She     noodles every Monday. (eat) 

2. Richard      computer every day. (play) 

3. They      English well. (speak)

  4. He    television every morning. (watch) 

5. I     up late. (get) 

6. We     pictures every week. (draw)   

7. My father     a new car. (drive)

Do or does?

 you      mineral water? (to drink)   

Sarah and Linda       their pets? (to feed)   

your teacher      your homework? (to check)  

  they       in the old house? (to live)   

the cat        on the wall in the mornings? (to sit) 

Past Simple

Past simple

The past simple

Practise makes perfect

  1. I  (to break) a cup last night.  2. Jane  (to play) tennis yesterday.  3. Benny  (to work) last Monday.  4. The man  (to say) something to the woman.  5. We  (to go) to a film premiere in London last summer.  6. Britney  (to sing) a song for Kevin, but he wasn't listening.  7. I  (to feel) sick after eating those hamburgers.  8. We  (to watch) a film on TV.

Practise makes perfect

Make these sentences negative

    1. The police followed the robber.   

2. I liked the film.   

3. They lived in Melbourne.   

4. Columbus discovered America.   

5. I answered his e-mail. 

Past Simple

Past simple vs continuous

One thing is going on and then something else happens:

*you are having dinner from 17:00 - 18:00 and at 17:25 you get a phonecall

I was having dinner when I got a phonecall.

*You are taking a shower from 8 till 8:15 and at 8:07 the doorbell rings.

While I was taking a shower the doorbell rang.

Indicators: while / when (terwijl, toen)

Scan 

Do the exercise!

Write 3 sentences

1. Use the present simple

2. Use the past simple

3. Use the past simple vs the past continuous.