Present simple questions and negative sentences

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

This lesson

Grammar (present simple)

Exercises

Goals

After this lesson, you

- are able to use present simple in affirmative sentences ánd questions and negative sentences

- can explain when to use the present simple

Present simple

Tegenwoordige tijd

Altijd, nooit of regelmatig (gewoontes, feiten)

Present simple

I, you, we, you, they: de stam van het werkwoord

Walk, think, listen, hear, run…

He, she, it (of één naam): de stam van het werkwoord + -s

Walks, thinks, listens, hears, runs…

If the verb ends on an –s sound: add –es instead of –s, 

so: kiss --> kisses

Present simple

We ... to school. (to run)

Lara ... her dog. (to miss)

Jane and I ... a lot. (to laugh)

I ... lemonade very much. (to like)

Mr Smith ... Spanish and English. (to teach)

?- present simple

I walk to school.

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?- present simple

? Add ''Do'' at the beginning of the sentence.

- Add ''don't'' after the subject, before the verb.

I talk a lot.

Do I talk a lot?

I don't talk a lot.

Make this a question:
I dream every night.

1. Dream I every night?
2. Do I dream every night
3. I don't dream every night.
4. Do I dream every night?

Make this a negative sentence:
They love apple pie.

1. They love not apple pie.
2. They don't love apple pie.
3. They don't apple pie.
4. They love don't apple pie.

?- present simple (SHIT)

She walks to school.

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?- present simple (SHIT)

? Remove -(e)s from the verb, add ''does'' at the beginning of the sentence.

- Remove -(e)s from the verb, add ''doesn't'' after the subject, before the verb.

She wears a skirt every day.

Does she wear a skirt every day?

She doesn't wear a skirt every day.

Make this a question:
She builds gardens.

1. Builds she gardens?
2. Does she builds gardens?
3. Does she build gardens?
4. Do she builds gardens?

Make this a negative sentence:
Andy walks his dog every day.

1. Andy doesn't walk his dog every day.
2. Andy don't walk his dog every day.
3. Andy doesn't walks his dog every day.
4. Andy walks not his dog every day.

Turn this into a question:
The sun rises in the east.

Make this a negative sentence:
Anna and Sam watch TV every Saturday.

Exercises

Do exercise K (2.2)

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