1. The Tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5,6

The tenses

Present Simple & Continuous

Present Simple = feiten & gewoontes (never, seldom always)
- (hele werkwoord & he/she/it +s)
- "I walk"  &  "He walks"

Present Continuous = nu aan de gang  /  in nabije toekomst 
- (am / is / are + werkwoord + ing) 
- "I am walking"  &   "He is walking"   &   "We are walking"

Past Simple & Continuous

Past Simple = Verleden gebeurd, moment is bekend
- (werkwoord + ed   /   2e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I walked"   &   "He walked"

Past Continuous = in het verleden langere tijd bezig
- (was / were + werkwoord + ing)
- "I was walking"   &   "We were walking"

Present & Past Perfect

Present Perfect = In verleden begonnen en nu nog zo
- (have / has + werkwoord + ed   /    3e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I have walked"   &   "He has walked"

Past Perfect = Actie in het verleden voor een andere actie
- (had + werkwoord + ed   /  3e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I had walked"   &   "He had walked"

Future: Will & Going to

Will = Besluiten, Beslissingen, Voorspellingen zonder bewijs
- (will + hele werkwoord)
- "I will walk"   &   "He will walk"

Going to = toekomstige afsrpaken, voorspellingen met bewijs
- (am / is / are + going to + werkwoord)
- "I am going to walk"   &   "He is going to walk"

1. I ____ (see) a great film yesterday.

1. am seeing
2. saw
3. have seen
4. have saw

2. My dad _____ (cook) dinner when my brother came home.

1. cooked
2. is cooking
3. was cooking
4. has cooked

3. Hurry up! The symphony ____ (begin, already)!

1. has already began
2. has already begun
3. had already began
4. had already begun

4. Don't worry so much! I ____ (help) you out, I promise.

1. am going to help
2. am helping
3. will help
4. help

5. They ____ (live) in a small apartment now because they haven't found an affordable house yet.

1. live
2. have lived
3. are living
4. were living

1. The sun ____ (shine) when I left home this morning.

2. I ___ (show) you my new playstation next week, I promise.

3. The sun ____ (shine) all day yesterday.

4. When I first met him, he ____ (study) architecture.

5. Jonathan ___ (watch) the news every day when he gets home from work.

Follow-up

Do a five-line piece of writing using the following starters. Make sure you use the appropriate tense:

1. Yesterday, Thomas

2. Next year my friends and I

3. Linda has just taken the dog for a walk.