The document provides rules and examples for using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It discusses forming sentences in the present simple and present continuous, including using verbs, subjects, negatives, and questions. Examples are given to demonstrate these tenses. Adverbs of frequency and their placement are also covered.

1. Unit 1,2,3 and 4

2. Rule:
We use the present simple for things which happen regularly
or which are always true.
With I, you, we and they we use the base form of the verb.
With he, she and it we add –s
 Vorm:
◦ Hele werkwoord
◦ Hele werkwoord + S bij he/she/it
 Wanneer gebruik je het? Signaalwoorden
◦ Altijd Always, every...
◦ Nooit Never
◦ Regelmatig Usually

3.  Negative and questions:
◦ He/she/it --> does of doesn‟t
◦ „rest‟ --> do of don‟t
(I, you, we, you, they)
Vorm:
Do / don‟t / does / doesn‟t + hele werkwoord
He doesn‟t go to school today
We don‟t read any books
What do you think?
What does he think?
 Short answers
◦ Do you know how? -> Yes, I do
◦ Does she go? -> Yes, she does.

4.  Remember this for he/she/it:
1. Verb ending in -s sound
◦ s --> he misses
◦ sh --> she washes
◦ ch --> he reaches
◦ x --> it mixes
2. Remember: consonant + y --> the
ending is ies
◦ He tries
◦ He studies
3. Sometimes –es
◦ Go --> goes
◦ Do --> does

5. Rule:
We use the present continuous to talk about things that are
happening at or around the time of speaking.
We form the present continuous with the present tense of be +
verb + ing.
 Vorm:
◦ vorm van “to be” (am / is / are) + hele werkwoord + -ING
 Wanneer gebruik je het?
◦ Tegenwoordige tijd; iets is aan de gang of bezig.
 Waaraan herken je het? (signaalwoorden)
◦ (right) now, at the moment, at present, look, listen, currently.
I am jumping right now

6.  Vraagzinnen:
◦ Am/are/is + onderwerp + werkwoord + ING
Is he walking to school now?
 Ontkennende zinnen:
◦ Am not / aren‟t / isn‟t+ werkwoord + ING
He isn‟t walking to school now, he is walking to
the bus stop.

7. Als een werkwoord op een -e eindigt, dan vervalt de -e
als ING wordt toegevoegd.
 Have --> having NOT haveing!!
 Make --> making
 Drive --> driving
 Sommige werkwoorden komen zelden voor in de
vorm van een present continuous:
 Believe – know – understand – remember – want –
need – mean – like – hate.

8. SIMPLE CONTINUOUS
 Vorm: Vorm:
◦ hele werkwoord
– “to be” + hele
◦ hele werkwoord + S werkwoord + ING
(he/she/it)
 Wanneer gebruik je het?
feit/gewoonte (altijd, nooit, Wanneer gebruik je het?
regelmatig) – nu bezig, aan de gang
 Signaalwoorden Signaalwoorden
always, usually, often, - (right) now, at the
never, every day/week moment, at present,
etc. look, listen

9.  Present Simple Present Continuous
 She jumps every day  She is jumping right
now
◦ Feit/gewoonte
◦ now

10. 1. I always … (see) young girls with a lot of
jewels, I don‟t like that.
2. Listen! The boys … (talk) about me again!
3. Every day I wear a skirt, but today I … (wear)
jeans.
4. Miss Jones … (look) like a popstar with her
beautiful dress.
5. I … (think) about Winnie all day. I can‟t think
of anything else!

11. 1. I always see young girls with a lot of jewels, I
don‟t like that.
2. Listen! The boys are talking about me again!
3. Every day I wear a skirt, but today I am
wearing jeans.
4. Miss Jones looks like a popstar with her
beautiful dress.
5. I am thinking about Winnie all day. I can‟t
think of anything else!

12.  Rule: We often use the –ing form after the verbs
of liking, for example like, love, enjoy, and hate.
I hate cycling to school in the rain.
 Remember:
1. If the verb ends in –e, we drop the –e before –
ing.
◦ Make --> making
2. If a short verb ends in a vowel + consonant, we
double the last letter before –ing
◦ hit --> hitting

13. I --> me
You --> you
He --> him
She --> her
It --> it
We --> us
They --> them
 For / to somebody

14. 1. This is my Brother. … name is Leo.
2. This is Jenny and her brother Peter. … hotel
is near our hotel.
3. We lost … street map. Now we‟re lost!
4. Mike and Lucy are from Holland. … live in
Rotterdam.

15. 1. This is my Brother. His name is Leo.
2. This is Jenny and her brother Peter. Their
hotel is near our hotel.
3. We lost our street map. Now we‟re lost!
4. Mike and Lucy are from Holland. They live in
Rotterdam.

16. Rule:
Adverbs of frequency come after the verb be,
but before other verbs.
 Voorbeelden van bijwoorden
◦ really – just – always – never - still

17.  Regel: PvT
◦ Plaats voor Tijd ________P_______
I have an appointment at the doctor‟s at 7.15
____T____
 Some examples:
◦ Voor het hoofdwerkwoord:
 I never go to the cinema on Wednesday
◦ Na een vorm van „to be‟ (am/are/is):
 He is always cross with me

18. Always 1. I go to bed at 11 o‟clock.
Usually 2. He is angry with me.
Normally 3. We sleep late on Sundays.
Really 4. My sister loves chocolate
Only 5. I am free on Fridays
6. I have an appointment … (at the doctor‟s at 9
o‟clock / at 9 o‟clock at the doctor‟s)
7. I go … (at 22.00 to bed / to bed at 22.00)
8. You work … (at the supermarket every evening /
every evening at the supermarket)

19. Always 1. I always go to bed at 11 o‟clock.
Usually 2. He is usually angry with me.
Normally 3. We normally sleep late on Sundays.
Really 4. My sister really loves chocolate
Only 5. I am only free on Fridays
6. I have an appointment at the doctor‟s at 9 o‟clock.
7. I go to bed at 22.00.
8. You work at the supermarket every evening.

20.  Rule
In English, we can count nouns: 1 apple, 2 bananas, 3
carrots, etc. We call these words countable nouns.
There are some words we can‟t count, for example:
food and fruit. These words have no plural. We call
them uncountable nouns.

21.  Rule:
We use a/an with singular countable nouns.
◦ A banana
◦ An apple
We use some with plural countable nouns
◦ Some grapes
We use some with singular uncountable nouns.
◦ Some fruit

22.  Rule:
We can use much and many in negative sentences and
questions. We use many with plural countable nouns and
much with uncountable nouns
 Betekenis: VEEL
 Much: uncountable
much water
 Many: countable
many postcards
Many kisses, much love

23. 1. It is stupid to think you have got _____
time when you‟re in a hurry.
2. I only have got _____ secrets from my
mother. We are very close.
3. I always forget to take _____ vitamin each
day.
4. This paper boy delivers _____ newspapers.
He works a lot!
5. Every day I eat a bowl with _____ apple and
a bit of yoghurt.

24. 1. It is stupid to think you have got much
time when you‟re in a hurry.
2. I only have got some secrets from my
mother. We are very close.
3. I always forget to take a vitamin each day.
4. This paper boy delivers many newspapers.
He works a lot!
5. Every day I eat a bowl with an apple and a
bit of yoghurt.