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
3. Sometimes –es
Go --> goes
Do --> does
5. 1. This elevator / go / upstairs.
2. ? you / think / that English is boring.
3. We / sleep late / every Sunday.
4. ? your brother / work / in a greenhouse.
5. These buildings / look / big at all.
6. 1. Miss Huckstepp ... (not think) it’s all my fault.
2. Amy always ... (buy) a bag of sweets after
school.
3. ... Melissa ... (take) the bus every day?
4. On Wednesdays, Lizzy and I ... (go) to the
swimming pool together.
5. I ... (not phone) my sister every day.
6. My little brother ... (not eat) everything.
7. Margaret usually … (drive) through the town
centre.
8. ... we ... (go) to Cambridge this holiday?
7. 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
8. I --> me
You --> you
He --> him
She --> her
It --> it
We --> us
They --> them
For / to somebody
9. Voorbeelden van bijwoorden
really – just – always – never - still
Plaats:
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
10. 1. Really I love you.
2. Just He went home without saying a
word.
3. Always Mandy and Bradley are surprised
when they have homework.
4. Still Justin is afraid of dogs. Twenty-
seven years after one bit him!
5. Never I go outside at night.
