TEGENWOORDIGE
TIJD
Het
Engels kent twee belangrijke tegenwoordige tijdsvormen nl.
- Present SimpleTense (o.t.t.) è bij een gewoonte, vaststaand feit, regelmatig
terugkerende gebeurtenis, bij een aantal
werkwoorden (love,like, hate etc.)
- Present Continuous Tense (o.t.t.+ing) è bij iets dat nu, op het moment van spreken plaatsvindt en in de nabije toekomst.
PRESENT
SIMPLE TENSE (TEGENWOORDIGE TIJD ZONDER ING)
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VORM
- hele werkwoord
I get up at six every morning.
- Let op! he/she/it à +(e)
s He always gets up early.
- ? à DO/ DOES + hele werkwoord
Do you like tea? Does she like animals?
- -
à DON’T/
DOESN’T + hele werkwoord I
don’t like tea. He doesn’t like cats.
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SPELLING
Er komt –es
achter het hele werkwoord bij de 3e persoon enkelvoud (he,
she, it) wanneer het werkwoord eindigt op een:
. s-klank They watch tv every day. My father watches tv
. o We sometimes go to school. Jane sometimes goes
. medeklinker + y I always carry Sue’s bag. Keith always carries
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GEBRUIK
- feit
- gewoonte
- iets
gebeurt regelmatig
- dienstregeling
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SIGNAALWOORDEN
- always,
never
- usually,
often
- sometimes
- every day / every
week etc.
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VOORBEELDEN
- He studies two hours
every day.
- Does he live in
Roermond?
- We often watch TV in
the morning
- We don’t eat crisps
every day.
- Water boils at 100
degrees Celsius
- I live in Groningen.
- They always get up
early.
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EXERCISE 1: SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE (O.T.T. ZONDER -ING VORM)
Voorbeeld: A
dog (hate) cats.
Vul in: A
dog hates cats
Voorbeeld: They
(go) to school every day
Vul in: They
go to school every day.
1. She (take) the dog for a walk every
evening.
2. The sun (rise) in the east.
3. Most children (like) chocolate.
4. He (buy) a newspaper every morning.
5. The Johnsons never (drink) coffee.
6. Sheila (play) the piano very well.
7. My grandfather (know) much about the war.
8. We (do) our homework almost every day.
9. Mrs O'Neill (teach) French.
10. They (come) to church every
Sunday.
11. Mrs Brown (go) shopping every
Saturday.
12. My brother (do) his homework
in his room.
13. We always (spend) our
holidays in Great Britain.
14. My father (work) in London)
15. He (go) to London by train.
EXERCISE 2: QUESTIONS SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (O.T.T ZONDER -ING, VRAGEND)
Voorbeeld: The
moon goes round the earth.
Schrijf op: Does
the moon go round the earth?
1. We go to work by car.
2. They drink coffee after dinner.
3. She believes in dreams!
4. They live in a very old house.
5. My mother hates mice.
6. They understand the questions.
7. He knows where we live.
8. His friends work on Saturdays.
9. I want some new shoes.
10. Her sons like swimming.
11. They buy their clothes in
this shop.
12. Father cooks supper on
Sundays.
13. She visits her father every
month.
14. They paint their house every
five years.
15. Mr Bumble always walks with a
stick.
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS TENSE (TEGENWOORDIGE TIJD + ING)
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VORM
- am / is / are + ww
+ing
I am going home now.
- ? à am/ is/ are vóór het onderwerp. Is he going home now?
- -
à am
not/ isn’t/ aren’t + ww + ing We aren’t going home now.
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GEBRUIK
- iets is NU
aan de gang
- iets
gebeurt in de nabije toekomst
- tijdstip
en tijdsduur spelen een rol
- kan
irritatie uitdrukken
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SIGNAALWOORDEN
- now, right now, at
the moment, at present
- this evening,
tomorrow (tijdsbep.)
- always, constantly,
all the time (bij irritatie)
- "look"
en "listen" aan het begin van de zin
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VOORBEELDEN
- I am writing an
email.
- Look, they're
kissing!
- They are leaving
next week.
- I'm watching TV at
the moment.
- She's always picking
her nose (irritatie)
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EXERCISE
1: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (O.T.T. +
-ING VORM)
Voorbeeld: John
(eat) an apple.
Vul in: John
is eating an apple.
1. The sun (shine)
2. The baby (sleep)
3. The girls (make) a cake for tea.
4. The telephone (ring).
5. I (do) my piano lessons.
6. They (work) in the garden.
7. Somebody (knock) at the door.
8. You (eat) very slowly!
9. We (watch) television.
10. He (read) the newspaper.
11. My grandmother (drink) her
tea.
12. Billy (do) is homework.
13. Some people (walk) in the
park.
14. My sister (shop) in town.
15. I (mend) my old moped.
EXERCISE 2: QUESTIONS PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE (O.T.T + -ING, VRAGEND)
Voorbeeld: They
are walking fast.
Schrijf op: Are
they walking fast?
1. He is climbing up a tree.
2. She is playing tennis.
3. They are speaking Spanish.
4. You are talking monsense.
5. I am trying to open the door.
6. We are studying hard.
7. They are driving to Amsterdam.
8. Jimmy is doing is homework.
9. The boys are playing football.
10. Margareth is shopping with
her mother.
11. It is raing very hard.
12. We are eating hamburgers.
13. Lucy is watching television.
14. It is snowing in Scotland.
15. Her parents are visiting some
friends.
EXERCISE 3: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE OR PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(O.T.T. MET OF ZONDER -ING)
Voorbeeld: It
often (rain) in Scotland.
Vul in: It
often rains in Scotland.
Voorbeeld: Jenny
(clean) her room at the moment.
Vul in: Jenny
is cleaning her room at the moment.
1. We often (go) to this cinema.
2. Birds (fly) and fish (swim).
3. Be quiet! The baby (sleep)
4. Where is John? He (work) in the garden.
5. Mother (drive) to town at the moment.
6. Mr Green (go) to London once a year.
7. Mrs Green (buy) new clothes every month.
8. She (shopping) with a friend now.
9. Look at Jim! He (run) very fast!
10. Cows (give) milk.
11. The British people (speak)
English.
12. My sister (spreak) French and
German!
13. She (talk) to her new
boyfriend on the phone now.
14. The telephone (ring). Answer
it, please.
15. My friend Rodney (go) to a
school in Exeter.
EXERCISE 4: SIMPLE PRESENT OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS (O.T.T. MET OF ZONDER -ING)
Voorbeeld: .......
skiing in Switzerland
every year.
A. We go
B. We're going
Vul in: A.
1. ...... one of Agatha Christie's books at
the moment.
A. I read B. I'm reading
2. ...... to Spain every year.
A. He travels B. He's travelling
3. Where's the cat? ...... in that chair.
A. It lies B. It's lying.
4. Be careful! The ladder ...... down!
A. falls B. is falling
5. This river ...... from Switzerland into Germany.
A. flows B. is flowing
6. Look outside; ...... heavily.
A. it's raining B. it rains
7. Most cars ...... on unleaded oil.
A. drive B. are driving
8. Be quiet! ....... to an interesting
programme.
A. I listen B. I.m listening
9. My parents are on holiday. ...... near Rome.
A. They stay B. They're staying
10. There's a lot of traffic.
Workmen ...... the road.
A. repair B. are repairing
11. ...... to Switzerland.
It's too expensive.
A. I never go B. I'm never going
12. ...... to church on Sundays.
A. They go B. They are going
13. This planet ...... round the
sun in eighty-eight days.
A. travels B. is travelling
14. There's John. ...... with his
girlfriend.
A. He's shopping B. He shops
15. Where's dad? ...... in the
garden.
A. He works B. He's working
EXERCISE 5: Onderstreep de
juiste vorm van het werkwoord:
1.
In the weekends I am
usually staying/ usually stay at home with my family.
2.
Melany doesn’t
want/ isn’t wanting to be a model.
3.
We don’t
go/ aren’t going to school on Sundays.
4.
She speaks/
is speaking English fluently.
5.
She is
never smoking/ never smokes cigarettes.
6.
At this moment we are watching/ watch CNN for the latest information.
7.
I don’t
like/ am liking lettuce.
8.
They are
waiting/ wait for the next train.
9.
What are
you watching/ do you watch on CNN
right now?
10. I am living/ live in Dorcester.
11. She is never wearing/ never wears make-up
12. They watch/ are watching television more than
five hours a day.
13. I am not liking/ don’t like documentaries
very much.
14. Which
television programmes do you like/ are
you liking? I am liking/ like
films and soaps. It is six o’clock in the evening now and Mrs Simpson watches/ is watching the Bold and the
Beautiful.
15. Most
classic cars drive/ are driving on
leaded petrol.
EXERCISE 6: Vertaal onderstaande zinnen in correct Engels.
Let op de tijden
- Zij kijkt niet naar ons.
- Angela werkt in een restaurant.
- Ik weet wat je bedoelt.
- Zij zijn niet aan het spelen.
- De trein komt altijd om tien uur aan.
- Iedereen wil in juli met vakantie.
- Hij is TV aan het kijken.
- Wij
zijn verdwaald.
- Jullie gaan de verkeerde kant op.
- Zij hebben nooit een feestje.
- Wat is je broer aan het doen? Hij speelt
viool.
- Julia werkt bij een reisbureau.
- Meestal rijdt hij in een vrachtwagen.
- Waar is iedereen? Zij drinken thee in de tuin.
- Waarom
lachen zij?
- Waar is moeder? Zij maakt sandwiches in de keuken.
- Zij
kijkt altijd boos.
- Ik ben niet in de stemming voor grapjes.
- Waar gaan
we heen?
- Hoe lang blijf je in dit land?
- De hond is zijn pootjes aan het wassen.
- Meisjes!
Jullie maken veel lawaai
- Mijn oma mist haar kat heel erg.