## Present simple explaination

Lesson goals

After reading the instructions and doing the exercises, I ...

- … know when and how to use the present simple, both regular and irregular forms.
- ... am able to recognize when to use the present simple and to apply it in a sentence.

Wanneer gebruik je de present simple?

- Bij feiten
- Bij gewoontes en routines
- Bij het uiten van gevoelens

Op welke woorden kun je letten?

- Woorden die routines aangeven, zoals: often, always, sometimes, never, usually, every day, every weekend, etc.
- Woorden die gevoelens kunnen aangeven, zoals: love, like, hate, feel, think, believe, etc.

Voorbeeldzinnen:

- Water becomes ice when the temperature is under 0 degrees.
- I walk my dog every day.
- I love comedies.

Hoe ziet de vorm eruit? (regelmatige werkwoorden)

| vervoegd (+) | afkorting | - | ?
I | am | I’m | I am not | am I?
you | are | you’re | you are not / aren’t | are you?
he/she/it | is | she’s / he’s / it’s | she is not / isn’t | is she?
we | are | we’re | we are not / aren’t | are we?
you | are | you’re | you are not / aren’t | are you?
they | are | they’re | they are not / aren’t | are they?

Hoe zit het met onregelmatige werkwoorden?

To do

| vervoegd (+) | - | ?
I | do | I do not / don’t | do I?
you | do | you do not / don’t | do you?
he/she/it | does | she does not / doesn’t | does she?
we | do | we do not / don’t | do we?
you | do | you do not / don’t | do you?
they | do | they do not / don’t | do they?

To be

| vervoegd (+) | afkorting | - | ?
I | am | I’m | I am not | am I?
you | are | you’re | you are not / aren’t | are you?
he/she/it | is | she’s / he’s / it’s | she is not / isn’t | is she?
we | are | we’re | we are not / aren’t | are we?
you | are | you’re | you are not / aren’t | are you?
they | are | they’re | they are not / aren’t | are they?

To have

Om een vragende of negatieve zin te maken met ‘to have’, kun je naar het rijtje van de regelmatige werkwoorden kijken.

| vervoegd
I | have
you | have
he/she/it | has
we | have
you | have
they | have