The present simple is used to describe habits, routines, facts, and general truths.
Structure:
Affirmative: Subject + base verb (add -s for he/she/it).
Negative: Subject + do/does not + base verb.
Question: Do/Does + subject + base verb?
Examples:
Affirmative: I play football every weekend. / She likes chocolate.
Negative: They do not work on Sundays. / He does not like coffee.
Question: Do you play football? / Does she like chocolate?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb:
He ______ (to live) in Amsterdam.
Answer: He lives in Amsterdam.
Step-by-Step:
Identify the subject (he).
Use the base verb "live."
Add -s for the third person singular.
We ______ (to go) to school by bus.
Answer: We go to school by bus.
Step-by-Step:
Identify the subject (we).
Use the base verb "go." No -s is added for plural subjects.
She ______ (to play) tennis every Monday.
Answer: She plays tennis every Monday.
Step-by-Step:
Identify the subject (she).
Use the base verb "play."
Add -s for the third person singular.
Rewrite these sentences as negatives:
They speak English.
Answer: They do not speak English.
Step-by-Step:
Add "do not" before the base verb.
Use the base form "speak."
He watches TV in the evening.
Answer: He does not watch TV in the evening.
Step-by-Step:
Add "does not" for third person singular.
Use the base verb "watch" (no -s after "does").
Write 5 sentences about your daily routine using the present simple.
Example Answers:
I wake up at 7 a.m.
She drinks coffee every morning.
We go to school by bike.
He reads the newspaper.
They work in an office.
Create questions for these answers:
Yes, I like apples.
Answer: Do you like apples?
No, he doesn’t study Spanish.
Answer: Does he study Spanish?
De "present simple" wordt gebruikt om gewoontes, routines, feiten en algemene waarheden te beschrijven.
Structuur:
Affirmative: Onderwerp + stam van het werkwoord (voeg -s toe bij he/she/it).
Negative: Onderwerp + do/does not + stam van het werkwoord.
Question: Do/Does + onderwerp + stam van het werkwoord?
Voorbeelden:
Affirmative: I play football every weekend. / She likes chocolate.
Negative: They do not work on Sundays. / He does not like coffee.
Question: Do you play football? / Does she like chocolate?
Vul de juiste vorm van het werkwoord in:
He ____ (to live) in Amsterdam.
Antwoord: He lives in Amsterdam.
Stap-voor-stap:
Bepaal het onderwerp (he).
Gebruik de stam van het werkwoord "live."
Voeg -s toe voor de derde persoon enkelvoud.
We ____ (to go) to school by bus.
Antwoord: We go to school by bus.
Stap-voor-stap:
Bepaal het onderwerp (we).
Gebruik de stam van het werkwoord "go." Geen -s toevoegen voor meervoudige onderwerpen.
She ____ (to play) tennis every Monday.
Antwoord: She plays tennis every Monday.
Stap-voor-stap:
Bepaal het onderwerp (she).
Gebruik de stam van het werkwoord "play."
Voeg -s toe voor de derde persoon enkelvoud.
Schrijf de volgende zinnen in de negatieve vorm:
They speak English.
Antwoord: They do not speak English.
Stap-voor-stap:
Voeg "do not" toe vóór het werkwoord.
Gebruik de stamvorm "speak."
He watches TV in the evening.
Antwoord: He does not watch TV in the evening.
Stap-voor-stap:
Voeg "does not" toe voor de derde persoon enkelvoud.
Gebruik de stamvorm "watch" (geen -s na "does").
Schrijf 5 zinnen over jouw dagelijkse routine met de present simple.
Voorbeeldantwoorden:
I wake up at 7 a.m.
She drinks coffee every morning.
We go to school by bike.
He reads the newspaper.
They work in an office.
Maak vragen voor de volgende antwoorden:
Yes, I like apples.
Antwoord: Do you like apples?
No, he doesn’t study Spanish.
Antwoord: Does he study Spanish?