THE PRESENT SIMPLE

1. THE PRESENT SIMPLE

2. AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS • Ordinaryverbs follow the SHIT rule: • Third person singularSHE / HE / IT →infinitive + s → e.g. “He works.”

3. POSSESSION (BEZIT) • ‘to have’ & ‘have got’ • the verb ‘have got’ is notused in fixedexpressions: • e.g. ‘to have breakfast’ • exercise 4.9 WB p. 97 (ind) • oralexercise: ‘Haveyougot … ?’

4. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS • FORM • Dutch: ‘Het regentniet.’ • French: ‘Ilnepleutpas.’ • English: ‘It doesnotrain.’ • → do / does + not + infinitive don’t / doesn’t

5. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS • UITZONDERINGEN • tobe: ‘I amnota dragon.’ • can: ‘I cannot / can’tspeakChinese.’ • have got: ‘We have notgottennis courts at our school.’

6. NEGATIVE STATEMENTS • EXERCISES • exercise 4.13 WB p. 100 (in pairs) • exercise4.15 WB p. 102 (ind) • TB p. 77 →theory

7. QUESTIONS • Question words • who→ person / people • what→ things / animals • where→ places • when→ times / dates • why→ the reason of something • how→way / manner

8. QUESTIONS • STRUCTURE • e.g. “How doyougoto school?” • →do / does + pp (pers vnw) + infinitive • uitz.: • tobe: “Whereis the swimming pool?” • can: “Whichsportscanyoupractisehere at school?” • have got: “Haveyougot a dog?”

9. QUESTIONS • Vertaal • “Wat doe je na de lessen?” (after the lessons) • “Waarom leven zij in England?” • “Wanneer ga je weg?” (go away) • “Wie is hij?” • “Met wie speel je?” (spelen met = toplaywith) • “Waar spreken we af?” (afspreken = to meet)

10. QUESTIONS • EXERCISE • exercise 4.18 WB p. 105 (ind)