Present simple, present continuous, past simple, present perfect, present perfect continuous

(Present simple, present continuous, past simple, present perfect, present perfect continuous)

Present simple: gebruik je bij feiten of dingen die vaak gebeuren. Dit kan je zien aan woorden zoals: ‘always, usually, often, regularly’.

Present continuous: gebruik je bij dingen die je nu aan het doen bent of bij dingen die je irriteren. Als het woord eindigt op -e (write), word de -e à -ing (writing).

Present simple

Present continuous

Onderwerp/ subject

Werkwoord/ verbs

How to write

Werkwoord/ verbs

How to write

I

Buy

Do … buy?

Don’t buy.

Am buying

Am I buying?                  I am not buying

You

Walk

Do … walk?

Don’t walk.

Are walking

Are you walking? You’re not walking

He/she/it

writes

Does … write?

Doesn’t write.

Is writing

Is she writing?         He’s not writing

We/you/they

laugh

Do … laugh?

Don’t laugh

Are laughing

Are they laughing?      we’re not laughing

Past simple: je gebruikt dit wanneer je iets wil uitleggen dat in het verleden is gebeurd. Er is geen connectie met het heden. Vaak staat er een bijwoord in de zin zoals: yesterday, an hour ago, in 1964 enc.

Regular verbs

Stam ww + ed

To walk à walked

Irregular verbs

Voorbeeld:

Buy à bought

Questions

Did + stam ww

Did he walk? / Did he buy?

negations

Didn’t/ did not + stam ww

He didn’t walk. / He didn’t buy.

Present perfect: beschrijft iets dat in het verleden is begonnen en nu nogsteeds bezig is.       Voorbeeld: We have lived in this town since 1993.                                                                                                       Er is vaak een bijwoord in de zin: since, for, now à hieraan kan je zien hoelang het al bezig is.

Regular verbs

Have/ has + past participle

He has walked

Irregular

Have/ has + irregular word

He had bought

Questions

Has + stam ww + ed/ irregular word

Has he walked? / Has he bought?

negations

Hasn’t/ has not + stam ww + ed/ irregular word

He hasn’t walked. / He hasn’t bought.

Present perfect continuous: gebruik je wanneer iets erg lang duurt of lang heeft geduurt.

All verbs

Have/ has + been + stam ww+ ing

He has been walking / He has been buying

Qeustions

Have/ has + onderwerp + been + stam ww + ing

Has he been walking? / has he been buying?

negations

Have/ has + not/ n’t + stam ww+ ing

He hasn’t been walking/ He hasn’t been buying.