English grammar Ch. 1-5
Year 2 (vwo/gymnasium)
Tenses explanation
Present tenses
Present Simple
How:
Positive he/she/it verb + s/es/ies
I/you/we/they verb
Negative Do/does + not + verb
Questions do/does + subject + verb
When:
Facts
Opinions
Habits
Routines
Feelings
Present continuous
How
Positive am/are/is + verb + ing
Negative am/are/is + not + verb + ing
Questions am/are/is + subject + verb + ing
When
Now
At the moment
Around now
Present perfect
How
Positive Have/has + past participle (regular verbs + ed / irregular verbs 3rd
form)
Negative have/has + not + past participle
Questions have/has + subject + past participle
When
Started in the past, still going on
Year 2 (vwo/gymnasium)
Tenses explanation
Present tenses
Present Simple
How:
Positive he/she/it verb + s/es/ies
I/you/we/they verb
Negative Do/does + not + verb
Questions do/does + subject + verb
When:
Facts
Opinions
Habits
Routines
Feelings
Present continuous
How
Positive am/are/is + verb + ing
Negative am/are/is + not + verb + ing
Questions am/are/is + subject + verb + ing
When
Now
At the moment
Around now
Present perfect
How
Positive Have/has + past participle (regular verbs + ed / irregular verbs 3rd
form)
Negative have/has + not + past participle
Questions have/has + subject + past participle
When
Started in the past, still going on