Oefening om het verschil tussen de Present Simple en Present Progressive in het Engels te oefenen: 38 invulzinnen met een korte uitleg in het Nederlands voor elk antwoord. Geschikt voor scholieren en zelfstandige leerders.
Water ___ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius.
boils — Present Simple: vaste feiten
Listen! The baby ___ (cry) again.
is crying — Present Progressive: actie op dit moment
I ___ (go) to school every day.
go — Present Simple: dagelijkse gewoonte
Right now she ___ (read) a book.
is reading — Present Progressive: op dit moment
He usually ___ (drink) coffee in the morning.
drinks — Present Simple: gewoonte (usually)
Look! It ___ (rain) outside.
is raining — Present Progressive: nu (Look!)
They ___ (play) football every weekend.
play — Present Simple: vaste gewoonte
Be quiet! The students ___ (take) a test now.
are taking — Present Progressive: op dit moment (now)
My father ___ (work) in a bank.
works — Present Simple: algemeen feit
At the moment we ___ (watch) a movie.
are watching — Present Progressive: op dit moment
The sun ___ (rise) in the east.
rises — Present Simple: feit in de natuur
She ___ (not / like) spicy food.
does not like — Present Simple: ontkenning
Why ___ you ___ (laugh) right now?
are ... laughing — Present Progressive: vraag over nu
Cats ___ (sleep) a lot.
sleep — Present Simple: algemeen feit
I ___ (write) an email at the moment.
am writing — Present Progressive: op dit moment
He ___ (brush) his teeth twice a day.
brushes — Present Simple: gewoonte (twice a day)
Look at the sky! The birds ___ (fly) south.
are flying — Present Progressive: nu (Look!)
We ___ (not / go) to school on Saturdays.
do not go — Present Simple: ontkenning
Where ___ she ___ (live)?
does ... live — Present Simple: algemene vraag
Shh! I ___ (talk) on the phone.
am talking — Present Progressive: op dit moment
Ice ___ (melt) when it gets warm.
melts — Present Simple: algemeen feit
This week they ___ (study) for exams.
are studying — Present Progressive: tijdelijke periode (this week)
My sister ___ (speak) three languages.
speaks — Present Simple: algemeen feit
Do not disturb him; he ___ (sleep) now.
is sleeping — Present Progressive: op dit moment (now)
The shop ___ (open) at nine every morning.
opens — Present Simple: vast schema
Look! That dog ___ (run) after the cat.
is running — Present Progressive: nu (Look!)
I always ___ (have) breakfast at seven.
have — Present Simple: gewoonte (always)
Right now the children ___ (build) a sandcastle.
are building — Present Progressive: op dit moment
She ___ (teach) English at our school.
teaches — Present Simple: algemeen feit
Be careful! You ___ (stand) on my foot.
are standing — Present Progressive: op dit moment
Bees ___ (make) honey.
make — Present Simple: algemeen feit
We ___ (have) dinner now, can I call you later?
are having — Present Progressive: op dit moment (now)
He rarely ___ (watch) television.
watches — Present Simple: frequentie (rarely)
Today the weather ___ (get) colder.
is getting — Present Progressive: voortdurende verandering (today)
The train ___ (leave) at six o'clock.
leaves — Present Simple: schema
Listen! Someone ___ (knock) at the door.
is knocking — Present Progressive: nu (Listen!)
Plants ___ (need) water and light.
need — Present Simple: algemeen feit
At present I ___ (look) for a new job.
am looking — Present Progressive: tijdelijke periode (at present)