Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Present continuous

When do we use it?

How do we make it?

Goal: you will be able to understand when to use the present continuous and how to correctly form it. 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Continuous- affirmative

When	to describe something that is happening RIGHT NOW.
How	I am walk ing he/she/it is walk ing you/we/they are walk ing
Signal words	now, at the moment, look ..
Example	The pupils are listen ing to the teacher.

Present continuous - Negative

Subject +	Form of to be +	Not	Verb + ing
I	Am/’m	not	Watching	TV.
You/we/they	Are/’re	not	Watching	TV.
He/she/it	Is/’s	not	Watching	TV.

Present continuous - Questions

Form of to be +	Subject +	Verb + ing	?
Am	I	Watching	TV?
Are	you/we/they	Watching	TV?
Is	he/she/it	Watching	TV?

Present continuous
When do you use the present continuous?

1. To describe habits, routines and facts
2. To describe what is happening right now.

Present Continuous:

Which sentence is a perfect example of the present continuous?

1. David takes a shower at the moment.
2. David is taking a shower at the moment.
3. David has taken a shower at the moment.
4. David took a shower at the moment.

What kind of signal words can you think of when you use the present continuous?

present continuous:
She ............ (walk)

Present Continuous
I .... (think).

Present Continuous
I .... (read).

Present continuous:
They ___ (eat)

What do you remember about the present continuous?

Present continuous

	Positive	Negative	Questions	Short answer
I	I am cook ing now.	I am not cook ing now.	Am I cook ing now?	Yes, I am No, I am not .
he/she/it	She is cook ing now	She is not cook ing now.	Is she cook ing now?	Yes, she is No, she is not .
we/you/ they	We are cook ing now.	We are not cook ing now.	Are we cook ing now?	Yes, we are . No, we are not .

What are we going to do today?

- Grammar: Adverbs & Adjectives

Lesdoel:

Je weet het verschil tussen Adverbs en Adjectives

Je kunt de geleerde theorie toepassen 

Je bent in staat om de oefeningen samen na te kijken

Grammar: Adjectives & Adverbs

Adjectives & adverbs

Bijvoeglijk naamwoord:

She is a beautiful girl. --> zelfstandig naamwoord

My parents have a red car. --> zelfstandig naamwoord

Adjectives & adverbs

Bijwoord: 

She sings beautifully. --> werkwoord

He is an extremely careful driver. --> bijvoeglijk naamwoord

He drives extremely carefully. --> ander bijwoord

Spelling

Bijwoord: bijvoeglijk naamwoord + ly

beautiful - beautifully

Uitzonderingen:

- le   --> ly                  terrible - terribly

- y    --> ily                  easy - easily

- ic  --> ically             fantastic - fantastically

Uitzonderingen

Sommige woorden blijven hetzelfde als bijwoord en bijv. nmwrd

- fast

- hard

- high

- late

- low

- long

Good & Well

Bijvoeglijk naamwoord: good

Bijwoord: well

John is a good singer. 

John sings well. 

Geen bijwoord na de volgende werkwoorden: 

- be (am/are/is/was/were)                      I am good. 

- feel                                                                  She feels great.

- taste                                                               This hamburger tastes good.

- smell                                                               The food smells delicious.

- seem                                                               He seems smart. 

My classmate is a _______ person.

1. nice
2. nicely

I can speak Spanish very ________.

1. good
2. well

She is always ________ .

1. late
2. lately

It was midnight, and I heard a _____ noise outside.

1. strange
2. strangely

Questions?