Present Tense Continuous

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

WANNEER?

De present continuous gebruik je om aan te tonen dat iets nu bezig of aan de gang is. 

De vertaling in het Nederlands is: aan het + ww

He is listening to music now.

Hij is nu muziek aan het luisteren.

 De regel van Present Continuous 

to be (zijn)

AM

ARE

IS

werkwoord

ING

+

+

Oh ja!

sommige werkwoorden eindigen op een 'stomme e'

(je schrijft hem wel maar je hoort hem niet)

move - moving

drive - driving

hope - hoping

make - making

Oh ja! Oh ja!

sommige werkwoorden krijgen een verdubbeling van de medeklinker (ww van een lettergreep die eindigen op klinker +medeklinker)

run - running

plan - planning

swim - swimming

stop - stopping

Oh ja! Oh ja!

 werkwoorden die eindigen op -ie  vernderen de -ie in y:

lie - lying

die - dying

             Signaalwoorden ( woorden die present continuous aangeven)

• Right now
  
• At the moment
  
• Today
  
• Now
  
• Currently
  
• Listen!
  
•  Look!

 Vragen (questions) in het Present Continuous 

AM

ARE

IS

ww

ING

+

+

onderwerp 

+

Am I getting a prize?

Are you taking the car?

Is he writing a letter?

Ontkenningen(negations) in het Present Continuous 

AM

ARE

IS

ww

ING

+

+

onderwerp 

+

I am NOT getting a prize.

 You are NOT taking the car.

He is  NOT writing a letter.

+

NOT

Let's practice now!

We ... the dishes right now

1. are doing
2. was doing
3. are do
4. was do

Look! They ... him his present

1. are give
2. were give
3. are giving
4. were giving

I ... a book for school right now

1. am read
2. am reading
3. was read
4. was reading

She ... her bag all by herself as we speak

1. is carrying
2. was carried
3. was carrying
4. is carry

He ... in the Alps this weekend

1. is skied
2. was skiing
3. was skied
4. is skiing

Tommy ... a lovely sweater for his daughter

1. is knot
2. was knitting
3. is knitting
4. was knitted

Present Continuous

Quiz time!

Choose the correct form of the present continuous

I .......... (listen) to music at the moment.

1. am listening
2. are listening
3. is listening

They .......... (read) the book The city of bones.

1. are reading
2. am reading
3. is reading

Look! The dog .......... (play) with the ball.

1. is play
2. is playing
3. are play
4. are playing

Max Verstappen .......... (race) at the track.

1. is raceing
2. are racing
3. is racing
4. are racing

We .......... (drink) some tea.

1. am drinking
2. are drinking
3. is drinking

It .......... (freeze) in here.

1. is freezing
2. are freezing
3. is freezeing
4. are freezeing

You .......... (study) hard.

1. are studying
2. are studing

Rafke .......... (text) Pleun a message.

1. am texting
2. is texting
3. are texting

The cows .......... (run) and .......... (jump) in the meadow now.

1. are run are jump
2. are running are jumping
3. are runing are jumping

The cows .......... (eat) grass.

1. is eating
2. are eating
3. am eating

I .......... (plan) a trip now.

1. am planning
2. am planing

Luciano and Antwan .......... (drive) a tractor.

1. is driveing
2. are driveing
3. is driving
4. are driving

The puppy .......... (take) a nap.

1. is takeing
2. is taking

It .......... (rain) right now.

1. is raining
2. are raining

I .......... (swim) in the pool.

1. am swiming
2. am swimming

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

1. sing
2. singing
3. are sing
4. are singing

My brothers ___ ___ soccer outside.

1. am playing
2. are playing
3. is playing

___ you ___ some fries?

1. am ... eating?
2. are ... eating?
3. is ... eating?

I ___ ___ singing a song in the shower right now.

1. am not singing
2. amn't singing
3. aren't singing
4. isn't singing

Sue ___ ___ her homework at the moment.

1. am not doing
2. aren't doing
3. isn't doing

My boyfriend ___ ___ (buy) me some chocolates! Write only the verb !

Fred and Ron ___ ___ (not - swim) in the ocean. Write only the verb !

Wat is de vorm van de present continuous?

1. to be + have + werkwoord
2. to be + hele werkwoord + ing
3. have + werkwoord + ing
4. hele werkwoord + ing

Kijk naar de video die nu volgt

Mr. Bean is druk bezig. Wees attent op het gebruik van present continuous!

What is Mr. Bean doing? Scrijf 5 zinnen in de Present Continous!

The End!

Well done :)