Present Continuous/1HV

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Present Continuous - Theme 5

Welke drie tegenwoordige tijd vormen van 'to be' ken je?

When do we use the  'Present Continuous'?

• we use the present continuous for things that are happening at the moment of speaking.
• when an action is happening right now
• These activities usually last a short time.
• Signal words: 
• right now , at the moment , now

What´s the form

am / are / is + werkwoord + ing

I am

You are

He/she/it is

We are 

You are

They are

Negative 

I am not / I´m not

You are not /You aren´t

He / She / It is not /He /She /It isn´t

We are not / We aren´t 

You are not / You aren´t

They are not / They aren´t 

Voorbeeld

I am screaming at my computer right now.

Voorbeeld

Timmy is sitting on a warm toilet seat.

Voorbeeld

The cats are pushing all the buttons in the elevator.

Spelling

If your verb ends in -e-. The e is omitted when you add -ing

to bake - baking

to leave - leaving

to dance - I'm dancing

Spelling

If your verb is one syllable (= lettergreep) and ends in a 

vowel =  klinker + consonant = medeklinker the consonant = medeklinker is doubled. 

to h i t        - hitting

to r u n       - running

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

You're the reason why I .... in the mirror,
.... in the shower.

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Listen and fill in the gaps: The clock ... ... so stay.

4. the man is looking at a mine.

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So comfortable we ... ...
in a bubble, bubble.

4. the man is looking at a mine.

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Choose the Present Continuous:
Look! The birds ___ away!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

Choose the Present Continuous:
We ___ English class right now.

1. have
2. are having
3. are have
4. are haveing

Choose the Present Continuous:
When ___ for the beach?

1. are we leaving
2. are we leave
3. we leaving
4. we leave

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I understand the present continuous

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