Present continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

Do you know all forms of 'to be'?

drag all verbs to the correct box.

To be

other verbs

am

buy

like

is

have

see

run

isn't

are

aren't

concentrate

'm not

It's happening right now!

I'm working really hard.

you're having a great time, don't you?

he's telling the children a story.

she's looking for her keys.

it's happening right now!

we're going to the beach.

They're helping each other.

Frank's talking about dinosaurs.
(Why is it Frank's and not Frank're?)

1. Frank can be replaced with 'I'
2. Frank can be replaced with 'you'
3. Frank can be replaced with 'he'
4. Frank can be replaced with 'it'

The girls are talking about dinosaurs.
(why is 'are' correct and not 'is'?)

1. The girls can be replaced with 'I'
2. The girls can be replaced with 'we'
3. The girls can be replaced with 'she'
4. The girls can be replaced with 'they'

My brother and I ......... playing football.

1. 'm
2. 's
3. are

I ......... watching a movie.

1. 'm
2. 's
3. 're

he ........ doing anything today.

1. 'm not
2. isn't
3. aren't

John is aan het bellen. (call)

Mijn ouders werken vandaag niet.

Explain how can you talk about something that is happening right now.

Can you give an example sentence of something that is happening right now?

What are they doing?