1ha 3.4 present continuous

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• Leerjaar 1

Present Continuous

Goals

1. I know what the present Continuous is.
   
2. I can create the present Continuous.
3. I know when to use the present Continuous.
   

What is going on here?

• I am walking right now.
• He is dancing at the moment.
• Look! We are going to win.
• She is jumping!
• Listen. They are going to speak.

What is going on here?

• I am walking right now.
• He is dancing at the moment.
• Look! We are going to win.
• She is jumping!
• Listen. They are coming for us.

1. I know what the Present Continuous is

• Ing-form
• It transalates to: 'aan het .....'
  

Present Continuous

This is how you make a present continuous:

• am/is/are + verb + ing
  

You use the present continuous:

• When you are doing something right now.   
• Things that are happening now. Actively                                         (now, right now, at the moment)

2. I can create the Present Continuous.

to be (zijn)

AM

ARE

IS

werkwoord

ING

+

+

Exception

sommige werkwoorden eindigen op een 'stomme e'

(je schrijft hem wel maar je hoort hem niet)

move - moving

drive - driving

hope - hoping

make - making

Exception

sommige werkwoorden krijgen een verdubbeling van de medeklinker

run - running

plan - planning

swim - swimming

stop - stopping

How do we create the "present continuous"?

1. Een vorm van 'to be' + hele werkwoord
2. Een vorm van 'have' + werkwoord+ ing
3. Een vorm van 'have'+werkwoord+ed
4. Een vorm van 'to be' + werkwoord +ing

What does the "present continuous" look like?

1. I walking
2. I walked
3. I am walking
4. I are walking

She ......... the guitar now.
( to play)

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

I ........... to school right now.
( to walk)

1. walk
2. walked
3. am walking
4. have walked

I ....... at the moment.
( to study)

1. study
2. am studying
3. studied
4. are studying

He ....... at the moment.
(to sleep)

1. sleep
2. sleeps
3. are sleeping
4. is sleeping

Debby ...... dinner now.
(to prepare)

1. prepares
2. has prepared
3. is preparing
4. are preparing

Our father ...... us many compliments at this moment.
(to give)

1. gives
2. gave
3. is giveing
4. is giving

The barber ....... his hair.
(to cut)

1. is cutting
2. cuts
3. is cuting
4. are cutting

Exercise 5 + 6 on page 110

StudyGo words 3.3

The bank keeps calling me to give me compliments. They say I have an “outstanding balance.”