Present continuous

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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

Wat valt je op aan hoe je de present continuous maakt?

Present Continuous maak je zo:

Vorm van to be + werkwoord + ing

Sleep de juiste persoonvorm naar am are of is.

AM

ARE

IS

I

you

he

she

it

we

you

they

MAAK DE PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

I .... [walk] to school right now.

1. walk
2. walks
3. am walking
4. is walking

David and Marie ...... [sing] that Frozen song. They sound awful!

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

Present Continuous maak je zo:

Vorm van to be + werkwoord + ing

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

03:48

Mister Bean ..... [vacuum] the living room.

04:00

He .... [look] for Teddy

04:28

He .... [check] his list

05:07

Medeklinker + e? E vervalt.

Make ---> making

Love ---> loving

Lose ---> Losing

Have ---> Having

Spellingsuitzondering!

05:07

He ..... [prepare] his bath

05:33

He ..... [make] bubbles with a mixer

05:43

He ... [take off] his clothes

1. takes off
2. is takeing off
3. is off-taking
4. is taking off

05:49

Mister Bean ..... his bath

Present Continuous

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.

Maak de zin "David is walking" ontkennend.

Present Continuous Negative

Vorm van to be + NOT + werkwoord + ing

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.

Maak de zin "You are watching TV" vragend.

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.

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 .

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