Unit 3, lesson 1.2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

lesson 1 

present continuous & tags

what are we going to do today

• lesson goals 
• present continuous 
• practice
• tags 
• practice 
• recap lesson goals

lesson goals

at the end of this lesson you...

... will be able to form the present continuous 

... will be able to use tags 

When do you use the present continuous?

present continuous

• We use the present continuous when: 
• something is going on right now

• For example
• I am teaching you right now.
• You are paying attention at the moment.

Aan welke signaalwoorden kan je een present continuous herkennen?

1. soon, later, tomorrow
2. now, later, at this moment
3. today, two hours ago, in three minutes
4. right now, at the moment, now

present continuous

• How do we form the present continuous? 
• am/are/is 
• hele werkwoord
• ing 
• 
  
• For example

• I am taking a nap

are you doing

is not listening

is reading

are you studying

are working

was not ringing

is sitting

tags

• What are tags? 
• A small question at the end of a sentence 
• we also call them question tags

tags

bevestigende zin ( + )	ontkennende tag ( - )
Julia is sweet,	isn't she?
ontkennende zin ( - )	bevestigende tag ( + )
You aren't sleeping,	are you?

tags

how do we form a tag?

• herhaal om wie of wat het gaat
• herhaal het werkwoord 
• let op! Je gebruikt nooit een naam, alleen personal pronouns

what are you going to do?

• exercise 7 & 8
• if you're not done, it will become homework

homework

• exercise 5,6,7 and 8
• study vocab 

recap lesson goals

at the end of this lesson you...

... will be able to form the present continuous 

... will be able to use tags