Chapter 4: I writing and grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Present Continuous

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Lesson Aims

At the end of the lesson the student can:

1. explain how the present continuous works
   
2. use the present continuous
   

1. Ik weet wat de Present Continuous is.

• duurvorm / -ingvorm
• je vertaalt het met 'aan het .....'
  

"Je bent aan het werken"

2. Ik kan de Present Continuous maken.

to be (zijn)

AM

ARE

IS

werkwoord

ING

+

+

Oh ja!

sommige werkwoorden eindigen op een 'stomme e'

(je schrijft hem wel maar je hoort hem niet)

move - moving

drive - driving

hope - hoping

make - making

3. Ik weet wanneer ik de Present Continuous gebruik.

• now / at the moment / listen, ..... / look, .....
  
• de handeling duurt even (aan het praten, aan het slapen, aan het lezen, etc.)
  

Ga dus opzoek naar signaalwoorden!

Oh ja! Oh ja!

sommige werkwoorden krijgen een verdubbeling van de medeklinker

run - running

plan - planning

swim - swimming

stop - stopping

Dit geldt voor woorden met 1 lettergreep en eindigen op een medeklinker.

I .......... (listen) to music at the moment.

1. am listening
2. are listening
3. is listening

They .......... (read) the book The city of bones.

1. are reading
2. am reading
3. is reading

Look! The dog .......... (play) with the ball.

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

Max Verstappen .......... (race) at the track.

1. is raceing
2. are racing
3. is racing
4. are racing

We .......... (drink) some tea.

1. am drinking
2. are drinking
3. is drinking

It .......... (freeze) in here.

1. is freezing
2. are freezing
3. is freezeing
4. are freezeing

Rafke .......... (text) Pleun a message.

1. am texting
2. is texting
3. are texting

The cows .......... (run) and .......... (jump) in the meadow now.

1. are run are jump
2. are running are jumping
3. is running is jumping

The cows .......... (eat) grass.

1. is eating
2. are eating
3. am eating

It .......... (rain) right now.

1. is raining
2. are raining

Create your own sentence about your (current) neighbour using the present continuous

I have achieved the lesson aims:
Can use and explain the present continuous.

Yes

No

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Lesson Aims

At the end of the lesson the student can:

1. explain how the present continuous works
   
2. use the present continuous