M1B recap & present continuous

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Take a seat and chat

• In 5 minutes, take turns and tell in English about your may break
• 2 others will ask AT LEAST one question to the teller
  
• All group members will have told their story
  

Today

Articles

Present simple

Present continuous

-> Articles (lidwoorden)

What do you remember
about articles

A	An
When the next word starts with a consonant (sound)	When the next word starts with a vowel (sound)

... honest man

... table

... uniform

... evening

... dish

Present Simple

• HOW - complete verb or he/she/it + s = SHIT rule 
• WHEN - present tense, for habits, facts and things that happen regularly 
• SIGNAL WORDS: often, regularly, always, sometimes, frequently, never, on the weekends, Wednesdays

 Notebook & pen!

LEARNING GOALS

• I know what the Present Continous is
  
• I can make the Present Continuous
• I know when to use the Present Continuous 
  

What is the Present Continuous

• present tense
• - ing form
• je vertaalt het met 'aan het ...'
  

When do you use the present continuous

• now / at the moment / listen, ..... / look, .....
  
• something is happening AT THIS MOMENT, the act is happening NOW
  

How do you make the present continuous

form of to be (zijn)

AM

ARE

IS

verb

ING

+

+

Another way to use the present continuous: future tense

same construction, but used when talking about the future for fixed arrangements and plans

NOTE!

some verbs end with a 'silent e' (you do write it down but you do not pronounce it) You leave out the e when you use the present continuous. 

move - moving

drive - driving

hope - hoping

make - making

To Be - VERB + ING

I... I am playing                                                 It... It is hurting

You... You are walking                                   We... We are swimming

He... He is studying                                         You... You are driving

She... She is eating                                          They... They are travelling

Let's try!

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

Ralph .......... (text) Pete 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

Homework

Study: your notes about the present continuous

onregelmatige werkwoorden 2de blok

Do Exercises: Unit 8 WB 2 a,d 

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