Present Continuous & Past Continuous

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

PRESENT CONTINUOUS 

Present Continuous

When	When something happens now . Something that happens for a while .
How	I am walk ing he/she/it is walk ing you/we/they are walk ing
Signal words	now, at the moment, !
Example	The police are investigat ing the murder.

The present continuous gaat over wat nu aan het gebeuren is.

Queen Elizabeth has died. People

1. are sad
2. have been feeling sad
3. are feeling sad
4. feel sad

Present Continuous:
Pick the present continuous.

1. We hadn't been there!
2. We weren't going to go there.
3. We have never been there.
4. We are never going to go there again!

Grammar: Present continuous
Wanneer gebruik je de Present Continuous?

1. Als iets in het verleden is gebeurd.
2. Als iets nu aan de gang is.
3. Als iets in de toekomst gaat gebeuren.
4. Als iets is gebeurd maar het is nog steeds belangrijk.

Present continuous:
Which sentence is in the present continuous?

1. We are eating lunch at the cafeteria.
2. They have eaten lunch at the cafeteria before.
3. She ate lunch at the cafeteria.
4. He has eaten lunch at the cafeteria.

Present continuous

1. aan te geven dat iets NU aan de gang is. Signaalwoorden zijn o.a: "now, at the moment, listen..." enz.

2. aan te geven dat je iets van plan bent. Meestal staat er bij wanneer je in de toekomst dat van plan bent.

3. irritatie aan te geven

Maak de present continuous door: vorm van 'to be' (am/is/are) + ww+ ing

Susanne is singing right now

Charles and Camilla
Which sentence is in the present continuous?

1. live in Buckingham Palace
2. are living in Buckingham Palace
3. have been living in Buckingham Palace
4. lived in Buckingham Palace

Present Continuous:
Which sentence is in the present continuous?

1. He was working late.
2. He is working late.
3. He worked late.
4. He has worked late.

Ik kan de Present Continuous maken.

1. Ja :-)
2. Nee :-(
3. Een beetje

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Habit

Action happening now

Temporary situation

verb: "believe"

Changing situation

Facts

Past continuous

It was raining.

(past continuous)

We were singing.

(past continuous)

Vormen van de Past Continuous

	onderwerp	was/were	stam+ing
voorbeeld	She	was	talking

Vraag	was/were	onderwerp	stam+ing
voorbeeld	was	she	talking?

Ontkenning	onderwerp	was/were+ not	stam+ing
voorbeeld	she	was not	talking

PAST CONTINUOUS:
Was it raining?

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

PAST CONTINUOUS
Which sentence uses the Past Continuous?

1. They film the event with a hidden camera.
2. They filmed the event with a hidden camera.
3. They are filming the event with a hidden camera.
4. They were filming the event with a hidden camera.

PAST CONTINUOUS
Which sentence uses the Past Continuous?

1. I worked at home last week
2. I was working at home, when the doorbell rang
3. I am working at home at the moment
4. I work at home every day

Which one is the Past Continuous?

1. "I was heading to school yesterday"
2. "I am heading to school at 10 o'clock"

PAST CONTINUOUS
Which sentence uses the Past Continuous?

1. I haven't been to that film yet.
2. I was walking down the street when I tripped.
3. I lived in Utrecht in 2010
4. I am eating a sandwich.

Past Continuous
Wanneer gebruik je de Past Continuous?

1. Wanneer iets altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt.
2. Wanneer iets een tijdje bezig of aan de gang was in het verleden.
3. Wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurd.
4. Wanneer iets in het verleden is begonnen en nu nog bezig is.

PAST CONTINUOUS
Which sentence uses the Past Continuous?

1. I was waiting for the bus.
2. I has waited for the bus?
3. I am waiting for the bus.
4. Ik weet het niet;(

Begrijp je de Past Continuous na deze instructie?

1. Ja
2. Nee
3. Beter dan eerst
4. Help!

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Give an example of a sentence in the past continuous tense.

Explain the key difference between the past continuous and present continuous tenses.

Identify a situation where you would use the past continuous tense in a conversation.