Present & past continuous

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• Leerjaar 2

Present & Past Continuous

Present Continuous

When you are doing something right now:

- I am learning English

- You are listening to a story

- He is watching a TV show

Past continuous

Wanneer je wil aangeven dat iets in het verleden is gebeurd en toen aan de gang was voor een langere tijd.

He  was drinking a coke.

We were eating in a restaurant.

I was playing football last weekend.

Present Cont.   /   Past Cont.

Always use a form of 'to be' and verb + ing

I am walking                                   I was walking

You are listening                          You were listening

He/she/it is talking                      He was talking

We are gaming                              We were gaming

You are playing                              You were playing

Present Continuous

Quiz time!

Choose the correct form of the Present Continuous

We ... the dishes right now.

1. are doing
2. was doing
3. are do
4. was do

Look! They ... him his present.

1. are give
2. were give
3. are giving
4. were giving

Choose the correct form 

of the Past Continuous.

We ... only ...!

1. was joke
2. were joke
3. was joking
4. were joking

He .... in the rain.

1. were singing
2. was singing
3. were sing
4. is singing

I .... a shower when you called.

1. were have
2. was have
3. is having
4. was having

While John ... last night, someone stole his car.

1. is sleeping
2. was sleeping
3. is sleep
4. was sleep

You ... not ... to me when I told you to turn the oven off.

1. was ... listening
2. was ... listen
3. were ... listening
4. were ... listen

While I ... the email, the computer suddenly went off.

1. was wroting
2. was write
3. was written
4. was writing

Sammy ... for us when we got off the plane.

1. was waiting
2. was waited
3. were waiting
4. were waited

Lees onderstaande zin. Staat deze in de Present Continuous of in de Past Continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Present continuous
2. Past continuous

Lees onderstaande zin. Staat deze in de Present Continuous of in de Past Continuous?

She is having a great time tonight.

1. Present continuous
2. Past continuous

Lees onderstaande zin. Staat deze in de Present Continuous of in de Past Continuous?

My parents are leaving for Spain right now.

1. Present continuous
2. Past continuous

Lees onderstaande zin. Staat deze in de Present Continuous of in de Past Continuous?

Her husband is currently diving in the Great Reef.

1. Present continuous
2. Past continuous

Lees onderstaande zin. Staat deze in de Present Continuous of in de Past Continuous?

The cats were eating food off the streets yesterday.

1. Present continuous
2. Past continuous

Lees onderstaande zin. Staat deze in de Present Continuous of in de Past Continuous?

My daughter was crying loudly when I came home.

1. Present continuous
2. Past continuous