present continuous

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Present Continuous

'I can describe what people are doing'

= Ik kan beschrijven wat mensen aan het doen zijn.

The name of the tense we use is the present continuous 

PRESENT CONTINOUS

Present contiNUous: gebeurt NU 

Example: They are working now

How do you make this tense?

1. you use the verb to be: am, is / are 

2. infinitive + ING

 

I am chilling

How to make present continuous affirmative

Hoe maken we positieve zinnen

I + am + infinitive + ing

I am just doing my job.

you/we/they + are + infinitive + ing

We are eating soup at the moment. 

he/she/it + is + infinitive + ing

He is singing right now.

Can you do the following exercises correctly?

Choose the correct form of the present continuous.

Jimmy ___ games.

1. is playing
2. are playing
3. am playing

You ___ London.

1. am visiting
2. are visit
3. are visiting
4. is visiting

Present Continuous

When you see these words in a sentence:
Use Present Continuous

now

at the moment

look!/listen!

right now

at present

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

1. sing
2. singing
3. are sing
4. are singing

Choose the Present Continuous.

Our teacher ___ the grammar.

1. explains
2. is explain
3. explaining
4. is explaining

Choose the Present Continuous.

When ___ for vacation?

1. are we leaving
2. are we leave
3. we leaving
4. we leave

Even when I lose I ...
....
(Luister wat gezongen wordt)

4. the man is looking at a mine.

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I ... .... on sunshine, Oh oh

4. the man is looking at a mine.

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Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?
Door welke woorden weet je dat je de present continuous moet gebruiken?

1. At the moment
2. Every Saturday
3. Now!
4. Often

How did it go?

Let's go on...

'I can describe what people are not doing.'
= ik kan beschrijven wat mensen niet aan het doen zijn and

'I can ask what people are doing.'

Watch the clip on the next slide

Try to remember how to ask what people or animals are doing and how to describe what they are not doing.

Watch the clip on the next slide

Try to remember how to ask what people or animals are doing and how to describe what they are not doing.