Present Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Present Continuous

duurvorm tegenwoordige tijd

(-ing vorm)

Last week?

• Formal / informal
• Word order 

Lesson goals

• I know what the present continuous is
• I know when to use the present continuous
• I know how to make the present continuous 

What is the present continuous?

• Duurvorm / -ing vorm 
• If you want to say something is happening at the moment of talking or writing about it.
• In Dutch we say: 'Aan het...' 'Zit(ten) te...' 'Sta te...'

How to make the present continuous

to be (zijn)

AM

ARE

IS

werkwoord

+ING

How to make the present continuous

I am speaking (right now)

She is playing chess (at the moment)

The students are listening to the teacher (as we speak)

Mr. Slooijer ... (explain) the present continuous.

I ... (answer) the question.

Questions + negatives

Bij vragen komt am, are of is voor het onderwerp.

Bij ontkenning voeg je not toe.

Questions examples

Am I speaking?

Is she playing Chess?

Are the students listening to the teacher?

What is she doing?

Are they visiting the cinema today?

Is he staying in New York at the moment?

Peter / play / football
(question)

I / read / book
(question)

Negative examples

I am not speaking.

She is not playing chess.

The students aren't listening to the teacher.

They aren't visiting the cinema today.

Miss. Barshini ... (teach) the class right now. (negative)

The police officer ... (arrest) the criminal. (Negative)

Rules!

Standard:  Walk -> Walking

Words that end in -e: Live -> living

Words that end in -ie: Lie -> Lying

Double the last letter in words ending in 1 -L: Travel -> Travelling

Double the last letter for short words that end in 1 vowel + consonant: Swim -> Swimming

Rules!

Verdubbel de laatste letter bij woorden die eindigen op één klinker + medeklinker, maar alleen als de klemtoon op de laatste lettergreep valt:

Visit -> Visiting

Begin -> Beginning

Present continuous

	Positive	Negative	Questions
I	I am cook ing now.	I am not cook ing now.	Am I cook ing now?
he/she/it	She is cook ing now	She is not cook ing now.	Is she cook ing now?
we/you/ they	We are cook ing now.	We are not cook ing now.	Are we cook ing now?

Lesson goals

I know what the present continuous is:

I know when to use the present continuous:

I know how to make the present continuous.

Common mistakes

a / an

to / too

Gym / PE

I play football at