1HAS1 Present Continuous

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Present Continuous

Recap:

• How do we make the present continuous?
• When do we use the present continuous?   

Present continuous:

How do we form the present continuous?

1. hele werkwoord + -ed
2. hele werkwoord + -s
3. vorm van to be (am/are/is) + hele ww+ -ing
4. hele werkwoord + ing

Present Continuous:

When do we use the present continuous?

1. When we're describing a habit
2. To describe something that's happening right now
3. To describe something that happened in the past
4. To describe the future

What are some of the signal words for the present continuous?

1. (right) now, at the moment
2. already, yet, since, for, just
3. last week, in 1962, three years ago
4. always, ever, never, often, usually, every day

There were 2 more situations where you use the present continuous. Which ones?

Present Continuous

Time to practice!

Present continuous:
Pick 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

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!

Present Continuous:
Pick the present continuous.

1. David works every day.
2. David is taking a shower at the moment.
3. David has lost his keys
4. David lost his keys.

Present Continuous:
Pick the present continuous.

1. I am going to be waiting at the crossroads.
2. I was waiting at the crossroads.
3. I am waiting at the crossroads.
4. I will be waiting at the crossroads.

Present Continuous:
Pick the present continuous.

1. She walks from the car park to the shopping centre.
2. She had been walking from the car park to the shopping centre.
3. She was walking from the car park to the shopping centre.
4. She is walking from the car park to the shopping centre.

Make sentences with the present continuous.

You're going to see different words, put them in the right order & use the present continuous. 

Example: the house, He, right now, (to) clean
= 
He is cleaning the house right now. 

As you can see, you add a form of 'to be' (am/are/is) to make the present continuous.

Make a sentence with the present continuous:
games, they, in the basement, (to) play

Make a sentence with the present continuous:
(to) sit, at the moment, in the dining room, we

Make a sentence with the present continuous:
never, (to) go, again, I, to the swimming pool

Make a sentence with the present continuous:
right now, she, in a terraced house, (to) live

Make a sentence with the present continuous:
the dog, (to) walk, he, through the neighbourhood.

I understand the present continuous and can use it in sentences.

Yes, I understand and can use the present continuous.

I understand the present continuous but using it is difficult.

No, I don't understand how to use the present continuous.

See you next week!

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