I can describe what people are doing

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Present Continuous

'I can describe what people are doing'

= Ik kan beschrijven wat mensen aan het doen zijn.

Wanneer gebruik je de 'Present Continuous'?

• De vorm gebruik je als iets aan de gang is op het moment dat je erover spreekt of schrijft.
• Iets gebeurt dus op dit moment of is bezig of je bent ermee bezig.

PRESENT CONTINOUS

Present contiNUous: gebeurt NU 

Example: They are working now

Hoe maak je deze tijd??

1.je gebruikt:  am, is / are 

2. hele werkwoord + ING

 

I am chilling

Hoe maken we positieve zinnen

I + am + hele werkwoord + ing

I am just doing my job.

you/we/they + are + hele werkwoord + ing

We are eating soup at the moment. 

he/she/it + is + hele werkwoord + ing

He is singing right now.

Present Continuous

Als je deze woorden ziet, gebruik je de present continuous

now

at the moment

look!/listen!

right now

at present

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

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

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

4. the man is looking at a mine.

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Door welk(e) woord(en) weet je dat je de present continuous moet gebruiken?

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

How did it go?

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By now

you can describe what people are doing.

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.

Click on the next slide

A webpage will open: 
Do the 5 exercises.
If you need to you can watch the explanation video. 

When you get less than 70%, do the exercises again.
Aim for 100%!!!

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