Present Continuous

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• Leerjaar 1

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

INTRODUCTION

- Examples

- Instructions

- Exercise
- Evaluation

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

In English we use the 'Present Continuous' tense when something is happening now/at this moment.
Example: He is playing a game while we are listening to our teacher.

HOW DO WE USE IT?

Affirmative sentences:
1)the person/thing (subject)

2) (a form of to be) am/are/is

3) infinitive+ing

(*infinitive is the verb without to)

Example: She is walking.

QUESTIONS

In questions we turn the subject and the form of to be.
1) am/are/is

2) subject
3) infinitive+ing

Example: Is she walking? 
 

NEGATIVES

Negatives are formed by adding 'not'
1) the verb
2) am/are/is
3) not
4)infinitive + ing
vb: She isn't walking 
--> (I'm not, isn't, aren't) 

EXERCISE

Write 5 sentences about things you (or your neighbour) is doing at the moment.

Example : I am writing notes. 

5 sentences in the Present Continuous:

What have you learned in today's lesson?