Present Continuous

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Present Continuous

I can use the present continuous in a sentence

Planning

Grammatica uitleg

Oefen opdrachten

Zelfstandig werken

Present Simple

What do we remember?

• When?
• How?
  

When

We use the present continuous when something is happening right now.

I am standing.

you are sitting.

I am talking.

you are listening.

What to look out for

Right now he is running home.

He is not sleeping at the moment.

I am currently teaching.

Look! She is doing a handstand.

Forms

+

Form of "to be"

I                   am

you             are

she/he/it   is

we/they     are

Verb+ ing

talking

teaching

eating

sleeping

I am = I'm

You are = You're

She is = She's

He is = He's

It is = It's

We are = We're

They are = They're

Special -ing

verbs ending in a silent -e

have    > having

ride      > riding

game  > gaming

remove the -e

verbs ending in -ie

lie      > lying

tie     > tying

replace -ie with -y

Special -ing

sit        > sitting                  

run      > running                

stop    > stopping                 

              

    

double the last letter

travelling = British

traveling = American

cancelling = British

canceling = American

Questions

I am drowning.

Am I drowning?

He is laughing.

Is he laughing?

Negatives

I am writing.

I am not writing.

We are running.

We are not running.

To be + not

is not > isn't

are not > aren't

I ___ home right now.
run

We ___.
game

I think he ___.
lie

The rocket ___ the mountain.
target

I ___ a little sick.
feel

your turn

give me a sentence that

uses the present continuous

Herhaling

When do we use the present continuous?

How do we change a verb into the present continuous?