Unit 1: toen en nu: tijdsduur of tijdstip

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Unit 1 grammar

Toen en nu: tijdsduur of tijdstip

Agenda

• Present and past continuous
  
• Nu of meer dan een keer?
• Nu: tijdsduur of tijdstip 

Review: TO BE

• We'll do a quick quiz review of the verb TO BE (zijn) in the Present Simple. 

• Psst: the Present Simple is the tense we use for things that are always true and for repeated events/activities/habits. 

I __________ a student.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. was

We _______ happy.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. were

They _____ always late.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. was

You ______ not allowed inside.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. were

He ______ my brother.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. was

She ______ on her way to school.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. were

My dog ______ a poodle.

1. am
2. is
3. are
4. was

Grammar: Present Continuous

• The Present Continuous is used to talk about events happening right now. 

Examples: 

• I am talking to you all. 
• She is using her phone. 
• We are sitting in class.  

Grammar: Present Continuous

I _____ (to work) in a different building at the moment.

1. am working
2. work
3. be working
4. am work

Can you be quiet? We ______ (to read) important papers.

1. read
2. are reading
3. is reading
4. be read

Look! Bo _______ a sandcastle!

1. builds
2. is building
3. was building
4. has built

Make your own sentence in the Present Continuous.
Example: I am writing a sentence.

Nu of meer dan een keer?

• Write 2 things you are doing right now. 
• Write two things you do often or regularly.  

Nu: tijdsduur of tijdstip

• Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb, using the English verb in parentheses. 
• Pay attention to whether you should use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous 

Extra p. 100: Zeggen wat nu gebeurt

• Look at the drawing.
• Write, in English, as many things as you can that are happening in the drawing. Use the Present Continuous for each sentence.  

Can Do Online - B1, Unit 1

• Use the rest of our lesson to work on your online unit.
• Can Do Online - Can Do Welzijn - B1, Unit 1
• Work on the exercises: grammaticablok 2:  toen en nu: tijdsduur of tijdstip