Lesson 3 & 4

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

Present Continuous

Present Continuous

When you are doing something right now:

- I am learning English

- You are listening to a story

- He is watching a TV show

Present Continuous

Always use a form of 'to be' and verb + ing

I am walking

You are listening

He/she/it is talking

We are gaming

You are playing

They are reading

Present Continuous

Quiz time!

Choose the correct form of the present continuous

We ... the dishes right now

1. are doing
2. was doing
3. are do
4. was do

Look! They ... him his present

1. are give
2. were give
3. are giving
4. were giving

I ... a book for school right now

1. am read
2. am reading
3. was read
4. was reading

She ... her bag all by herself as we speak

1. is carrying
2. was carried
3. was carrying
4. is carry

He ... in the Alps this weekend

1. is skied
2. was skiing
3. was skied
4. is skiing

Present continuous 

Gebruik:

• iets is nu aan de gang
• iemand is nu iets aan het doen

I am explaining the present continuous.  

You are making notes.  

She is listening to the teacher.  

Present continuous 

Vorm:

1. vorm van 'to be': am / are / is

2. werkwoord

3. + -ing

I am doing the dishes right now.

My parents are watching TV.

Verkorte vorm: I'm doing / She's listening / We're watching

Singular = enkelvoud

Plural = meervoud

Regel voor meervoud = woord + s

               1 dog - 3 dogs

    1 dog

   3 dogs

Bij woorden die eindigen op een medeklinker + y

                            

                     -y verdwijnt en wordt - ies

                 

  1 bunny                            4 bunnies

woorden die eindigen op een klinker + y

                            

       krijgen alleen een - s

          

  1 boy                              3 boys

      woorden die eindigen op ch, sh, s, ss, x, z

                            

                                     krijgen -es

                 

  1 dress                           4 dresses

uit je hoofd leren

Vraag

1. baby's
2. babys
3. babie's
4. babies

1. boxes
2. boxxes
3. bosses
4. boxees

Thief

1. thiefs
2. thiefes
3. thiefies
4. thieves

Uniform

1. uniformes
2. uniform's
3. uniforms
4. uniformies

1. fishes
2. fish
3. fishen
4. fishies

strawberry

1. strawberries
2. strawberrys
3. strawberrys
4. strawberryes

1. bus's
2. buss
3. buses
4. busses

1. faces
2. face's
3. facies
4. facces

1. modelles
2. modellen
3. models
4. modelens

1. wives
2. wifies
3. wifes
4. wife's