Present continuous MDI

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Present continuous

Take out your notebook and a pen and nothing else!

Answer these questions. Use the present simple:

1. He ________ (work) in a bank downtown.
2. They _________ (enjoy) walking in the park every weekend.
3. The cat __________ (sleep) on the couch every afternoon.
4. We _________ (visit) our grandparents on Sundays.
5. She ________ (teach) English at the local school.

Goal

At the end of class you can use the present continuous in an English sentence.

Schedule

• presentation
• practise together
• individual practise
• answer check

Presentation

You listen in silence and take notes.

If you have a question or want to say something you raise your hand.

When do we use the present continuous?

• We use the present continuous when something is going on right now

Present continuous	Present simple
I am walking to school right now	I walk to school every day
I am playing football at the moment	I play football in the evenings
My sister is doing her homework.	My sister always does her homework

In which sentence do we use the present continuous?

1. I am so happy that the fire (burn).

2. My mom always (wear) a dress.

3. Where is Tom? He (walk) to school.

Signal words

Look for signalwords:

Right now

As we speak

Currently

At the moment

HOW do we use the 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

Fill in the present continuous

1. I __________ (read) a really interesting book right now.
2. They __________ (play) football in the park at the moment.
3. She __________ (cook) dinner for us tonight.
4. We __________ (wait) for the bus to arrive.
5. My friends __________ (watch) a movie at my house this evening.

Individual practise

Work on the stencil, without talking!

How long?   10 minutes

Help?              wait for me to walk by, skip the question.

Done?            Go to the weektask and practise with the Blooket.

Answer check

Let's check your answers :)