Bk1 4.4 the present continuous

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Present Continuous

'I can describe what people are doing'

= Ik kan beschrijven wat mensen aan het doen zijn.

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PRESENT CONTINOUS

Present contiNUous: gebeurt NU 

Example: They are working now

How do you make this tense?

1. you use the verb to be: am, is / are 

2. Werkwoord + ING

 

4.4 Some new grammar: make notes!

I am chilling

How to make present continuous affirmative

Hoe maken we positieve zinnen

I + am + infinitive + ing

I am just doing my job.

you/we/they + are + infinitive + ing

We are eating soup at the moment. 

he/she/it + is + infinitive + ing

He is singing right now.

Present Continuous

When you see these words in a sentence:
Use Present Continuous

now

at the moment

look!/listen!

right now

at present

Can you do the following exercises correctly?

Choose the correct form of the present continuous.

create.kahoot.it

create.kahoot.it

Peter ___ games.

1. is playing
2. are playing
3. am playing

You ___ London.

1. am visiting
2. are visit
3. are visiting
4. is visiting

Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!

1. sing
2. singing
3. are sing
4. are singing

Choose the Present Continuous.

Our teacher ___ the grammar.

1. explains
2. is explain
3. explaining
4. is explaining

Choose the Present Continuous.

When ___ for vacation?

1. are we leaving
2. are we leave
3. we leaving
4. we leave

I ... .... on sunshine, Oh oh

4. the man is looking at a mine.

present continuous

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?
Door welk woord weet je dat je de present continuous moet gebruiken?

1. At the moment
2. Every Saturday
3. Now!
4. Often

How many times do I have to tell you? Even when ...
you are beautiful too.

present continuous

4. the man is looking at a mine.

How did it go?

By now

you can describe what people are doing.

agendaweb.org

agendaweb.org

agendaweb.org

I get it ! (Ik snap het !)

1. I don’t get it :(
2. In between
3. Easy!

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Part two

Let's go on...

'I can describe what people are not doing.'
= ik kan beschrijven wat mensen niet aan het doen zijn and

'I can ask what people are doing.'

4.4 part 2 Present Continuous

Watch the clip on the next slide

Try to remember how to ask what people or animals are doing and how to describe what they are not doing.

Click on the next slide

A webpage will open: 
Do the 5 exercises.
If you need to you can watch the explanation video. 

When you get less than 70%, do the exercises again.
Aim for 100%!!!

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Go to:

the next exercises
 Good luck!

I get it ! (Ik snap het !)

1. I don’t get it :(
2. In between
3. Easy!

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