Present Continuous GV1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Grammar Theme 5

Present continuous

Goals

1. I know what the present continuous is.
   
2. I can make the present continuous.
3. I know when to use the present continuous.
   

present continuous

What is the present continuous?

• duurvorm / -ingvorm
• je vertaalt het met 'aan het .....'
  

How do you make a present continuous?

to be (zijn)

AM

ARE

IS

werkwoord

ING

+

+

When do I use the present continuous?

• now / at the moment / listen, ..... / look, .....
  
• de handeling duurt even (aan het praten, aan het slapen, aan het lezen, etc.)
  

Spelling

Werkwoorden die eindigen op een -e verliezen deze in de duurvorm/ ing-vorm

move - moving

drive - driving

hope - hoping

make - making

Spelling

sommige werkwoorden krijgen een verdubbeling van de medeklinker - één lettergreep woorden met een korte klinker

run - running

plan - planning

swim - swimming

stop - stopping

I .......... (listen) to music at the moment.

1. am listening
2. are listening
3. is listening

They .......... (read) the book The city of bones.

1. are reading
2. am reading
3. is reading

Look! The dog .......... (play) with the ball.

1. is play
2. is playing
3. are play
4. are playing

Max Verstappen .......... (race) at the track.

1. is raceing
2. are racing
3. is racing
4. are racing

The cows .......... (run) and .......... (jump) in the meadow now.

1. are run are jump
2. are running are jumping
3. is running is jumping

We..... (drink) some tea.

It ...... (freeze) in here.

Laura ..... (text) Timon a funny story.

The cows.... (eat) grass.

People.... (swim) in the lake.