OC - Unit 3 - Continuous tenses

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Present continuous

nu op dit moment aan de gang

- am/are/is + ww + ing

Sssst! Be quiet, my little sister is napping. 

Jane is reading in the garden

past continuous

iets heeft in het verleden een tijdje voortgeduurd.

- was/were + ww + ing

Bij twee gebeurtenissen in het verleden krijgt de langste gebeurtenis de continuous vorm!

I was sleeping when you texted me.

I was walking the dog yesterday.

present perfect continuous

Iets is in het verleden gebeurd/begonnen en je wil vooral de tijdsduur benadrukken/ bij recently, lately

- have/has + been + ww + ing

I have written 12 emails this morning. 

I have been waiting here for an hour.

Past Perfect Continuous

Nadruk ligt op tijdsduur en het is in het verleden gebeurd.

- had + been + ww + ing

I had been waiting when my mom finally came home.

We had been trying to open the door for hours when she finally found the key.

Present continuous

past continuous

Present perfect continuous

Past perfect continuous

I ... (wait) for 4 hours when the teacher finally arrived.

James ... (sleep) when Suzie came in.

Finally you're here! I ... (wait) a long time for you.

What ... (do) right now?

I ... (wash) my car when Mary visited me.

Be quiet! Can't you see that I ... (study)?

I ... (walk) the dog when my dad was cooking dinner

I ... (get) sick a lot lately.

I understand when I have to use which continuous tense.

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