Continuous tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

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.

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

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

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

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

What ... (do) right now?

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

I ... (do) my homework just now.

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

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

I ... (wait) for him for an hour this morning.

I ... (study) Italian lately.

I am exhausted. I ... (run) just now.

Present continuous

past continuous

Present perfect continuous

Past perfect continuous