Present continuous m1b

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

This lesson

- Grammar

- Exercise

Goals

After this lesson, you:

- understand how the present continuous works

- are able to use the present continuous in exercises

Werkwoordtijden

Welke werkwoordtijden ken je in het Nederlands?

Werkwoordtijden in het Engels

Andere namen, maar lijken er vaak wel op

Present

What does this mean?

Present continuous

Werkwoordtijd 

When something is happening right now

Forms of to be

When do you use which?

https:

Present continuous

When do you use this?

Present continuous: how?

Step 1: Form of to be 

+

Step 2: verb

+

Step 3: -ing

Present continuous

To be + verb + -ing

I am working

You are listening

She is reading

Present continuous

Wat is het?

Wanneer?

Hoe?

Voorbeeld?

Present continuous - spelling

Anna is dancing (dance - ing)

They are chatting (chat - ing)

We are travelling (travel - ing)

Questions and negatives

We are walking.

Questions and negatives

We are walking.

Are we walking?

Questions and negatives 

We are walking.

Are we walking?

We are not walking.

Questions and negatives 

We are walking.

Are we walking?

We are not walking.

She is shouting.

Questions and negatives 

We are walking.

Are we walking?

We are not walking.

She is shouting.

Is she shouting?

Questions and negatives 

We are walking.

Are we walking?

We are not walking. (aren't)

She is shouting.

Is she shouting?

She is not shouting. (isn't)

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Present continuous

Am / are / is + verb + -ing

Right now

I am talking.

Am I talking?

I am not talking.