Present and past continuous

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Present and past continuous

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Explanation on present continuous.

Explanation on past continuous.

Wat weet je over de present continuous?

Explanation present continuous:

Gebruik:

Als je praat over iets wat nu gebeurt.

Als je zeker bent dat iets gaat gebeuren.

VB:

I am walking right now.

You are joining us, right?

Explanation present continuous:

Je maakt het met:

Am/Are/Is + WW + ing.

VB:

We are going to school right now.

I am doing my homework at the moment.

They __________ (to play) football at the moment.

A

play

B

played

C

are playing

D

is playing

We __________ (to eat) dinner now.

A

eats

B

eat

C

eaten

D

are eating

I __________ (to read) a book at the moment.

A

am reading

B

read

C

reads

D

reading

What do you remember about the past continuous?

Explanation past continuous

Gebruik:

Als iets een tijdje bezig was.

Vaak in combinatie met de past simple.

De past continuous is was dan bezig en werd onderbroken

VB:

I was doing the dishes when someone knocked on the door.

I was riding my bike when someone fell on the ground.

Explanation past continuous

Je maakt de past continuous met:

Was/Were + WW + ing

VB:

They were watching a movie when I interrupted them.

We were sleeping on the sofa until my mom woke me up.

They __________ (play) football when it started to rain.

A

played

B

were playing

C

was playing

D

are playing

We __________ (watch) TV when the power went out.

A

are watching

B

were watching

C

was watching

D

watched

They __________ (dance) when the music stopped.

A

danced

B

were dancing

C

are dancing

D

was dancing

Wie heeft hier nog vragen over?

For now:

You can work on your homework.

Homework is: 5.6 - 5.12.

Wanneer en hoe gebruik je de present continuous?

Wanneer en hoe gebruik je past continuous?