Present Continuous

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Present Continuous

CEN Grammar

Learning goals

1. I know when and how to use the present continuous.

Be careful!

Do not use any shortened forms (like aren't) in the coming exercises.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
I ___ (watch) a movie, so be quiet.

verb = werkwoord

Put the verb in the correct tense.
She ___ (work) in the garden right now.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
Peter ___ (go) to France tonight.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
My parents ___ (talk) to that strange man now.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
I ___ (wait) for the bus.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
Shane ___ (not - play) guitar, he is at the shop.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
They ___ (not - talk) to Mike, but to Susan. Can't you see that?

Put the verb in the correct tense.
___ (you - come) to my party this afternoon?

Put the verb in the correct tense.
___ (she - wear) the same clothes as yesterday?

What are we going to find out

• When to use the present continuous
• How to put the verb in its correct form

Present Continuous

Try to find out when we use the present continuous using these examples

• Listen! Mike is playing the guitar.
• They are waiting on the bus.
• Look! They are playing rugby over there.
• Mum is working in the garden as we speak.
• I am doing my homework now, so I don't have to do it later.

• We are going to grandma this afternoon.
• She is leaving for France tonight.
• Today I am taking the bus, but normally I go to school by bike.
• I always walk, but now I am cycling.

Tip

When are the people doing this? Is it different from what they normally do?

Present Continuous

We use the present continuous...

• when we talk about things that are happening as we speak (now)
  It is raining.
  Dad is working in the garden at the moment.
    
• when we do things that are different from our routine (temporary situations)
  Normally I go by bike, but today I am taking the bus.
  Dad is working at home today. 
   
• when we talk about things that are going to happen in the near future
  What are you doing this afternoon?
  We are visiting Grandma tonight. 

Routine is what people often do, like their daily business, including for instance work and where they live.

I understand when to use the present continuous.

Yes

Not entirely, but I do not need any help.

Not entirely and I would like some help.

I do not get it at all...

Present Continuous

Try to find out how to form the present continuous using these examples

Affirmative
I am studying!
You are working hard today.

She is talking to Fred.
He is playing the guitar.   

It is going well today.

We are watching that new movie.

They are listening to music.

affirmative = bevestigend (een normale zin)

• In an affirmative sentence we create the present simple by the correct form of the verb     to be (am / are / is) and adding the present participle      (verb + ing)

verb = werkwoord

present participle = onvoltooid deelwoord

Dit is altijd het werkwoord met ing erachter, bijvoorbeeld: walking, studying, playing, etc.

Spelling matters

Try to find out what the exceptions are.

#1
I am taking the bus today.

We are refusing to work!

#2
I am dying!

I know he is lying.

#3

They are swimming in the lake.

Mike is running to get the bus.

1. If you have a word that ends with a 'silent' e, do not write the e, so not takeing.
   
   
2. If you have a word that ends with ie, like die / tie / lie; change the ie into y. 
   
   
3. One-syllable      words that end with a CVC structure (consonant - vowel - consonant)       get a double consonant, so no swiming or runing.

syllable = lettergreep

consonant = medeklinker

vowel = klinker

What is the correct form?

1. trying
2. trieing

What is the correct form?

1. aiming
2. aimming

What is the correct form?

1. bakeing
2. baking

What is the correct form?

1. stoping
2. stopping

What is the correct form?

1. using
2. useing

Present Continuous

Try to find out how to form the present continuous using these examples

Negative
I am not studying!
You are not working hard today.

She is not talking to Fred.
He is not playing the guitar.   

It is not going well today.

We are not watching that new movie.

They are not listening to music.

negative = ontkennend

• In an affirmative sentence we create the present continuous by the correct form of the verb     to be (am / are / is) and adding not, followed by the present participle      (verb + ing)

verb = werkwoord

present participle = onvoltooid deelwoord

Dit is altijd het werkwoord met ing erachter, bijvoorbeeld: walking, studying, playing, etc.

Present Continuous

Try to find out how to form the present continuous using these examples

Questions
Are you studying?

Is she talking to Fred?
Is he playing the guitar?

How is it going?

Are we watching that new movie?

Are they listening to music?

questions = vragen

• In an affirmative sentence we create the present continuous by the correct form of the verb     to be (am / are / is) , followed by the subject      and the present participle      (verb + ing)

verb = werkwoord

present participle = onvoltooid deelwoord

Dit is altijd het werkwoord met ing erachter, bijvoorbeeld: walking, studying, playing, etc.

subject = onderwerp

Be careful!

Do not use any shortened forms (like don't) in the coming exercises.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
My father ___ (try) to open the door.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
James ___ (learn) for his test.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
I ___ (not - talk) to you!

Put the verb in the correct tense.
___ (you - go) to Jimmy tonight?

Put the verb in the correct tense.
Mike ___ (not - teach) today, because he is ill.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
William and Susan ___ (walk) in the park.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
She ___ (take) the bus as we speak.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
Why ___ (we - stop)?

I understand how to form the present continuous.

Yes

Not entirely, but I do not need any help.

Not entirely and I would like some help.

I do not get it at all...