Engels: present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo
• Leerjaar 1

Program

• Lesson aim
• Present continuous
• Exercises
• Closing 

Lesson aim:

I CAN USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO FORM SENTENCES.

Aan het einde van de les kan ik de volgende vragen beantwoorden:

When do you use the present continuous?

How do you make the present continuous?

Present Continuous

Je gebruikt de present continuous wanneer iets nu aan de gang is.

Je maakt de present continuous met de volgende regel:

am/ are/ is + werkwoord + ing

Present Continuous

Als een woord eindigt op ie vervang je dit door y:

lie - lying

die - dying

eindigt een woord op een medeklinker en daarna een e, haal je de e weg:

live - living

care - caring

Present continuous

Sommige letters verdubbel je om de klank te behouden:

stop - stopping

run - running

Examples:

tie - tying

have - having

clap - clapping

Lucy ................................. to music.

1. is listen
2. is listening
3. are listening
4. am listening

My mum ............................... a bath.

1. is takes
2. are taking
3. is taking
4. take

David .......................... videogames at the moment.

1. plays
2. is play
3. am playing
4. is playing

John ........................... a book now.

1. is reading
2. reads
3. reading
4. am reading

Peter and I ............................... late today.

1. are working
2. is working
3. am working
4. works

Rick ................................ his shoe.

1. ties
2. is tieing
3. am tying
4. is tying

The girls ........................... and that man .............................. the piano.

1. are claping, plays
2. is clapping, am playing
3. are clapping, is playing
4. claps, plays

We .......................... a nice dinner.

1. is having
2. are having
3. having
4. has

Answer the questions

When do you use the present continuous?

How do you make the present continuous?

Exercises

Go through chapter 4 and do the exercises you haven't done yet.

Homework:

Learn the vocabulary of chapter 4