I can describe what people are doing

Present Continuous
'I can describe what people are doing'
= Ik kan beschrijven wat mensen aan het doen zijn.

The name of the tense we you is the tense we use to do that is the present continuous 


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Present Continuous
'I can describe what people are doing'
= Ik kan beschrijven wat mensen aan het doen zijn.

The name of the tense we you is the tense we use to do that is the present continuous 


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PRESENT CONTINOUS
Present contiNUous: gebeurt NU 
Example: They are working now

How do you make this tense?
1. you use the verb to be: am, is / are 
2. infinitive + ING
 




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I am chilling

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How to make present continuous affirmative
Hoe maken we positieve zinnen
I + am + infinitive + ing
I am just doing my job.

you/we/they + are + infinitive + ing
We are eating soup at the moment. 

he/she/it + is + infinitive + ing
He is singing right now.

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Can you do the following exercises correctly?
Choose the correct form of the present continuous.

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Jimmy ___ games.
A
is playing
B
are playing
C
am playing

Slide 8 - Quiz

You ___ London.
A
am visiting
B
are visit
C
are visiting
D
is visiting

Slide 9 - Quiz

Present Continuous
When you see these words in a sentence:
Use Present Continuous

now
at the moment
look!/listen!

right now
at present

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Choose the Present Continuous.

Listen! The birds ___ a song!
A
sing
B
singing
C
are sing
D
are singing

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Choose the Present Continuous.

Our teacher ___ the grammar.
A
explains
B
is explain
C
explaining
D
is explaining

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Choose the Present Continuous.

When ___ for vacation?
A
are we leaving
B
are we leave
C
we leaving
D
we leave

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Even when I lose I ... ....
(Luister wat gezongen wordt)
4. the man is looking at a mine.
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Slide 14 - Open question

How many times do I have to tell you? Even when ...
you are beautiful too.
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4. the man is looking at a mine.

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I ... .... on sunshine, Oh oh
4. the man is looking at a mine.
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Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?
Door welk woord weet je dat je de present continuous moet gebruiken?
A
At the moment
B
Every Saturday
C
Now!
D
Often

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How did it go?

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Happy? Go on!
Sad?  Start over and try again.
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By now
you can describe what people are doing.

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Let's go on...
'I can describe what people are not doing.'
= ik kan beschrijven wat mensen niet aan het doen zijn and
'I can ask what people are doing.'

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Watch the clip on the next slide


Try to remember how to ask what people or animals are doing and how to describe what they are not doing.

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Click on the next slide
A webpage will open: 
Do the 5 exercises.
If you need to you can watch the explanation video. 
When you get less than 70%, do the exercises again.
Aim for 100%!!!

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Ready for more?
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over Present Continuous die je kan maken. Good luck!

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