Present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Recap previous lesson + present continuous

21-05

Present continuous

When do we use it?

How do we make it?

Goal: you will be able to understand when to use the present continuous and how to correctly form it. 

Previous lesson

1. She _____ eat lots of cake. She's always hungry.

2. We never go skiing, so I _____ ski.

3. _____ you draw a realisitc dog? No I ______.

4. _____ your mother fix her own car? Yes she _____.

5. David _____ swim unike his brother Dave. 

Present continuous

TB p. 40/41 ex. 2abcde

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Continuous - affirmative

When	to describe something that is happening RIGHT NOW.
Signal words	now, at the moment, look ..
How	I am walk ing he/she/it is walk ing you/we/they are walk ing
Example	The pupils are listen ing to the teacher.

Present Continuous - affirmative

When	to describe something that is happening RIGHT NOW.
Signal words	now, at the moment, look ..
How	I am walk ing he/she/it is walk ing you/we/they are walk ing
Example	The pupils are listen ing to the teacher.

Present continuous - Negative

Subject +	Form of to be +	Not	Verb + ing
I	Am/’m	not	Watching	TV.
You/we/they	Are/’re	not	Watching	TV.
He/she/it	Is/’s	not	Watching	TV.

Present continuous - Questions

Form of to be +	Subject +	Verb + ing	?
Am	I	Watching	TV?
Are	you/we/they	Watching	TV?
Is	he/she/it	Watching	TV?

Present continuous
When do you use the present continuous?

1. To describe habits, routines and facts
2. To describe what is happening right now.

Present Continuous:

Welke zin staat in de present continuous?

1. David takes a shower at the moment.
2. David is taking a shower at the moment.
3. David has taken a shower at the moment.
4. David took a shower at the moment.

present continuous:
She ............ (walk)

Present Continuous
I .... (think).

Present Continuous
I .... (read).

Present continuous:
They ___ (eat)

What heb je onthouden over de present continous?

Present continuous

	Positive	Negative	Questions	Short answer
I	I am cook ing now.	I am not cook ing now.	Am I cook ing now?	Yes, I am No, I am not .
he/she/it	She is cook ing now	She is not cook ing now.	Is she cook ing now?	Yes, she is No, she is not .
we/you/ they	We are cook ing now.	We are not cook ing now.	Are we cook ing now?	Yes, we are . No, we are not .

Ik begrijp wat de present continuous is en weet hoe ik een zin in de present continuous moet zetten

Ja

Een beetje

Nee

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GB  p.132/133  5ab