PRESENT CONTINUOUS

de -ing- vorm van het werkwoord

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auxiliary (am/are/is) + verb ending in ing

Hurry up, were going to be late. What are you doing over there? Why is he acting so strange?

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Use:

We use the present continuous when we talk about something happening RIGHT NOW while we are talking:

The weather is getting better. Are you coming into town with us? Ashley is reading a book over there.

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Use:

We use the present continuous when we talk about something temporary:

My Dad is working in Paris at the moment. My brother is studying for his exams.

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We sometimes use the present continuous to talk about something in the future if it is a fixed plan:
What are you doing after school? We're going shopping tomorrow. She is going to study in Nijmegen.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS VERSUS PRESENT SIMPLE

We use the present continuous for something happening now.

We use the present simple for routines, habits

I play tennis. I can play tennis, this is my hobby/habit I play tennis every week. this is a routine I am playing tennis. this is what Im doing right now

PRESENT CONTINUOUS VERSUS PRESENT SIMPLE

We use adverbs with the present simple:

always, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, hardly ever, never

We use these time expressions with the present continuous: at the moment, these days, now, nowadays

TEST
I golf every weekend (play)

The children outside at the moment (play)

Jennifer today (work) You cant borrow my pen because it doesnt (work) My Mum never me breakfast in bed (make) My uncle in New York (live) My aunt still with her parents (live) I always before I go to bed (read) You sometimes to the shops with your Mum, dont you? (go) Shhh, I television (watch)

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I golf every weekend (play) I play golf

The children outside at the moment (play) the children are playing outside
Jennifer today (work) Jennifer is working today You cant borrow my pen because it doesnt (work) . it doesnt work My Mum never me breakfast in bed (make) My Mum never makes My uncle in New York (live) My uncle lives in NY My aunt still with her parents (live) My aunt is still living. I always before I go to bed (read) I always read before

You sometimes to the shops with your Mum, dont you? (go) you sometimes go
Shhh, I television (watch) Shhh, Im watching television.

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Nederlandse samenvatting:

Present continuous: wordt gevormd met een hulpwerkwoord en een werkwoord dat eindigt op ing
Present continuous: wordt gebruikt om aan te geven dat je iets aan het doen bent. Present continuous: wordt gebruikt voor iets wat NU gebeurt Present continuous: wordt gebruikt voor iets tijdelijks Present continuous: wordt ook gebruikt voor iets in de toekomst dat al vaststaat

verschil: present simple wordt gebruikt voor iets dat vaststaat, dat altijd gebeurt, een routine