1. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

2. How do you form the present continuous ? to beverb + ing She issing ing. He islisten ing. You use a form of to be + the verb in the ing-form. To put a verb in the ing-form, you take the infinitive and add -ing. to beverb + ing She issing ing. He islisten ing. You use a form of to be + the verb in the ing-form. To put a verb in the ing-form, you take the infinitive and add -ing.

3. Special cases 1)He is shaving.(shave : -e, +ing) Verbs that end in e, drop e. 2)It is ru nn ing. (run + n + ing) Verbs of one syllable, with only one vowel, double the final consonant. 3)She is studying.(study + ing) Verbs that end in -y : + ing 1)He is shaving.(shave : -e, +ing) Verbs that end in e, drop e. 2)It is ru nn ing. (run + n + ing) Verbs of one syllable, with only one vowel, double the final consonant. 3)She is studying.(study + ing) Verbs that end in -y : + ing

4. When do we use the present continuous? You use the present continuous to describe actions that you are doing now, events that are happening now. In Dutch : “aan het doen…”  Hij is aan het schrijven.He’s writing.  Zij zijn aan het zwemmen.They’re swimming.  Het is aan het regenen.It’s raining. You use the present continuous to describe actions that you are doing now, events that are happening now. In Dutch : “aan het doen…”  Hij is aan het schrijven.He’s writing.  Zij zijn aan het zwemmen.They’re swimming.  Het is aan het regenen.It’s raining.

5. You use the present simple to say what you usually do, for habits, things that are always true.  I’m a teacher.  I cycle to school every morning.  The world is round. You use the present simple to say what you usually do, for habits, things that are always true.  I’m a teacher.  I cycle to school every morning.  The world is round.