## Part 1 - Present Continuous

# Present continuous

Je gebruikt de present continuous om aan te geven dat iemand iets nu aan het doen is.
Je gebruikt altijd het werkwoord 'to be'.
Je maakt ook altijd van het werkwoord de '-ing' vorm.

We maken de Present Continuous in 3 stappen:

1. kies uit: am / is / are

2. werkwoord

3. + ing

Vraag: My husband pasta for diner. (cook)

Antwoord: My husband is cook ing pasta for diner. (cook)

Voorbeelden:

- I am cooking dinner.
- You are cooking dinner.
- He/she is cooking dinner.
- We are cooking dinner.
- You are cooking dinner.
- They are cooking dinner.

Ook in vraagzinnen en ontkennende zinnen kun je de present continuous gebruiken. We plaatsen bij de vraagzinnen 'am/are/is' vooraan in de zin. Bij ontkenningen komt het woordje 'not' tussen de 2 werkwoorden in te staan. Zie in de tabel hieronder:

| Vraagzin | Ontkenning
I am cooking. | Am I cooking? | I am not cooking.
You are cooking. | Are you cooking? | You are not cooking.
He is cooking. | Is he cooking? | He is not cooking.
We are cooking. | Are we cooking? | We are not cooking.
You are cooking. | Are we cooking? | We are not cooking.
They are cooking. | Are they cooking? | They are not cooking.