Continuous former

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🌍 Continuous former / Continuous Tenses

Continuous (også kaldet progressive) bruges om handlinger i gang på et bestemt tidspunkt.

Present continuous (am/is/are + verb-ing):

• I am reading a book right now. (Jeg læser en bog lige nu)
• She is working from home today. (Hun arbejder hjemmefra i dag)

Past continuous (was/were + verb-ing):

• I was sleeping when you called. (Jeg sov da du ringede)
• They were playing football at 3 PM. (De spillede fodbold kl. 15)

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🎯 Hvorfor er det vigtigt?

• Nuancer: Viser at noget er i gang — ikke bare en vane
• Fortælling: Past continuous + past simple skaber levende fortællinger
• Forskel fra dansk: Dansk har ikke continuous — "I am working" ≠ "Jeg er arbejdende"

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📐 Simple vs. Continuous

| Simple | Continuous |

|--------|-----------|

| Vaner, fakta | Lige nu, i gang |

| I work every day | I am working right now |

| She studied last night | She was studying when I called |

State verbs — bruges IKKE i continuous:

love, hate, know, understand, believe, want, need, like, prefer

• ✗ "I am loving pizza" → ✓ "I love pizza"
• ✗ "She is knowing the answer" → ✓ "She knows the answer"

Past simple + past continuous sammen:

"I was walking to school when I saw my friend."

(walking = i gang, saw = pludselig handling)

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🎓 Læringsmål for Continuous former

Læringsmål

• Danne present continuous korrekt
• Danne past continuous korrekt
• Skelne mellem simple og continuous
• Kende state verbs der ikke bruges i continuous
• Kombinere past simple og past continuous i fortællinger

Sådan kan du arbejde med emnet

• Hvad er forskellen på simple og continuous?
• Hvilke verber kan ikke bruges i continuous?
• Hvornår bruger jeg past continuous?
• Kan du give mig øvelser i continuous?

⚠️ Typiske fejl at undgå

• State verbs i continuous: "I am knowing" ✗ → "I know" ✓
• Glemmer -ing: "I am work" ✗ → "I am working" ✓

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💡 Tips til at komme i gang

• Right now? → continuous. Every day? → simple.
• Lær de 10 vigtigste state verbs udenad