Past simple and past continuous (while as when)

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• Leerjaar 2

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Past simple vs. past continuous

Past Simple

What	Past simple
When	To say that something happened in the past.
How/Form	Add –ed OR an irregular form.
Signal words	Yesterday, last week, last month, two days ago, four days ago, months ago, a second ago, etc.
Examples	He walked her home last night. I talked to him on the phone yesterday. She tried to close her book but a fly got caught in between the pages.

Wanneer gebruik je de Past Simple?

PAST SIMPLE

Past simple

Als in het verleden iets gebeurt, gebruik je de past simple 

The past simple eindigt vaak op -ed. 

Bevestigend	Ontkennend	Vragend
I played You played He/she/it played We played They played You played	I did not play You did not play He/she/it did not play We did not play They did not play You did not play	Did I play? Did you play? Did he/she/it play? Did we play? Did they play? Did you play?

Practice

Do exercises 2, 3, 4, 5

On page 18 in your book

Past Continuous

PAST CONTINUOUS

While, As, When

Signaal woorden voor past continuous

While I was running, I got a cramp.

They were watching tv when I got home.

As he was setting up the picnic, it started raining.

Wat gebeurde eerst?
My brother washed the dishes while I was watching TV.

1. My brother washed the dishes
2. I was watching TV

What happened second?
They were sleeping when the plane landed.

1. the plane landed
2. They were sleeping

What happened first?

I was studying when the doorbell rang.

1. I was studying
2. the doorbell rang

Ik snap de vorm van de past continuous en weet hoe ik de past continuous gebruik.

1. Ja
2. Nee
3. Ehhh past wat???
4. Ja en ik kan het uitleggen

Unit 2B p 18-19

Read the text 

make ex. 8 and 9+10