T01 Past simple vs past continuous

T01 Past simple and past continuous
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T01 Past simple and past continuous

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Past simple & Past continuous
Two tenses of the past
- Past simple 
- Past continuous 

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The past simple: When do you use it?
PAST SIMPLE

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Past simple / past continuous

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Past simple
Als iets in het verleden op een bepaald moment is gebeurd.
ww + ed of onregelmatig werkwoord
Positive
Negative
Question
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?

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Past continuous
Als iets in het verleden voor een bepaalde periode bezig is geweest.
Was/were + ww+ing
Positive
Negative
Question
I was playing
You were playing
He/she/it was playing
We were playing
They were playing
You were playing
I was not playing
You were not playing
He/she/it was not playing
We were not playing
They were not playing
You were not playing
Was I playing?
Were you playing?
Was he/she/it playing?
Were we playing?
Were they playing?
Were you playing?

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Form of past simple & past continuous
Past simple
Past continuous
EITHER:  verb + (e)d
3 steps
Example: walk - walked, dance - danced
1. Past tense of 'to be' (was of were)
OR: irregular
2. verb
teach - taught, drive - drove, pay - paid
3. ing
He was dancing, they were talking, I was sleeping

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When to use the past simple & past continuous
Past simple
Past continuous
A finished action in the past
- I went to London last year
Duration: An activity that lasted for a longer period of time
- This morning I was cleaning the house
Actions which follow each other in a story
- She went to school and sat down in the classroom
To express an interrupted past activity and habit
- I was reading a book when the doorbell rang
A past situation or habit
- When I was younger, I always went to the shopping mall in the weekend
To indicate something took long, or seemed to take long
- The garage was checking my car for 5 hours!

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past simple / past continuous
While I ...( study) my sister suddenly ( knock) on the door.
A
was studying / knocked
B
were studying / knocked
C
studied / knocked
D
studied / was knocking.

Slide 11 - Quiz

Past Simple <> Past Continuous
My friend ___ (to ring) me while I was watching TV.
A
were ringing
B
rang
C
rung
D
was ringing

Slide 12 - Quiz

past simple / past continuous

He ... (to do) the dishes while I was having a bath.
A
did
B
was doing
C
is doing
D
had been doing

Slide 13 - Quiz

Past simple / Past continuous
We ...(have) dinner when the doorbell ...(ring).

Slide 14 - Open question

Past Simple / Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do) when you ___ him yesterday?

Slide 15 - Open question

Past simple / Past continuous
I ... (cry) so much last Friday.

Slide 16 - Open question

Past Simple / Past Continuous
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.
GEEN AFKORTING

Slide 17 - Open question