Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Filling in 2 spots in 1 sentence

Often you will have 1 past continuous, interrupted by 1 past simple.

Sometimes you just sum up different things from the past and you get past simple - past simple - past simple

Every now and then, 2 things were happening at the same time, so you get past continuous - past continuous.

Give an example of each of the 3 types of sentences in the previous slide. If you can't, fill that out in the last questions for evaluation.

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

When you ... (arrive) at the party, who ... (be) there?

1. arrived, was
2. were arriving, was
3. were arriving, were
4. were arriving, was being

While we .... (wait) for the bus, I .... (call) my best friend

1. waited, was calling
2. were waiting, was calling
3. were waiting, called
4. waited, called

I ...... (do) my homework, when my mom (shout) that dinner was ready.

1. were doing, shouted
2. did, shouted
3. did, was shouting
4. was doing, shouted

I .... (make) dinner, when the phone ... (ring)

1. was making, ringed
2. made, was ringing
3. was making, rang
4. maked, was ringing

Past Simple + Past Continuous
Charlie ........... (hide) in the closet when Lola ........... (find) him.

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

Past Simple / Past Continuous
David ___ (send) me an email five minutes ago.

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

I understand the difference between using the past simple and past continuous.

0100

I know how to form the past simple and past continuous in all types of sentences (+ - ?)

0100

Write down any remaining questions here (or type "none" if it is all clear to you)