HV3 - P2 - W3L1 - past simple/present perf/past perf

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HV3 - P2 - W3L1 - Past tenses

1. Recap past simple vs. present perfect

2. Explanation of past perfect & past continuous

3. Practise!

I .... (visit) Paris last summer.

I .... (not read) a book since I was 10.

She .... (work) at this café for 4 months now.

My cat .... (get) kittens in 2021.

Janet .... (break) her arm, so she can't write now.

I .... (not go) to the gym yesterday.

Past simple               - TOEN                                               - 2

Present perfect      - TOEN & NU                                    - have/has +3 

Past perfect             - VOOR TOEN                                   - had + 3

Past continuous    - TOEN een tijdje aan de gang - was/were 1+ing

Past perfect

Hoe?  Have/has +3

Wanneer? VOOR TOEN

Sign.w? Before, after

Voorbeeldzin?

- I moved to the United States after I had lived in Ireland for 4 years.

- After I had spoken to her, I felt a lot better.

Past continuous

Hoe?  was/were 1+ing

Wanneer? TOEN een tijdje aan de gang

Sign.w? While, during, when

Voorbeeldzin?

- I broke my arm while I was skateboarding.

- He was doing his homework when his mother came home.

She .... (opened) the window before her parents came home.

1. opened
2. was opening
3. had opened
4. has opened

We came home while my father .... (cook) dinner.

1. cooked
2. had cooked
3. was cooking
4. cooks

My cat was still hungry after he .... (eat) all of his food.

1. had eaten
2. ate
3. has eaten
4. was eating

He .... (go) to the supermarket after he .... (go) to the gym.

1. went, had gone
2. had gone, went
3. was going, went
4. went, was going

They .... (do) their homework when a fire .... (break) out.

1. had done, broke
2. were doing, broke
3. did, was breaking
4. did, had broken

Practise!

1. Jim and Dennis .... (be) on the same football team since they were 6 years old.

2. My teacher .... (drop) her pen three times while she .... (explaining) the new grammar.

3. He .... (never eat) sushi before he ate it for the first time last week.

4. The English .... (build) this castle in 745.

5. After we .... (go) on holiday to Spain, we .... (go) to France for another week.

6. .... he .... (finish) his homework for today?

7. I .... (not leave) the house yesterday.

8. Ellen .... (always be) an amazing footballer! It doesn't surprise me that she has made it on the team.

9. When Ellen .... (do) the dishes, she .... (break) three plates.

10. I tried to repair the vase after I .... (knock) it over, but it didn't work.

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