2H simple vs. past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Today's plan

Grammar instruction: Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Grammar practice: par. 4.5

Past Simple

Past simple: iets dat in de verleden tijd is gebeurd en is geëindigd. Example: I saw a great film last night.

Verbs	Positive	Negative	Question
Regular	ww + ed	Did not + hele ww	Did + ow + hele ww
Irregular	2e rijtje uit boek	Did not + hele ww	Did + ow + hele ww

Use the past simple:
Yesterday, we __________ (to walk) to school.

1. walk
2. walks
3. walked
4. I don't know

Use the past simple:
I __________ (to buy) this dress a few weeks ago.

1. buy
2. buyed
3. bought
4. I don't know

Use the past simple:
___ you ___ (to help) your little brother with his homework yesterday?

1. Do you helped
2. Do you help
3. Did you helped
4. Did you help

Use the past simple:
They _____ (not - to leave) the children by themselves.

1. not leave
2. not leaved
3. did not leave
4. did not left

Past Continuous

Past continuous: iets dat in het verleden een tijd heeft geduurd.

Example: My sister and I were crying because the hero died.  

	Positive	Negative	Question
I/she/he/it	was + ww + ing	wasn't + ww + ing	Was + ond + ww + ing
we/you/they	were + ww + ing	weren't + ww + ing	Were + ond + ww + ing

Use the past continuous:
He _______ (to play) tennis yesterday afternoon.

1. was play
2. were play
3. was playing
4. were playing

Use past continuous:
______ we _____ (to watch) a film?

1. Was we watch
2. were we watch
3. was we watching
4. were we watching

Use past continuous:
We ______ (not - to do) exercises all morning

1. was not doing
2. were not doing
3. did not do
4. did not doing

Use past continuous:
My friend _______ (to paint) the door.

1. was painting
2. were painting
3. did paint
4. did painting

Samen in 1 zin!

Past continuous: iets was in het verleden bezig

Past simple: toen iets anders gebeurde

Hetgeen dat dus als eerste gebeurt (en een tijdje duurt) krijgt de past continuous

Example: She was writing a letter when the phone rang. 

Past Simple

Past Continuous

	Positive	Negative	Question
Regular	ww + ed	did not + hele ww	Did + ond + hele ww
Irregular	2e rijtje boek	did not + hele ww	Did + ond + hele ww

	Positive	Negative	Question
I/he/she/it	was + ww + ing	wasn't + ww + ing	Was + ond + ww + ing
we/you/they	were + ww + ing	weren't + ww + ing	Were + ond + ww + ing

What happens first and takes a while?
I was watching a tv show when you texted me.

1. I was watching a tv show
2. when you texted me

What happens first and takes a while?
It started to rain, while we were having a picnic

1. It started to rain
2. while we were having a picnic.

We _______ (to talk) about him when he _________ (to walk) in.

1. was talking, walked
2. talked, was walking
3. were talking, walked
4. talked, were walking

I _______ (to look) at my cards, when Mia _______ (to accuse) me of cheating.

1. was looking, accused
2. looked, was accusing
3. were looking, accused
4. looked, were accusing

While she _____ (to set up) the game, I quickly _____ (to read) the rulebook.

1. set up, was reading
2. was setting up, read
3. set up, were reading
4. were setting up, read

Before you ________(to text) me, I _________ (to think) about you.

1. was texting, thought
2. texted, was thinking
3. were texting, thought
4. texted, were thinking

How well do you understand the past simple vs. past continuous? Give yourself a grade between 1-10

110

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