Past continuous & Past perfect

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

At the end of this lesson...

- You know when to use the past continuous and past perfect.

- You are able to use those tenses in a sentence. 

What were you doing?

• I was working
• I was swimming
• I was watching a film
• I was sleeping

What were they doing? 

• They were working
• they were swimming

Past perfect

I had seen

She had seen

The criminal ... (leave) right before the cops ... (arrive).

The criminal had left right before the cops arrived.

The cops arrived after the criminal had left.

The students ... (do) their homework before the lesson ... (start).

The students had done their homework before the lesson started.

When I (look) ... through the bank statements yesterday, I saw that Ginny (transfer) ... the wrong amount.

1. Looked - had transferred
2. had looked - transferred

We ... to work when the accident happened.

1. drove
2. were driving

There was a new woman at work today whom I ... before.

1. didn't meet
2. hadn't met

I was trying to repair my bike when a man ... to help me.

1. was stopping
2. stopped

The parcel ... just after I got home.

1. had arrived
2. arrived.

When I tried to use my phone, I realised it ...

1. hadn't worked
2. wasn't working

He ... already so he was cooking just for the children.

1. ate
2. had eaten