past simple & past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Today

• Period 4
• Listening test (next week!)
• grammar revision 

objectives

You understand how and when to use the past simple

you understand how and when to use the past continuous

Period 4: SO (week 14)

SO Unit 5 & 6

Adverbs of manner

can/have to/must

Countable/Uncountable nouns and Quantifiers

Past Continuous & Past Simple

Word Lists Unit 5 & 6

Period 4

SO! grammar and vocabulary (week 14)

book assignment (week 20)

SO! (week 23)

Reading test (week 26)

Listening test

• Tuesday 27 or Thursday 30
• the test is 25 minutes! 
• tijdverlengers 30 minutes
• bring headphones!!!

Past Continuous

form: 

was/were + verb+ ing

I was working

Past Continuous

De Past Continuous is de duurvorm in de verleden tijd.  Je gebruikt deze vorm als je wil zeggen dat 

iets op een bepaald moment in het verleden een tijd(je) aan de gang was

was/were & werkwoord +ing

past continous

When someting in the past continued for a longer time ( a process, not 1 action)

I was reading a book

He was running home

we were trying to catch butterflies

My sister ____ (play) tennis yesterday from 5PM till 6PM.

The teacher ____ (talk) about Queen Victoria when the lesson finished.

Last Friday, between 8 and 10 AM, we _____ (work).

Combination:

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past continuous vs. past simple

Je gebruikt de past continuous i.c.m. de past simple om aan te geven dat er iets gebeurde (korte actie = past simple) terwijl er al iets aan de gang was (lange actie = past continuous).

 I was reading a book when the phone rang. 

I was washing my car when the accident happened. 

Zijn de regels duidelijk?

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Past Simple & Past Continuous

I WAS WAITING (wait) for the bus when it STARTED (start) to rain. 

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we ______________________ (walk) the dog, the neighbours _______________ (wash) their car. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

I _______________ (wait) for the bus when it _______________ (start) to rain. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I _________________________ (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat ___________________ (jump) onto my lap. 

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Which one is the past simple and which one is the past continuous?

past simple

past continuous

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

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

Past Simple + Past Continuous
The children ......... (play) in the park when it ......... (start) to rain.

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

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

Past simple & past continuous
I .... (wait)for the bus when
it .......(start) to rain.

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

I know how to use past simple
and past continous

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To do

• Do your homework on MyEnglishlab
• Do a listening mock exam (only if you have headphones)
• Do the exercises from Unit 5 & 6 (grammar pages)