Unit 2.4: Past Simple + Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2,3

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Class expectations

Everyone tries to speak English - mistakes? No problem

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Today's planning

• Ten minutes of reading 
• 2.4 Grammar 

At the end of this lesson

You can talk about past events and what was happening around it.

Discuss the questions in English:

1: What do you remember about the Past Simple explanantion from last week?

Ms. Wildeman's weekend

I did many things over the weekend. On Friday I was cooking pasta when the bell rang. I walked to the door and got a flower delivery. I went back to the kitchen and finished cooking the pasta. After dinner my boyfriend and I watched a movie while I was putting on a face mask. On Saturday my boyfriend and I drove from Utrecht to Maarssen and went to an escape room. While we were escaping we got stuck in one of the rooms and security had to free us. It was quite the adventure. On Sunday I went to IKEA with my sister. We met up with my dad while we were shopping and stopped for some Swedish meatballs on our way out.

A short completed action in the past. 

Verb + ed or the irregular verbs.

I finished work early and went home.

My parents called me yesterday.

Sam played basketball when he was at university.

A longer action in progress in the past.

was/were verb+ing

I was working in the teacher's lounge on Thursday.

We were cleaning the house all morning.

I was studying all night.

Past Simple

Past Continuous

A short action in the past. 

Verb + ed or the irregular verbs.

I finished work early and went home.

A longer action in progress in the past.

was/were verb+ing

I was working in the teacher's lounge on Thursday.

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Combination: a longer action (PC) is interupted by another action (PS). 

Ms. Wildeman was watching Squid Game in the dark when somebody knocked on the door.

My computer ... (crash) when I ... (do my homework last night.

I ... (watch) a film when my mum ... (get) home yesterday.

I ... (burn) myself when I ... (make) breakfast.

Make a sentence to tell me:
wat gebeurde er terwijl je aan het lezen was?

2.4 Past Simple & Continuous

Go to page 26. 

Complete exercises 3, 4, 5. 

Done? Read in your book or update your logbook.

2.4 Past Simple & Continuous

Exercise 3:

PS examples: didn't empty, called, wanted, forgot, were, had, fell, was, texted. 

PC examples: were chatting, were doing, were studying, were crossing, were talking.

Exercise 4:

1: were eating, heard                3: when                             5: when

2: started, were swimming        4: took, was travelling       6: fell, was skating

Exercise 5: 

2: had    -    3: changed     -    4:were walking

5: were waiting    -   6: heard

Reflect

You can talk about past events and what was happening around it.

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