Week 38 - Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Past Continuous

V2B

19.09.2023

Learning objectives

• I can write about things that were happening for a while in the past.
• I know the difference between the Past Continuous and the Past Simple

Content

• Repeat rules 
• Warm-up sentences
• Past Continuous 
• Self-study
• Check-out

Rules

• Phones in your locker.
  
• Chewing gum in the bin.
  
• Listen to each other.
  
• Be quiet when someone is speaking.
  
• Be respectful to each other.
  
• Materials in order every class.

Warm-up

Fill in the correct form of the past simple or past continuous

I ______ work at 9 a.m. this morning

1. started
2. was starting

Sarah hurt her ankle while she _______

1. ran
2. was running

I ______ you call because I _______

1. missed - ran
2. missed - was running
3. was missing - ran
4. was missing - was running

While I ______ home, I _______ a new shop in the high street

1. walked - noticed
2. walked - was noticing
3. was walking - noticed
4. was walking - was noticing

What's next?

Did you have  1 or 0 mistakes?

Start working on the following exercises individually and in silence

Ex. 53, 54, 55abcd and 56 (p. 72-75).

More than 1 mistake?

Follow the instruction

When to use which tense..

Present Simple	facts, habits, opinion.
Present Continuous	something is happening now, to express irritation.
Past Continuous	events in the past that were happening for a while (long)
Past Simple	things that happened and have finished (short)

Examples

Present Simple	Water boils at 100 degrees. He studies two hours every day.
Present Continuous	Look! He is coming ! You are always shouting !
Past Continuous	We were sitting in the canteen. She was enjoying the party.
Past Simple	Last year I went to Scotland I arrived home last Friday

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

past simple

past continuous

Past Continuous

To make the past continuous, you use: was/were + verb + -ing

(to sleep)  I was sleeping

(to study)   They were studying

(to compete)    The team was competing

Exception: when verb ends in -e it gets replaced by just -ing

Past Continuous

You can use the past continuous and the past simple together in one sentence. Past continuous for the long activity and past simple for the short activity.

He was doing his homework when he noticed a rainbow.

Past Continuous

When both tenses are used, the past simple interrupts the past continuous while it is happening.

So the long action gets interrupted by the short action.

Can you see the difference in meaning of these two sentences?

When the guests arrived, Jane was cooking dinner.

When the guests arrived, Jane cooked dinner.

Let's try again!

While I _______ the dishes, I suddenly _____ a brilliant idea

1. washed - had
2. washed - was having
3. was washing - had
4. was washing - was having

They _______ the shop when I _______ there, so I couldn't go in and buy anything

1. already closed - got
2. already closed - was getting
3. were already closing - got
4. were already closing - was getting

The teacher _______ us to stop what we _________

1. told - did
2. told - were doing
3. was telling - did
4. was telling - were doing

Self-study

Stepping Stones

Grammar: ex. 53, 54, 55abcd & 56 (p. 72-75)

Reading: ex. 41, 42, 43a, 44 & 45 (p. 64-67)

Irregular Verbs Game

In pairs of 2 or groups of 4

Check-out

Answer the questions honestly but respectfully.

If you don't have any comments, just write no or put a -.

I can write about things that were happening for a while in the past.

😒🙁😐🙂😃

I know the difference between the Past Continuous and the Past Simple

yes

almost

only a little bit

no

How are you finding the English lessons until now?
1= meh and 5= amazing

15

Are the instructions and explanations clear and understandable?

15

Do you have any tips or tops for your teacher?

Homework

- Reading: Ex. 41, 42, 43a, 44 and 45 (p. 64-67).

- Writing and grammar: Ex. 53, 54, 55abcd and 56 (p. 72-75)

- Check your answers.