HaVw2 - Past continuous

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• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Past simple and past continuous

recap past simple & explanation past continuous

past simple

How do we form the past simple?

When do we use the past simple?

Past simple: how/when do you use it?
Use an example sentence.

Past Simple - Regular Verbs

After a regular verb you put '-ed'

I walk -> I walked

He walks -> He walked

They walk -> They walked

Past Simple - Regular verbs

Spelling:
A verb ending on a consonant + -y, ---> -y in -ie:

• I carry - I carried

No change with a vowel + -y :

• I play - I played

When a verb ends with an -e, then just + -d 

• I live - I lived

Final consonant is doubled when it ends with vowel + consonant:

• I drop - I dropped

VOWELS

Past Simple - Irregular verbs

Emily and I _____ to the zoo yesterday.

1. went
2. go
3. was going
4. goed

Anna and Charles ______
a game last week.

1. play
2. played
3. did play
4. were playing

_____ you ____ the new David Attenborough last night on Netflix?

1. do / watch
2. did / watched
3. did / watch
4. were / watching

Kim _______ to never go
to a haunted house again.

1. decided
2. decide
3. did decide
4. was deciding

____ he ____ the guitar
when he was young?

1. did / plays
2. did / played
3. did / play
4. was / playing

Past continuous form

Affirmative

was/were + verb + ing

I was watching tv

Negative

wasn't/ weren't + verb + ing

I wasn't watching tv

Subject questions

Who + was + verb + ing

Who was watching tv?

Past simple - past continuous

Wanneer gebruik
je de
Past Continuous?

1. Als iets aan de gang is
2. Als iets gisteren is gebeurd
3. Als iets een tijdje aan de gang was
4. Als je wilt zeggen wat je aan het doen bent

Hoe vorm je de Past Continuous?

1. am/is/are + ww met ing
2. was/were + ww met ing
3. can / could /may
4. do /does

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

She had a great time yesterday evening.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

I _____ my homework when she called.

1. done
2. were doing
3. did
4. was doing

My sister _____ the dishes while
I _____ TV.

1. did - was watching
2. was doing - was watching
3. did - watched
4. does - watch

He _____ tennis from 3 till 4
yesterday afternoon.

1. are playing
2. was playing
3. is playing
4. were playing

Let's practice!

past continuous

Fred _______ down the hall,
when he dropped his phone.

1. walks
2. was walking
3. walked
4. were walking

She ______ her teeth at 7 a.m. this morning, when her phone rang.

1. brushes
2. brushed
3. was brushing
4. brush

I ______ fun on my phone,
when my sister ruined the mood.

1. had
2. have
3. was having
4. were having

They _________ their trip,
when they saw a giant spider.

1. was enjoying
2. were enjoying
3. enjoyed
4. did enjoy

Now let's practice them together:

past simple & past continuous

What were you doing during at 12.30?
I _______ to my friends
and ______ my lunch.

1. chatted, ate
2. was chatting, ate
3. chatted, was eating
4. was chatting, eating

We _______ and you _______,
when he _______ into the room.

1. were drinking, were talking, was entering
2. were drinking, were talking, entered
3. drank, talked, was entering
4. drank, talked, entered

She ______ while she ______ the dishes yesterday evening.

1. was singing, was doing
2. sang, were doing
3. was singing, did
4. sang, did

He _______ TV,
when he _____ something.

1. was watching, was hearing
2. was watching, heard
3. was watching, heared
4. watched, was hearing

You _______, when you _________
that the music wasn't on.

1. danced, were noticing
2. was dancing, noticed
3. were dancing, noticed
4. danced, was noticing

I _________ a brownie, when
Mum _____ into the room.

1. was eating, walked
2. were eating, walked
3. ate, was walking
4. ate, were walking

They _________,
when the babies _______ crying.

1. was laughing, started
2. laughed, started
3. laughed, were starting
4. were laughing, started

I know how to use
the past simple.

1. yes
2. no
3. kind of

I know how to use
the past continuous.

1. yes
2. no
3. kind of

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