Past simple vs past continuous recap

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Past Simple + Past Continuous revision

By the end of the lesson, you:

- can explain when we use the past simple and when we use the past continuous

- can use both the past simple and past continuous in sentences

What do you remember about the Past Simple? Name anything you can think of :)

Past Simple

- Used to talk about things that finished in the past and are over now.

- Used to talk about things that were true in the past.

- Used to talk about things that happened repeatedly in the past.

Something that happened in the past and is over now

Something that was true in the past (but not anymore)

Something that happened repeatedly in the past

When I was young, I walked a mile to school every day.

We went to Spain last year.

He was very famous, but nobody remembers him now.

Make your own example sentence using the past simple correctly.

What do you remember about the Past Continuous? Name anything you can think of :)

Past Continuous

Used to talk about something that was in progress in the past:

- To talk about an action that was in progress in the past when another action interrupted it

- To talk about an action in the past that started before and probably continued after a certain time in the past

- To talk about two things that were in progress in the past at the same time.

an action that was in progress in the past when another action interrupted it

 an action in the past that started before and probably continued after a certain time in the past

two things that were in progress in the past at the same time.

I was reading a book while he was painting on a canvas.

I was sleeping when the bell rang.

I was driving the car at 7 pm.

Make your own example sentence using the past continuous correctly.

Now we're going to practice a bit!

They ________ (forget) their lunch at home last Friday.

1. forgot
2. were forgetting
3. had forgotten

Karel ______ (watch) TV while ______ (read) a book.

1. watched+read
2. was watching + read
3. watched + was reading
4. was watching + was reading

She ______ (do) homework at 3 o'clock. She started doing her homework at 2 o'clock.

1. did
2. was doing
3. had done
4. do

How did the lesson go?

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Did you meet the lesson goals?

Only goal 1: I can explain when we use both tenses.

Only goal 2: I can use both tenses in sentences.

I did not meet any of the lesson goals.

I met both lesson goals.

If you have any feedback for me, good or not good, you can let me know right here :)