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Past simple - Past continuous
Past continuous - Past simple
Explanation grammar and recap
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Engels
Middelbare school
havo, vwo
Leerjaar 2-4
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Past continuous - Past simple
Explanation grammar and recap
Slide 1 - Slide
Past simple / past continuous
Slide 2 - Slide
Write a sentence in the past simple using the verb 'go'.
Slide 3 - Open question
Write a sentence in the past continuous using the verb 'go'.
Slide 4 - Open question
Past simple
ww +
ed
or 2nd column of the irregular verbs
Examples:
He left early.
She worked at home.
Slide 5 - Slide
Past continuous
was/were ww+ing
Example:
They were travelling.
She was reading.
NL:
'was/waren aan het'.
Slide 6 - Slide
Pay attention!
When two actions/events happen
after one another
, you use
past simple
twice.
When two actions/events happen
simultaneously
,
you use
past continuous
twice.
And when a longer action/event
is interrupted
by a shorter action/event, you use
past continuous
AND
past simple
.
Slide 7 - Slide
So for example:
When two actions/events happen after each other , you use
past simple
twice.
First she
did
her homework, then she
watched
a film.
Slide 8 - Slide
So for example:
When two actions/events happen simultaneously, you use
past
continuous
twice.
While my father
was cooking
dinner, my mother
was helping
the kids with their homework.
Slide 9 - Slide
So for example:
And when a longer action/event is interrupted by a shorter action/event, you use
past continuous
AND
past simple
..
We
were watching
TV when the bell
rang
.
When you
called
me, I
was taking
a shower.
Slide 10 - Slide
Let's give it a go!
Slide 11 - Slide
Interrupted
Simultaneously
After one another
When I got home, I had a cup of tea.
While my sister was watching TV, I was listening to music.
I was studying for English when my father called me.
Slide 12 - Drag question
While Lynn was sleeping,
Kim finished the presentation.
A
Past simple - past simple
B
Past continuous - past simple
C
Past continuous - past continuous
D
Past simple - past continuous
Slide 13 - Quiz
Mom swore when dad fell off his bike.
A
past simple - past simple
B
past continuous - past simple
C
past simple - past continuous
D
past continuous - past continuous
Slide 14 - Quiz
Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets:
My brother ... (dance) when I ... (come) in.
A
danced - came
B
was dancing - was coming
C
was dancing - came
D
danced - was coming
Slide 15 - Quiz
Dad ... (watch) a documentary about apes while we ... (read) a book.
A
watched - were reading
B
watched - read
C
was watching - read
D
was watching - were reading
Slide 16 - Quiz
The chef ... (cook) a nice meal after he ... (came) in late.
A
was cooking - came
B
cooked - was coming
C
cooked - came
D
was cooking - was coming
Slide 17 - Quiz
I understand the past simple/past continuous
0
100
Slide 18 - Poll
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