Review of past tenses

10-min. reading: 
  1. Take off coat
  2. Find seat
  3. Grab novel and read quietly






Today's programme:
Review of past tenses
  • Past simple (verleden tijd)
  • Past continuous (duurvorm in het verleden)

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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

Items in this lesson

10-min. reading: 
  1. Take off coat
  2. Find seat
  3. Grab novel and read quietly






Today's programme:
Review of past tenses
  • Past simple (verleden tijd)
  • Past continuous (duurvorm in het verleden)

timer
10:00

Slide 1 - Slide

Which time is this:
Boris Johnson dropped out of the leadership race.
A
Present
B
Past

Slide 2 - Quiz

Joe was walking along quietly when...
A
Past simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 3 - Quiz

While I was putting away the books,
I found something else.
(Note the two parts of the sentence)
A
1. past continuous - 2. past simple
B
1. past simple - 2. past continuous
C
1. past continuous - 2. past continuous

Slide 4 - Quiz

Past simple: saw, finished, walked, found, was, watched, had
Past continuous: was washing, was working, was driving, was complaining 
(was/were + verb + ing)

Slide 5 - Slide

"While I was watching TV, I heard a noise from the next room."

Which action is longer?
A
watch TV
B
hear noise

Slide 6 - Quiz

Slide 7 - Slide

"When the kids arrived I was cooking dinner."

Which action happens in the middle of another action?
A
kids arrived
B
cooking dinner

Slide 8 - Quiz

Naar NL vertalen: We were singing when Patrick arrived.

Slide 9 - Open question

Translate to English: Ik zat te slapen terwijl de docent aan het praten was.

Slide 10 - Open question

Assignment
Grammar booklet p. 20 
  1. Do Exercise A and write next to each sentence why you picked a certain option (see p. 18 for explanation)
  2. Do Exercise B

Homework: Study p. 19 of the booklet.
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13:00

Slide 11 - Slide

Exit card: Explain past simple and past continuous in your own words (Dutch is fine).

Slide 12 - Open question

Practice
Watch the film carefully to answer the questions.

Slide 13 - Slide

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Slide 14 - Video

00:08
Homer __________________ (WALK) in the forest when he ______________ (HEAR) a strange sound.
A
was walking - was hearing
B
was walking - heard

Slide 15 - Quiz

01:02
He ____________ (RUN) when he __________ (TRIP).
A
ran - was tripping
B
was running - tripped
C
was running - was tripping

Slide 16 - Quiz

01:24
When Homer ___________ (TALK), the creature __________ (ANSWER) him.
A
was talking - answered
B
talked - was answering
C
talked - answered

Slide 17 - Quiz

Which one is a better introduction to a story?

"One Friday evening, I......"
A
walked home from school.
B
was walking home from school.

Slide 18 - Quiz