Past Simple and Continuous 2.0

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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Making mistakes is okay.

Today's planning

To do: 

2.2 Past Simple & Continuous

Goals: 

You know the difference between the PS and PC

You know how to use the PS and PC

Past Simple: short action that is completely finished.

verb +ed or 2nd irr verb

Ms. W made this lesson last week.

Sophia worked hard yesterday.

Did you get rest last night?

No, I didn't sleep well at all.

Past Continuous: long action that happened in the past.

was/were verb +ing

Ms W. was studying for four years.

Maxim was calling for hours.

Were you cooking all night?

Yes, I was baking cookies.

Past Simple & Continuous

While I was walking home, I _____ a new shop on Green Street.

1. noticed
2. was noticing

While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly ____ a brilliant idea.

1. was having
2. had

____________ what you were looking for in the library yesterday?

1. Were you finding
2. Did you find

Let's fill this in together

1) Three years ago, we ____ (to be) ____ (live) in my home town.

2) I tried to give him some advice, but he ____ (to be + not)) ____ (listen)

3) What ____ (to be) you ____ (do) this time last year?

4) I saw you driving down Green Street yesterday. Where _____(to be) you _____ (go)?

5) This time last year I ____ (to be) _____ (study) at university.

6) As I _____ (to be) _____ (go) to work, I _____ (see) an old friend.

 7) We ______ (to be) ________ (watch) television when the power _____ (go) off.

Practice - do the activities on the worksheet:

1. choose 'was, were, weren't, wasn't'

2. pick between past simple or past continuous

3. complete the story with the past simple and continuous

Check your answers

Exercise one: 

1 were                    5: was

2 was                     6: weren't

3 wasn’t, was         7: wasn't

4 were                   8: were

Exercise two:

1 were you doing            5 didn’t know               9 was just looking

2 Were you having          6 were waiting

3 invited                         7 was speaking

4 was trying                   8 finished

Check your answers

Exercise three:

1 was walking        9 crossed

2 was                    10 was writing

3 was shining       11 read

4 were singing      12 looked

5 walked               13 walked

6 saw                    14 was dreaming

7 picked

8 was

Practice with the past simple + continuous

Work online and practice with the Past Simple and Continuous.

1. Grammar exercise + explanation
2. Kangeroo game --> turn off sound
3. Fill the gap and choose the best answer