Past Simple vs Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Today's plan

Grammar instruction: Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Grammar practice: short quiz

Grammar practice: exercises in your online book

Lesson Goals:

• Past Simple
  

I can use the Past Simple to talk about events in the past.

• Past Continuous
  

I can talk about multiple events happening in the past.

I can talk about events that went on for a while in the past.

Past Simple

• WHEN: Gebruik de Past Simple wanneer je het hebt over een gebeurtenis op een bepaald moment in het verleden.
  
• RULE REGULAR VERBS: base form of verb + -ed
  
• Signaalwoorden: Last year, yesterday, an hour ago.

• I knocked on your door at noon. 

Past Continuous

WHEN: Gebruik de Past Continuous wanneer je het hebt over een gebeurtenis die in het verleden een tijdje aan de gang was, maar nu klaar is.

RULE: subject + was/were + base+-ing

EXAMPLE: I was eating lunch with a friend at noon.

Ik ben voor twaalf uur begonnen met lunchen en ging daar na twaalf uur mee verder.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

The Past Continuous describes situations that go on for some time – ‘skiing’ and ‘playing’

I was eating lunch with a friend at noon.

The Past Simple describes ‘actions’ that happen quickly – ‘broke’ and ‘rang’.

I knocked on your door at noon. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Je gebruikt beide vormen in een zin wanneer er in het verleden iets gebeurt terwijl er iets anders plaats vindt.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

Hoe zet je een werkwoord in de Past continuous vorm?

1. werkwoord + (e)d
2. werkwoord + ing
3. was/were + werkwoord + ing
4. werkwoord + t

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

Hoe zet je een werkwoord in de Past Simple vorm?

1. werkwoord + (e)d
2. werkwoord + ing
3. werkword + was/were +ing
4. werkwoord + t

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

They didn't phone us at all

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

We were walking to school.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

He went to the cinema.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

My sister .............. (walk) in while I was making my homework

1. walked
2. was walking

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

She was walking home at night

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

I ___ (play) a game, when my mum ___ (call) me.

1. was playing - called
2. were playing, called
3. played - was calling
4. played - were calling

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

When they .... (talk) we .... (hear) something

1. was talking - heard
2. were talking - heard
3. talked - was hearing
4. talked - were hearing

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

She .... (play) the piano, when I .... (arrive) home

1. was playing - arrived
2. were playing - arrived
3. played - was arriving
4. played - were arriving

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

They ____ (talk), when the teacher ___ (get) angry.

1. was talking - got
2. were talking - got
3. talked - was getting
4. talked - were getting

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

I ______ (fall) asleep, while I ________ (watch) TV.

1. fell - watched
2. was falling - was watching
3. was falling - watched
4. fell - was watching

Past simple vs past continuous
The lights ....................(go out) while I .................(eat) dinner

1. go out / was eating
2. went / was eating
3. gone / was eating
4. went out/ was eating

Over to you!

Homework: par. 1.4 exercises 1 t/m 9 & Read chapter 3 "The boy in the striped pyjamas" + do exercise 3 of "Novel study The boy in the striped pyjamas"