Past Continuous grammar H2

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

Past continuous

Simple past

The pupil WAS SLEEPING when the teacher TOLD him to read.

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de past simple?

1. for, yet, never, ever
2. yesterday, last year, ago, when
3. always, often, usually, never
4. right now, at the moment

Fill in the past simple: I .............. to my neighbour yesterday.

1. talk
2. talks
3. talked
4. were talking

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de past continuous?

1. when, while
2. always, never, ever, often
3. right now, at the moment
4. yesterday, last week

Fill in the past continuous: We ................... a good movie when the phone rang.

1. watched
2. have watched
3. were watching
4. are watching

Wanneer gebruik
je de
Past Continuous?

1. Als iets aan de gang is
2. Als iets gisteren is gebeurd
3. Als iets een tijdje aan de gang was
4. Als je wilt zeggen wat je aan het doen bent

Hoe vorm je de Past Continuous?

1. am/is/are + ww met ing
2. was/were + ww met ing
3. can / could /may
4. do /does

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I was having a shower when the phone rang.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

She had a great time yesterday evening.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

My sister _____ the dishes while
I _____ TV.

1. did - was watching
2. was doing - was watching
3. did - watched
4. does - watch

He _____ tennis when he fell.

1. are playing
2. was playing
3. is playing
4. were playing

We ... ... in Paris

You ... ... next to me.

Let me tell you how it ...
I ... ... for someone that night

You ... ... as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I ... you

When I was six years old I ... my leg, and I ... ... from my brother and his friends.

You were Romeo and you ... ... pebbles and my my daddy said stay away from Juliet and I ... ... on the staircase

Your stare ... ... ripped jeans skin ... ... hot night wind ... ...

We drank too much
I held your hair back when
You ... ... ...

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