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Past continuous
Je gebruikt de past continuous om aan te geven dat je ergens mee bezig was op een bepaald moment in het verleden. Je zegt dus dat je iets aan het doen was.
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Past continuous
Je gebruikt de past continuous om aan te geven dat je ergens mee bezig was op een bepaald moment in het verleden. Je zegt dus dat je iets aan het doen was.

Slide 1 - Slide

Slide 2 - Video

Je gebruikt de past continuous dus alleen als je kunt zeggen dat je iets aan het doen was.
The math teacher was giving a test
The principal was sitting in his office

Slide 3 - Slide

the coach was playing basketball
The gardener was cutting bushes

Slide 4 - Slide

Je maakt de past continuous door was of were voor het werkwoord te zetten en –ing er achter

I was sleeping
You were living
He/she/it was swimming
We were going
You were doing
They were having

Slide 5 - Slide

Als een werkwoord uit 1 lettergreep bestaat met 1 klinker in het midden, verdubbelt de medeklinker
To swim – he was swimming
To hit – we were hitting


to get - he was getting hit by the door

Slide 6 - Slide

The lunchlady ........(to make)lunch when the geography teacher was killed
A
were makeing
B
was makeing
C
were making
D
was making

Slide 7 - Quiz

he ..............(to skip) class when the geography teacher was killed
A
were skiping
B
was skiping
C
were skipping
D
was skipping

Slide 8 - Quiz

Boris (learn) English?
A
was Boris learning
B
were Boris learning
C
was Boris learn
D
Boris was learning

Slide 9 - Quiz

They (not swim) in the lake
A
weren't they swimming
B
they weren't swimming
C
wasn't they swimming
D
they wasn't swimming

Slide 10 - Quiz

your father (repair) the car?
A
were your father repairing
B
your father was repairing
C
was your father repairing
D
your father were rpairing

Slide 11 - Quiz

I (not read) a magazine
A
I wasn't reading
B
I weren't reading
C
wasn't I reading
D
weren't I reading

Slide 12 - Quiz

Slide 13 - Video

Past continuous + Past Simple

Als je ergens mee bezig was in de verleden tijd en iets anders gebeurt er tussendoor.



1
was of were en het ww + ing voor waar dat waar je mee bezig bent.
bv je bent aan het tv kijken/ eten 
2
ww + ed (of 2e rijtje van de onr ww) voor wat er
tussendoor komt - iemand belt op bv

Slide 14 - Slide

Je was al tv aan het kijken op het 
 moment dat er werd gebeld.

Slide 15 - Slide

When I (to phone).......... they (to play) ................monopoly
A
was phoning - were playing
B
phoned - were playing
C
phoned - played
D
was phoning - played

Slide 16 - Quiz

He (to watch)............... the news when the TV set(to break down)..........
A
was watching - was breaking down
B
watched - was breaking down
C
was watching - broke down
D
watched - broke down

Slide 17 - Quiz

When Mike (to have).............a bath, the geyser (to explode)..................
A
was having - exploded
B
was having - was exploding
C
had - was exploding
D
had - exploded

Slide 18 - Quiz

Yesterday Susan ……....(to walk) along the road when she ……… (to meet) Peter.
A
was walking - met
B
was walking - was meeting
C
walked - was meeting
D
walked - met

Slide 19 - Quiz

Als twee dingen tegelijkertijd plaatsvinden en ongeveer even lang duren gebruik je twee keer de past continuous.
Er staat dan meestal while in de zin.

Slide 20 - Slide

while the coach was playing basketball the caretaker was sweeping the hall
the lunchlady was serving food while the principal was sitting in his office
the history teacher was starting his lesson while the gardener was cutting the bushes

Slide 21 - Slide

Fred (to sleep).............while
Jenny (to watch)............... a movie.
A
slept - watched
B
slept - was watching
C
was sleeping - watched
D
was sleeping - was watching

Slide 22 - Quiz

Tom (to make).............. a phone call while Don (to have).......... a bath.
A
was making - was having
B
made - had
C
was making - had
D
made - was having

Slide 23 - Quiz

You (to do)....... your homework while
George (to get) .......... ready to go out.
A
were doing - was geting
B
was doing - was getting
C
were doing - was getting
D
was doing - was geting

Slide 24 - Quiz

I _______________ (wait) for the bus when it _______________ (start) to rain

Slide 25 - Open question

While we ______________________ (walk) the dog, the neighbours _______________ (wash) their car.

Slide 26 - Open question

I _________________________ (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat ___________________ (jump) onto my lap.

Slide 27 - Open question