§4.5 Past Continuous & past simple

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The past continuous

Verleden tijd duurvorm

Bevestigende zinnen

I / He / She / It = was + hele werkwoord + ing

I was playing football

Kyle was running around the house

You / We / They = were + hele werkwoord + ing

We were swimming all day yesterday

Stan and Eric were having a fight.

Ontkennende zinnen

I / He / She / It = was not + hele werkwoord + ing

I was not playing football

Kyle wasn't running around the house

You / We / They = were not + hele werkwoord + ing

We weren't swimming all day yesterday

Stan and Eric were not having a fight.

Vragende zinnen

was + I / He / She / It + hele werkwoord + ing

Was he playing football?

Was Kyle running around the house?

were + You / We / They + hele werkwoord + ing

Were you swimming all day yesterday?

Were Stan and Eric having a fight?

Wanneer? 1

1. Wanneer iets een langere tijd bezig was in het verleden.

I was tanning at the beach all day yesterday.

2. Wanneer twee acties tegelijkertijd bezig waren

My father was cooking while my mother was watching television.

Wanneer? 2

3. Een actie die bezig was en werd onderbroken

I was having a shower when my cat yelled at me to open the door.

We were driving to Amsterdam when the car broke down.

Voor de onderbreking gebruik je de past simple

Past Simple

1) korte acties (dingen die niet lang bezig kunnen zijn)

2) onderbrekende acties (verstoren wat al bezig was)

(+) werkwoord+ed of 2e vorm

(-) didn't + hele werkwoord 

(?) Did + pv + hele werkwoord

Bij To Be gebruik je was (not) en were (not)

Exercise 1

Finish the sentences using the past continuous

Kate __ (to have) a turkey for dinner.

Mum __ (to set) the table.

The boys __ (to watch) TV.

It __ (to rain) outside.

The baby __ (to cry).

The dogs __ (to bark).

Sarah and Tom __ (to study) for their exams.

The women __ (to drink) coffee.

Exercise 2

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences in the past continuous

house. - the - through - chasing - cat - dog - was - The - the

kitchen. - the - in - sleeping - was - Mary - chair - on - a

their - were - The - the - at - disco. - favourite - girls - dancing - their - to - song

night - all - cooking - dinner - you - Were - yesterday?

and - were - The - boys - TV. - watching - cookies - eating

I'm - you. - listening - not - to - I - was - sorry, -

cutting - customer's - stylist - the - Was - hair? - her

dunes. - BMX - was - boy - The - riding - the - through - his

Past Continuous & Past Simple

Wanneer een actie in het verleden wordt onderbroken:

1. Past Continuous = lange actie

2. Past Simple = korte actie (onderbreking)

I was having a shower when the doorbell rang.

They were running when he tripped.

Exercise 3

Put the sentences in the past simple and past continuous

Each sentence must contain 1 past simple and 1 past continuous

Type the whole sentence

They (to play) football when it (to start) to rain.

She (to listen) to music when her mother (to knock) on the door.

My brother (to dance) when we (to come home)

My mother (to cook) when the gas (to turn) off.

She (to sit) in a pub when you (to call) her.

Who (to be) there when you (to arrive) at the party?

Susie (to watch) a film when she (to hear) a noise.

He (to take) a shower when the telephone (to ring).

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