24-03 (duurvorm) Past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

Grammar 9

Theme 4

Past continuous

Past Continuous

De past continuous gebruik je als iets in de verleden tijd een langere tijd aan de gang was. 

I was studying all afternoon. 

My mother was cleaning the house. 

Hoe maak je de Past Continuous?

Om de past continuous te maken volg je een soort 'formule'. namelijk:
was/were + werkwoord + ing

I was doing the dishes

We were playing outside.

She was working all night.

Voorbeeld Past Continuous

Was/were + werkwoord + ing

He _____________ his grandma. (to help)

1. Kies uit was of were.
He _was________ his grandma. (to help)

2. Zet werkwoord + ing er achter.

He _was helping ___ his grandma. (to help)

My grandma ______ all afternoon.

1. was cooking
2. were cooking

We ______ for a long time.

1. was waiting
2. were waiting

I _______ an e-mail.

1. was writing
2. were writing

Amy and Tom ______ all night.

1. was talking
2. were talking

Kevin _____ his room.

1. was cleaning
2. were cleaning

Vul de past continuous in:
We _______ the dishes. (to do)

Vul de past continuous in:
My sister ______ in her room. (to play)

Vul de past continuous in:
I _______ on it last night. (to work)

Vul de past continuous in:
They _____ at me. (to look)

Vul de past continuous in:
His friends ______ at the joke. (to laugh)

Past continuous + Past simple

Je kunt de past simple en past continuous ook samen in 1 zin gebruiken.  De past simple geeft aan wat er gebeurde terwijl er iets anders bezig was. De past continuous gebruik je voor het gene was langer duurde. 

I was walking to school when I saw a cute dog.
They stole my pen when I was not looking.
I  was taking a bath when the doorbell rang.

My mother saw me when I _____ (to sneak) into the house at night.

1. sneaked
2. was sneaking

They were waiting when they ____ (to realise) the bus had already left.

1. realised
2. were realising

I _________ (to read) a book when you called me.

1. read
2. was reading

When I _____ (to walk) into the canteen, everyone was talking.

1. walked
2. was walking

Last night we ______ (to watch) a show when my dad came home. 

1. watched
2. were watching

Wat ga je nu doen?

- Maak de opdrachten van theme 4 A listening - B theme words af als je deze nog niet af had vorige les.

Klaar?
Ga via slim stampen de woordjes van A en B leren