HV3 past simple vs past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

This lesson

Past simple vs past continuous

Exercises

Goals

After this lesson, you

- can use past simple and past continuous

- are able to tell the difference between past simple and continuous

When do you use the past simple?

1. When something is happening now
2. When something always, never or sometimes happens
3. When something happened in the past
4. When something is going to happen

How do you make the past simple?

1. Verb + -ed 2nd row irregular verbs
2. Verb + -s
3. Has + verb + -ed 3rd row irregular verbs
4. Verb + -ing

How do you make the past continuous?

Which is correct (past simple)?

1. William entered a hula hoop contest
2. She never says much.
3. The van suddenly stopped working.
4. Ryan has been away for years.

Which is correct (past simple)?

1. She was dancing all night.
2. I saw a movie yesterday
3. Yesterday a bird flied into my window
4. Lily doesn't listen

I ... (to watch) TV when the bell (to ring).

1. was watching, rang
2. watched, rang
3. watched, was ringing
4. was watching, rung

They ........(to wait) for the bus when the accident .......(to happen).

1. was waiting, happend
2. were waiting, was happening
3. were waiting, happend
4. waited was happening

While Emily ... (to walk) the dog, Lenny ... (to make) dinner.

1. was walking, was making
2. was walking, made
3. walked, was making
4. walked, made

Past Simple

We _____ (to share) our wedding date during lunch.

Batman _____ (to disappear) in the middle of the night.

I _____ (to enjoy) the musical very much.

Past Continuous

My sister ____ (play) tennis yesterday from 5PM till 6PM.

The teacher ____ (talk) about Queen Victoria when the lesson finished.

Last Friday, between 8 and 10 AM, we _____ (work).

Past simple vs continuous

Two things happening at the same time?

I was reading a book when my friend called me.

Two things happening at the same time and you don’t know which action takes longer?

He was watching a film while she was walking the dog.

Two or more things happening in a row in the past (not at the same time)?

This morning I took out the trash and I went to the grocery store.

I know what the past simple and past continuous are

1. Yes
2. No
3. Kind of..