Past continuous and past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Past simple vs past continuous

Grammar

goals: 

you know how to use past simple, past continuous, or both

When did this happen:
"My sister called me last night."

1. Present
2. Past
3. Future

How do you form the past tense of a regular verb?

1. verb + s
2. verb + ing
3. verb + (e)d
4. did + verb

So, the past tense of 'to walk' is....?

1. walks
2. walking
3. walked
4. walkd

How do you form the past tense of an irregular verb?

1. verb + (e)d
2. different for every irregular verb

What's the past tense of this sentence:
My grandmother buys me lunch.

1. My grandmother buyed me lunch.
2. My grandmother baught me lunch.
3. My grandmother bought me lunch.

Past simple

Just one word.

Simple.

It's in the past. It's over and done with.

Yesterday, last year, two weeks ago....

Past simple

Vraagzinnen: 'did' + werkwoord.

Did you go to school yesterday?

Ontkennende zinnen: didn't + werkwoord

No, I didn't go to school yesterday.

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

Past continuous

Two words:

was/were + verb-ing

It's been happening in the past for a period of time.

Which sentence is 'past continuous'?

1. I am watching the new right now.
2. They were not happy.
3. She was walking through the woods.
4. My mum doesn't like the sea.

Welke combinatie is 'past continuous'?
(Twee antwoorden zijn goed)

1. am looking
2. are walking
3. was hoping
4. were travelling

Past Simple AND Past Continuous

Past Continuous

Two things happened

She was listening to music when her roommate walked in.

Two sentences in one.

was listening = past continuous

walked = past simple

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = al aan de gang ( lang)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde (kort)

Past continuous & Past simple

I WAS WAITING (wait) for the bus when it STARTED (start) to rain. 

It was raining.

(past continuous)

We were singing.

(past continuous)

How do you form the past continuous?

Past Continuous

Was or were plus verb + ing

I was playing

You were playing

He was playing

We were playing

You were playing

They were playing

Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

:) They cleaned the house last week

Past Continuous = was/were + ww + ing

- verleden tijd

- was in het verleden aan de gang

- in NL: 'ik was aan het ....' 

:) They were cleaning the house when I came home

Boris ... English.
Which form is the past continuous?

1. was learning
2. is learning
3. has learned
4. will learn

They ... swimming in the lake.
Which is the past continous form?

1. are swimming
2. were swam
3. were swimming
4. have swum

Your father ... the car.
Choose the past continuous form.

1. will have been repairing
2. is repairing
3. repaired
4. was repairing

Past Continuous & Past Simple

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

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

1. read; was jumping
2. read; jumped
3. was reading; was jumping
4. was reading; jumped

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

perfectly!

quite well, need to practice a bit

not really, I need to practice a lot

not at all! I need more uitleg

Practice

learnbeat grammar

Google: "past simple past continuous oefenen"

Need more explanation?

YouTube-channel "Engels gemist", 

'past continuous'.

Or: Google 'past continuous explanation/uitleg'.

Wat geldt voor jou?

Ik begrijp het nu helemaal!!

Ik begrijp het, maar moet nog oefenen.

Ik begrijp het nog niet helemaal, maar ik kom er wel uit.

Ik begrijp er niks van en wil extra uitleg.

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