past simple & past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Questions about the Past Simple!

We _____ (to announce) our wedding during lunch.

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

I _____ (to enjoy) the musical very much.

She _____ (to empty) the bin and went straight to school.

She _____ (to be) present before school started.

Irregular verbs!

2e rijtje van: to sing =

2e rijtje van: to be=

2e rijtje van: to catch =

2e rijtje van: to fly =

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).

Combination:

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Denk erom dat je de antwoorden als volgt opschrijft:

answer1/answer2

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Which one is the past simple and which one is the past continuous?

past simple

past continuous

Past Simple / Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do) when you ___ (call) him yesterday?

Past Simple + Past Continuous
Charlie ........... (hide) in the closet when Lola ........... (find) him.

Past Simple + Past Continuous
The children ......... (play) in the park when it ......... (start) to rain.

Past Simple / Past Continuous
David ___ (send) me an email five minutes ago.

Past Simple / Past Continuous
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.
(GEEN AFKORTING!)

Past simple & past continuous
I .... (wait)for the bus when
it .......(start) to rain.

Past simple / Past continuous
We ...(have) dinner when the doorbell (ring).

Today's lesson goals 

1. Define the past simple and the past continuous 
2. Know the difference between past simple and past continuous
3. Recognize when to use past simple or continuous in sentences. 
4. Use the 2 tenses correctly and appropriately in sentences and during daily conversation.

Textbook : 109  - section 6.2

Past Simple 

Past Simple: 

Als iets in het verleden 

is gebeurt. 

+ She played soccer.

- She didn't play soccer. 

? Did she play soccer?

past simple:

als iets in de verleden is gebeurd  en als het belangrijk is wanneer het is gebeurd. 

vaak staan woorden in zinnen zoals:

last night, in 2015, this morning, when i was young, five minutes ago.

Past simple summary:

- voorbij

- duurde kort

Past simple form:

- w.w. + ed

- 2e rijtje

past continuous:

als je zegt wat er op een bepaald moment in het verleden aan de gang was of wat je toen aan het doen was.

past continuous summary:

- was bezig

- duurde tijdje

Past continuous form:

- was/were + w.w. + ing

past simple vs past continuous

Past simple vs. past continuous

''I was cooking dinner when my mother called.''

De activiteit die aan de gang was, is de past continuous.

De activiteit die 'erbij komt', is de past simple.

Past simple vs. past continuous

zinnen kun je herkennen aan het woordje 'when':

''When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.''

Als het woordje 'while' in de zin staat, gebeuren 2 dingen tegelijk =  2 keer past continuous:

''I was studying while my father was making dinner.''