Past Continuous and past simple

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Past continuous.

Hoe maak je de past continuous?

Je gebruikt de past continuous alleen als je kunt zeggen dat je iets aan het doen was.

The math teacher was giving a test

The principal was sitting in his office

the coach was playing basketball

The gardener was cutting bushes

Je maakt de past continuous door was of were voor het werkwoord te zetten en –ing er achter

I was sleeping

You were living

He/she/it was swimming

We were going

You were doing

They were having

Als een werkwoord uit 1 lettergreep bestaat met 1 klinker in het midden, verdubbelt de klinker

To swim – he was swimming

To hit – we were hitting

to get - he was getting hit by the door

I  .................  something very hard (to hit)

Peter  ....................  in the pool (to swim)

Rachel ..................   a party (to have)

My  parents...................... in Spain last year (to live)

was hitting

was swimming

was  having

was haveing

was hiting

was swiming

were liveing

were living

Ontkenningen:                                                         

I wasn’t talking

You weren’t looking

She wasn’t driving

We weren’t walking

You weren’t singing

They weren’t listening

zet not of 't achter was of were

They (not swim) in the lake.

1. wasn't swimming
2. weren't swimming
3. wasn't swiming
4. weren't swiming

your father (repair) the car?

1. Were your father repairing
2. Your father was repairing
3. Was your father repairing
4. Your father were repairing

I (not read) a magazine

1. I wasn't reading
2. I weren't reading
3. wasn't I reading
4. weren't I reading

Past continuous

Past Continuous and Past Simple

the principal was sitting in the office when someone killed the math teacher

the coach was playing basketball when someone killed the math teacher

the gardener was cutting bushes when someone killed the math teacher

When I (to phone).......... they (to play) ................monopoly.

1. was phoning - were playing
2. phoned - were playing
3. phoned - played
4. was phoning - played

He (to watch)............... the news when the TV set(to break down)..........

1. was watching - was breaking down
2. watched - was breaking down
3. was watching - broke down
4. watched - broke down

When Mike (to have).............a bath, the geyser (to explode)..................

1. was having - exploded
2. was having - was exploding
3. had - was exploding
4. had - exploded

Yesterday Susan ……....(to walk) along the road when she ……… (to meet) Peter.

1. was walking - met
2. was walking - was meeting
3. walked - was meeting
4. walked - met

Als twee dingen tegelijkertijd plaatsvinden en ongeveer even lang duren gebruik je twee keer de past continuous.

Er staat dan meestal while in de zin.

while the coach was playing basketball the caretaker was sweeping the hall

the lunchlady was serving food while the principal was sitting in his office

the history teacher was starting his lesson while the gardener was cutting the bushes

Tom (to make).............. a phone call while Don (to have).......... a bath.

1. was making - was having
2. made - had
3. was making - had
4. made - was having