Year1_term2_Revision

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

PAST SIMPLE

Past simple

Als in het verleden iets gebeurt, gebruik je de past simple 

The past simple eindigt vaak op -ed. 

Bevestigend	Ontkennend	Vragend
I played You played He/she/it played We played They played You played	I did not play You did not play He/she/it did not play We did not play They did not play You did not play	Did I play? Did you play? Did he/she/it play? Did we play? Did they play? Did you play?

Look at the words below. Which ones are signal words for the Past Simple and which ones are not?

Signal word for the Past Simple

Does not go with the Past Simple

Next Friday

Yesterday

Never

Last Wednesday

Often

This morning

PAST CONTINUOUS

past continuous = longer moment in past

The Past Continuous

was / were + hele werkwoord + -ing

How to create it? 

verleden tijd van to be

bv. to do,

      to look

bv. doing

       looking

PAST SIMPLE 

VS
PAST CONTINUOUS

Past simple

Past continuous

Past simple

Past continuous

Which tense do we use?

Past Simple

Present Continuous

short(er) actions

long(er) actions

Past Simple & Past Continuous

I _______________ (wait) for the bus when it _______________ (start) to rain. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

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

I was taking a bath when my mother called.

When she was calling me, her doorbell rang.

While she was talking to me, she was walking to the door, because I heard footsteps.

The men outside were waiting on her to open the door.

Short

Long

Korte of lange actie?

was taking

called

was calling

rang

was talking

was walking

heard

were waiting

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we ______ (walk) the dog, the neighbours _____ (wash) their car. 

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we WERE WALKING (walk) the dog, the neighbours WERE WASHING (wash) their car. 

COMPARISONS