Past Simple vs Past Continuous level 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson goal

I know the differences between the past simple and the past continuous

Wanneer gebruik je de Past Continuous? 

Voor iets wat je in het verleden aan het doen was

Yesterday when I was doing my laundry...

Of voor iets zeggen over gewoontes

My dad is always eating candy in the car

Wanneer gebruik je de Past Continuous? 

Als er iets gebeurd in het verleden, en tijdens die actie gebeurd er wat anders, combineer je Past Continuous and Past Simple

I was eating breakfast when the doorbell rang

Someone broke into your house while/when you were sleeping!

But what are the differences between these two tenses?

When do we use the
Past Continuous?

1. When something is in progress
2. When something happened yesterday
3. When something was in progress for a while
4. When you want to say that something is happening now

How do we form the Past Continuous?

1. am/is/are + ww + ing
2. was/were + ww + ing
3. can / could /may
4. do /does

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

She had a great time yesterday evening.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

I _____ my homework when she called.

1. done
2. were doing
3. did
4. was doing

My sister _____ the dishes while
I _____ TV.

1. did - was watching
2. was doing - was watching
3. did - watched
4. does - watch

He _____ tennis from 3 till 4
yesterday afternoon.

1. are playing
2. was playing
3. is playing
4. were playing

We ______
(watch) TV when we ______
(hear) a loud noise.

1. were watching - heared
2. was watching - heared
3. were watching - heard
4. was watching - heard

We _____
(eat) dinner at 8pm last night when the power went out.

1. are eating
2. were eating
3. is eating
4. was eating

SO what are the differences between Past continuous and past simple? (Lesson goal)

Homework

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exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4