Past simple vs past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

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Lesson plan

Grammar time!

1. Past simple 
2. Past continuous
3. Past simple vs past continuous

Past simple

"The sun was shining, and the birds were singing as the elephant came out of the jungle. The other animals were relaxing in the shade of the trees, but the elephant moved very quickly. She was looking for her baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was watching her through his binoculars. When the shot rang out, she was running towards the river but it was too late.”

What do the bolded words have in common?

Past simple 

• = verleden tijd
  
  
• Most verbs get -ed at the end
• But not all!

• I danced all night
• She stayed up late last night
• We prepared our lunch yesterday
  
  
• I bought a new television this past weekend
• She finally left him
• We lost a bet

Make a negative:
They threw a lot of their stuff out

Did + not + infinitive (hele werkwoord)

1. not threw
2. did not threw
3. did not throw
4. threwed

Make a question:
They threw a lot of their stuff out

Did + subject + infinitive (hele werkwoord)

1. Did they throw
2. Threw they
3. Did they throwed
4. Did they threw

Past continuous

"The sun was shining, and the birds were singing as the elephant came out of the jungle. The other animals were relaxing in the shade of the trees, but the elephant moved very quickly. She was looking for her baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was watching her through his binoculars. When the shot rang out, she was running towards the river but it was too late.”

What do the bolded words have in common?

Past continuous

• = (onvoltooid) verleden tijd
  
  
• I was doing my homework
• They were helping
• --> was/were + verb+ing
• All -ing exceptions still count!

• She was working on her project when the doorbell rang
• My mom was cooking dinner while I was cleaning my room
  
  
• When = interrupted action
• While = actions happening at the same time 

Make a negative:
He was minding his own business

1. not was minding
2. was not minding
3. did not mind
4. was not minded

Make a question:
He was minding his own business

1. Was minding he
2. Was he minded
3. Minding he was
4. Was he minding

As Sophie _____ (walk) up Regent Street she _____ (meet) and old friend

A: When _____ (father/arrive)?
B: Late. The train ____ (be) delayed due to an accident

Who ____ (you/speak) to on the phone when I ___ (come) in?

Mary ___ (read) in bed when she ___ (hear) a strange noise downstairs

When Mr. Lawrence ____ (leave) home at 8.30, the sun ___ (shine) brightly. However by 10 it ___ (rain) heavily

Sebastion ___ (arrive) at Susan's house at 11, but she ___ (not/be) there. She ___ (study) at the library

The fireman ___ (rescue) a 75-year-old woman who ___ (be) trapped on the 2nd floor of the burning building

______ (you/do) any shopping yesterday

Yesterday Jane ___ (fall) and ___ (hurt) herself when she ___ (ride) her bicycle

Homework

Do exercise 6+7+8 of lesson 4 (unit 1) online

Study the words of lessons 2+3+4 of leeson