Past simple and past continuous

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Past Continuous

Past Simple / Past Continuous

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = al aan de gang ( lang)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde (kort)

Past continuous vs. past simple

Deze zinnen kun je herkennen aan het woordje 'when':

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

'' What were you doing when the earthquake started?''

Als het woordje 'while' in de zin staat, gebeuren twee dingen tegelijk.

Dan gebruik je twee keer de past continuous:

''What were you doing while you were waiting?''

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

Past continuous vs. past simple

Maar wat als er tijdens die periode iets anders gebeurd? 
''I was cooking dinner when my mother called.''

Dan gebruik je de past simple.

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

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

Past Simple & Past Continuous

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

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

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

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I WAS READING (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat JUMPED (jump) onto my lap. 

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

I ...... (do) my homework, when my mom (shout) that dinner was ready.

1. were doing, shouted
2. did, shouted
3. did, was shouting
4. was doing, shouted

While we .... (wait) for the bus, I .... (call) my best friend

1. waited, was calling
2. were waiting, was calling
3. were waiting, called
4. waited, called

When you ... (arrive) at the party, who ... (be) there?

1. arrived, was
2. were arriving, was
3. were arriving, were
4. were arriving, was being

I .... (make) dinner, when the phone ... (ring)

1. was making, ringed
2. made, was ringing
3. was making, rang
4. maked, was ringing

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

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.

1. were working - finded
2. worked - was finding
3. was finding - works
4. was working - found

When I _____
(call) Julie, she _____
(work).

1. calls - worked
2. called - worked
3. Called - was working
4. Called - were working