past simple vs. past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

STOP!..GRAMMARTIME

Past tenses

Past simple

Wanneer? Korte actie in het verleden die is afgelopen.

Signaalwoorden: Yesterday, last year, in 1999

+ (positief) ww + ed

- (negatief)  didn't + hele ww

? (vraag)  did + hele ww

Past simple

The most exciting thing ______________ (happen) to me last week.

Past Continuous

Past continuous

Wanneer? Langere  actie in het verleden

signaalwoorden: When, while & at the same time

+ (positief)  was/were + ww + ing

- (negatief) wasn't/weren't + ww + ing

? (vraag) was/were + ww + ing 

Past continuous

Vaak moet je dus bepalen wat de langere actie is en wat de korte actie is. 

I __________ (call) when the buss ______ (stop). 

Past Simple / Past Continuous

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. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I _________________________ (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat ___________________ (jump) onto my lap. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

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

I went to the bakery and ______ (buy) some bread

1. bought
2. have bought
3. was buying

Sarah _______ (paint) the fence, when Jo saw her.

1. painted
2. has painted
3. was painting

Use the past continuous to describe what happened here..

Use the past continuous to describe what happened here:

I .... (buy) this iPod last week.

1. buyed
2. have bought
3. was buying
4. bought

Well, I ... (jog), when the iPod suddenly made a funny noise.

1. had jogged
2. was jogging
3. jogged
4. has jogged

Use the past continuous to describe what happened here..

Use the past continuous to describe what happened here:

Since then it ... (be) quiet.

1. has been
2. was being
3. is
4. was

Use the past continuous to describe what happened here..

Use the past continuous to describe what happened here:

You need a new one. I ordered some, but they ... (not arrive) yet.

1. not arrived
2. were not arriving
3. have not arrived
4. did not arrive

I _________ (look) around to find my socks, but I couldn't find them.

1. looked
2. have looked
3. was looking