H4 unit 2 past simple past continuous lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Past simple vs past continuous

Of Course unit 2

Watching and listening test

Probably on the 12th of January

During LO --> at school

Learning goals

At the end of the lesson you can...

1. use the past simple correctly.

2. describe what the past continuous looks like.

3. describe when you use the the past continuous.

4. practice with the past simple vs. past continuous

H4d

H4e

Past simple

Past continuous

Example of a past simple with the verb "buy"

Example of a past continuous with the verb "buy"

Sally ……… (eat) dinner last night when someone …………(knock) on the door.

1. was eating, was knocking
2. ate, was knocking
3. ate, knocked
4. was eating, knocked

While I …………… (study) last night, Fred ………….. (drop by) to visit me.

1. was studying, was dropping by
2. studied, dropped by
3. was studying, dropped by
4. studyed, dropped by

My mother called me around five. My father came home a little after five. When he ……… (come) home, I ……… (talk) to my mother on the phone.

1. had come, was talking
2. came, was talking
3. come, talked
4. came, talked

Yesterday afternoon I …… (go) to visit the Parker family.

1. went
2. was going
3. goed
4. were going

When I …… (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ……….. (be) in the yard.

1. got, was being
2. was getting, was
3. got, was
4. was getting, was being

Let's practice

Do the following exercises in the online workbook - unit 2:

Grammar (do this first) >  14 and 15

Reading > 9 and 10

+ study words 2.1, 2.2 and look through the words of 2.3

(see Quizlet links in the studiewijzer)

Don't forget to read The Giver!