Past simple and past continuous

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Past simple and past continuous

unit 3 

Past simple and
past continuous

past simple

verb + ed 

or 

irregular 

She went to London last year. 

past continuous

was / were + verb + ing 

They were driving a car when the accident happened. 

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Simple past

Past continuous

Past simple

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Which one is the past simple and which one is the past continuous?

past simple

past continuous

Which sentence is in the past continuous tense?

1. I am playing football now.
2. I will play football later.
3. I was playing football when it started raining.
4. I played football yesterday.

What is the past simple form of the verb 'to eat'?

1. I have eaten a sandwich for lunch.
2. I was eating a sandwich for lunch.
3. I ate a sandwich for lunch.
4. I am eating a sandwich for lunch.

When do we use past continuous tense?

1. To describe future actions.
2. To describe an action in progress at a specific time in the past.
3. To describe habitual actions in the past.
4. To describe a completed action in the past.

Which sentence is in the past simple tense?

1. She was watching a movie last night.
2. She has watched a movie last night.
3. She is watching a movie last night.
4. She watched a movie last night.