past simple vs past continuous

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• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Past simple vs past continuous

What are we going to learn today?

At the end of this lesson, I can...

- write correct sentences with two events that happened in the past and interrupted one another. 

What are we going to learn today?

At the end of this lesson, I can...

- Explain different things that happened in the past. 

But first!

What do you remember?

Events that happened in the past and continued for a while

Short events that happened in the past

It was snowing yesterday.

I wasn't writing a letter.

Were you celebrating a festival?

I saw him yesterday.

We didn't leave him behind.

Did she clean her room?

Past continuous

It was snowing yesterday

I wasn't writing a letter

Were you celebrating a festival? 

Past simple

I saw him yesterday

We didn't leave him behind.

Did she clean her room?

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wasn't/weren't + ww + ing

didn't + ww (no -ed!)

ww + -ed

was/were + ww + -ing

Did + (pronoun) + ww (no -ed!)

Was(n't)/were(n't) + (pronoun) + ww + -ing

Past simple and past continuous

Look at these two sentences:

They were watching a film                                          I arrived at Tony's house yesterday

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

Past simple and past continuous

Look at these two sentences:

They were watching a film                                          I arrived at Tony's house yesterday

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

Now let's combine them!

Past simple and past continuous

They were watching a film when I arrived.

When I woke up this morning, it was snowing.

What do you notice when you look at the grammar rules and their place in time?

Let's write a sentence

You will get two events that happened in the past.

Form a correct sentences.

These are the two events:

- To see a celebrity (choose one yourself!)

- To walk down the street

Write a sentence with these events:

- To see a celebrity (choose one yourself!)

- To walk down the street

Write a sentence with these events:

- To be asleep

- To receive a call from your parents

Past Simple & Past Continuous:
He ___ the city while they ____ ____ out.

1. explores, were dining
2. explored, was dining
3. explore, were dining
4. explored, were dining

Past Simple / Past Continuous

She ... (feel) pretty sick yesterday

1. Past Continuous
2. Past Simple

Past Simple / Past Continuous

''Yesterday we ________ the whole day.''

1. swam
2. were swimming

Past Simple / Past Continuous

You ... (study) when she called.

1. Past Continuous were studying
2. Past Simple studied

Work together!

Work together to make the exercises from 2.2 (all ex) and 2.4 (1-5) in your workbook