THV2-en-2425 - Past Continuous (vs. past simple)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Learning objectives

I can use the past continuous correctly

I can write about things that were happening for a while in the past.

Exercise 1

Fill in the correct form of the past simple or past continuous

I ______ work at 9 a.m. this morning

1. started
2. was starting

This time last year I ______ at university

1. studied
2. was studying

Sarah hurt her ankle while she _______

1. ran
2. was running

I ______ your call because I _______

1. missed - ran
2. missed - was running
3. was missing - ran
4. was missing - was running

While I ______ home, I _______ a new shop in the high street

1. walked - noticed
2. walked - was noticing
3. was walking - noticed
4. was walking - was noticing

When we ______ the crime, we _______ the police

1. saw - called
2. saw - were calling
3. were seeing - called
4. were seeing - were calling

What's next?

Did you have  1 or 0 mistakes?

Start working on the following exercises individually and in silence

TL: Ex. 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 (p. 100-103).

HAVO: Ex. 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 (p. 68-71). Write Ex. 57 in your notebook.

VWO: Ex. 53, 54, 55, 56 and 57 (p. 72-75). Write Ex. 57 in your notebook.

More than 1 mistake? Follow the instruction

Let's try again!

While I _______ the dishes, I suddenly _____ a brilliant idea

1. washed - had
2. washed - was having
3. was washing - had
4. was washing - was having

I _______ the phone ring, he ______ to really loud music

1. didn't hear - listened
2. didn't hear - was listening
3. wasn't hearing - listened
4. wasn't hearing - was listening

They _______ the shop when I _______ there, so I couldn't go in and buy anything

1. already closed - got
2. already closed - was getting
3. were already closing - got
4. were already closing - was getting

The teacher _______ us to stop what we _________

1. told - did
2. told - were doing
3. was telling - did
4. was telling - were doing