2E Past Continuous vs. Past Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, t
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome T2D

Hang your jacket, put away your phone and sit down

Grab your workbook, laptop and a pen(cil)

Class expectations (verwachtingen)

Everyone tries to speak English - mistakes? No problem

Be active and participate in class

Phones are out of sight and on silence

Listen to the person who's speaking and raise your hand

Bring your workbook and laptop to every lesson

Have respect for yourself and the people/things around you

Today you will...

... work on paragraph 2E Grammar

... learn the difference between the Past Simple and Continuous

Past Simple & Continuous

Read the text and answer the questions. 

Pay attention to the underlined and bold words.

Ms. Wildeman's weekend

I did many things over the weekend. On Friday I was cooking pasta when the bell rang. I walked to the door and got a flower delivery. I went back to the kitchen and finished cooking the pasta. After dinner my boyfriend and I watched a movie while I was putting on a face mask. On Saturday my boyfriend and I drove from Utrecht to Maarssen and went to an escape room. While we were escaping we got stuck in one of the rooms and security had to free us. It was quite the adventure. On Sunday I went to IKEA with my sister. We met up with my dad while we were shopping and stopped for some Swedish meatballs on our way out.

What's the difference between BOLD and UNDERLINED

A short completed action in the past. 

Verb + ed or the irregular verbs.

I finished work early and went home.

My parents called me yesterday.

Sam played basketball when he was at university.

A longer action in progress in the past.

was/were verb+ing

I was working in the teacher's lounge on Thursday.

We were cleaning the house all morning.

I was studying all night.

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Takes notes!

A short action in the past. 

Verb + ed or the irregular verbs.

I finished work early and went home.

A longer action in progress in the past.

was/were verb+ing

I was working in the teacher's lounge on Thursday.

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Combination of the Past Simple & Continuous: 

a longer action (PC) is interupted by another action (PS). 

Ms. Wildeman was watching a Netflix show in the dark when somebody knocked on the door.

Takes notes!

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Was Andrew playing computer games?

1. Past Continuous
2. Simple Past

We sang that song yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past continuous

We ______
(watch) TV when we ______
(hear) a loud noise.

1. were watching - heared
2. was watching - heared
3. were watching - heard
4. was watching - heard

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.

1. was visiting
2. visited
3. were visiting
4. visitted

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.

1. were working - finded
2. worked - was finding
3. was finding - works
4. was working - found

My computer ... (crash) while I ... (do my homework last night.

I ... (watch) a film when my mum ... (get) home yesterday.

I ... (burn) myself while I ... (make) breakfast.

Make a sentence to tell me:
Wat gebeurde er terwijl je eerder deze les aan
het lezen was?

Let's practice

K2: go to page 98 and do ex. 36 + 38

T2: go to page 102 and do ex. 31 + 33

Now CHOOSE how you want to keep practicing:

Missing word, Unjumble sentences, Maze Chase, 

Quick quiz, Mix and match

Do you understand the difference between the Past Simple & Continuous?

😒🙁😐🙂😃