HV2_T2_Past Continuous Nr. 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to English class! 

Lesson plan

• 5 min. Introduction
• 20 min. Grammar
• 15 min. independent learning 
• 5 min. Evaluation  

Lesson aim

After this lesson, you should be able to:

> recognise a past continuous sentence in a text 

> Write sentences in the past continuous tense 

Where are the past continuous tenses?

"The sun was shining and the birds were singing as the elephant came out of the jungle. The other animals were relaxing in the shade of the trees, but the elephant moved very quickly. She was looking for her baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was watching her through his binoculars. When the shot rang out, she was running towards the river..."

Source: www.ef.nl

Where are the past continuous tenses?

"The sun was shining and the birds were singing as the elephant came out of the jungle. The other animals were relaxing in the shade of the trees, but the elephant moved very quickly. She was looking for her baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was watching her through his binoculars. When the shot rang out, she was running towards the river..."

Source: www.ef.nl

Wat valt je op aan deze zinnen?
Hoe zijn ze gevormd bijvoorbeeld?

Past Continuous - form

Subject

+

was/were

 +

verb + ing

Past Continuous - when to use?

• Als iets in het verleden een tijd(je) aan de gang was. 
  > You were walking home (yesterday). 
• Als iets in het verleden een aan de gang was en werd onderbroken.
  > I was walking home, when you told me about the story.

Make a past continuous:
I / walk

Make a past continuous:
It / bring

Make a past continuous:
he / cook

Make a past continuous:
They / shop

Independent learning

Study: words list U3 lesson 2 & irregular verbs

Readtheory: 2 texts (13 in total)

Exercises: U3 Lesson 2: 2, 4, 10, 11     

Homework for Wednesday 22nd of November