Basic lesson

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

Table of Contents

Read: Holes

Explanation: Present Simple and present continuous

Explanation: Past simple

Past Simple vs Past Simple

Past Simple vs Past Simple

Past Simple:

• Je gebruikt de past simple wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurt en nu is afgelopen. 
  
• Als er een tijdsbepaling in de zin staat.
  

Past continuous:

• Wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurt en een tijdje heeft geduurd.
  

Past Simple vs Past Simple

Past Simple: Grandmother called yesterday. 

Past Continuous: I was cleaning the room. 

Together: Grandmother called while I was cleaning my room.

Past Simple vs Past Simple

Past Simple: Grandmother called yesterday. 

Past Continuous: I was cleaning the room. 

Together: Grandmother called while I was cleaning my room.

Why not: Grandmother was calling me when I cleaned my room?

Past Simple vs Past Simple

Past Simple: Grandmother called yesterday. 

Past Continuous: I was cleaning the room. 

Together: Grandmother called while I was cleaning my room.

Why not: Grandmother was calling me when I cleaned my room?

Below you see different activities. Make three sentences. Use two activities per sentence: one in the past simple and one in the past continuous. 

Example sentence: "I was cooking spaghetti when the teacher arrived."

grandma calls

alarm goes off

cook spaghetti

watch TV

doorbell rings

song starts

teacher arrives

drink coffee

study maths

dog barking

break leg

swim in sea

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