Past Simple and Past Continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

It never ___ in Death Valley.

1. rain
2. rains
3. is raining
4. does rain

Juul .... (clean) her glasses every day.

Look! The birds ___ away!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

Which one is correct?

1. My mum doesn’t buy presents for me.
2. My mum buys me no presents.
3. My mum buys me not presents
4. My mum doesn’t buys me presents.

They ..... (swim) in the river right now.

1. not swimming
2. are not swiming
3. not swims
4. aren't swimming

Which one is correct?

1. Knows he the answer?
2. Does he knows the answer?
3. Do he know the answer?
4. Does he know the answer?

When do you use the Present Simple?

When do you use the Present Continuous?

Past simple- past continuous

Wanneer gebruik
je de
Past Continuous?

1. Als iets aan de gang is
2. Als iets gisteren is gebeurd
3. Als iets een tijdje aan de gang was
4. Als je wilt zeggen wat je aan het doen bent

Hoe vorm je de Past Continuous?

1. am/is/are + ww met ing
2. was/were + ww met ing
3. can / could /may
4. do /does

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

She had a great time yesterday evening.

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

Now you!

Grammar reader: exercise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 + words text 2b. p. 14. 15. 16

LIFE text 2B: 3, 4, 5