4HV past simple/present perfect/past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

What is the difference between:
We used to live in Amsterdam.
We have lived in Amsterdam since 2002

Past Simple or Present Perfect

Which sentence is written in the past simple tense?

1. Robert has lost his keys.
2. My mother gave my brother a hug.

He ____ (live) in Spain for a year when he was a student.

_____ (you ever buy) a cheap laptop?

Emily and Molly _____ (know) each other for more than ten years now.

Bob ____ (sleep) well last night.

Irregular verbs check

What is the past simple form of:

to beat = (ver)slaan

1. boot
2. beat
3. beaten
4. bote

to take = nemen

1. took
2. toke
3. taked
4. teek

to swim = zwemmen

1. swom
2. swem
3. swam
4. swum

to buy = kopen

1. bought
2. baught
3. bout
4. buyed

Short Summary

Past Simple: started and ended in the past

Present Perfect: started in the past and might still be going on or relevant now/ can possibly be seen

Past continuous

Past Continuous

It was raining.

(past continuous)

We were singing.

(past continuous)

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = alreading happening ( long)

Past Simple = something happened (short)

Past continuous vs. past simple

Signalword 'when' = past simple in this part of the sentence:

''When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.''

'' What were you doing when the earthquake started?''

Signalword 'while' = two things are happening at the same time 

Use the past continuous twice:

''What were you doing while you were waiting?''

''I was studying while my father was making dinner.''

Past continuous vs. past simple

But what if something else happens in this time period? 
''I was cooking dinner when my mother called.''

Then use the past simple.

The activity taking place is described with the past continuous.

The activity that is ''added'' is described using the past simple.

Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

:) They cleaned the house last week

:( They didn't clean the house last week

? Did they clean the house last week?

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

:) He wrote a letter to her yesterday

:( He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Past Continuous = was/were + ww + ing

- verleden tijd

- was in het verleden aan de gang

- in NL: 'ik was aan het ....' 

:) They were cleaning the house when I came home

:( They weren't cleaning the house right now

? Were they cleaning the house right now?

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Fill in the past simple: I .............. to my neighbour yesterday.

1. talk
2. talks
3. talked
4. were talking

Fill in the past continuous: We ................... a good movie when the phone rang.

1. watched
2. have watched
3. were watching
4. are watching

Past Simple or Past Continuous
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.

Past Simple / Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do) when you called him yesterday?

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

1. perfectly!
2. quite well, need to study a bit more
3. not really, I need to study a lot
4. not at all! Can you help me?

Unit 2 lesson 1 ex. 10

Unit 2 lesson 2 ex. 21 & 22