Past Simple vs Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

past simple

Past simple = verleden tijd

I walked home yesterday

I went to the cinema last week 

Did you talk to Jim last month? 

I didn’t answer the phone.

past continuous

past continuous 

Er was iets aan de gang toen er iets anders gebeurde.

He was kissing his girlfriend when her father opened the door

While we were driving the car stopped.

was/were+ ww+ ing

I _______________ (wait) for the bus when it _______________ (start) to rain.

1. was waiting started
2. waited was starting
3. waited was starting
4. were waiting started

While we ______________________ (walk) the dog, the neighbours _______________ (crash) their car.

1. were walking crashed
2. walked was crashing
3. walked were crashing
4. was walking crashed

I _________________________ (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat ___________________ (jump) onto my lap.

1. was reading were jumping
2. read were jumping
3. read was jumping
4. was reading jumped

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

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

Fill in:
It was raining when I ............ (heard) the thunder.

We ...(have) dinner when the doorbell (ring).

Joseph ___ (clean) his room when he hurt his finger.

Last night, we ... Toy Story.
(to watch)

They ... when the fire started.
(to work)