Grammar 8: Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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I was reading a book when.....

Past continuous

Doel ...

• Ik herken de verleden tijd. Ik kan onderscheid maken tussen een past simple en een past continuous. 
  
• Ik weet wanneer iets een momentopname was of wanneer iets langer heeft geduurd in het verleden.
  
• Ik weet hoe en wanneer ik de past continuous en de past simple moet toepassen. 
  

when do you use the past simple?

For which personal pronouns do you use the verb 'was' and 'were'?

Past continuous (duurvorm)

Past continuous

was/were verb+ing

She was walking to school, when her phone rang.

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Was Andrew playing computer games?

1. Past Continuous
2. Simple Past

She .......... (have) a bath when the telephone rang.

1. is having
2. was having
3. were having
4. are having

Jack .......... (do) his homework when Susie rang and asked him out

1. is doing
2. was doing
3. were doing
4. are doing

We ......... (enjoy) the countryside when we spotted something was wrong.

1. is enjoying
2. was enjoying
3. were enjoying
4. are enjoying

My friend ........... (paint) the door when someone came in.

1. is painting
2. was painting
3. were painting
4. are painting

We ........(see)a lot of rubbish when we ........... (walk) through the park.

When my mother ..... (open) the door, my friend and I ..... (kiss) in the hall.

Jack ......... (smoke) a cigarette when the headmaster ......... (see) him

Brendon ........ (repair) his motorbike when his mother ..... (call) for dinner.

Doel ...

• Ik herken de verleden tijd. Ik kan onderscheid maken tussen een past simple en een past continuous. 
  
• Ik weet wanneer iets een momentopname was of wanneer iets langer heeft geduurd in het verleden.
  
• Ik weet hoe en wanneer ik de past continuous en de past simple moet toepassen. 
  

Task: Exercise 25 and 26

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