H4 past simple versus past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

MIXED TENSES

PAST SIMPLE                                                           PRESENT SIMPLE

PAST CONTINUOUS                                              PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PAST PERFECT                                                        PRESENT PERFECT

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS                          PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Learning Intentions

1. I know the difference between past simple and past continuous (rules)
2. I know when to use which tense (signal words)
3. I know how to form the two tenses

Past Simple

You use the past simple when something happened in the past and is finished.

The past simple is what we call in Dutch: de onvoltooid verleden tijd

'to be' in de verleden tijd is onregelmatig en kent 2 vormen!

de vorm:

Regular Verbs

present                   past

I walk          ->       I walked

I carry        ->        I carried

I live           ->       I lived

I drop         ->       I dropped

+ irregular forms 

(e.g. go-went)

past simple: 

Je gebruikt hulpwerkwoord did bij vragen en ontkenningen.

- Vraagvorm: Did + hele werkwoord
    He painted the floor.    ->   Did he paint the floor?
    They went outside.      ->   Did they go outside?    

- Ontkennende vorm: didn't (did not) + hele werkwoord

    He painted the floor.    -> He didn't paint the floor.
    They went outside.      ->  They didn't go outside.    

 Wanneer gebruik je de past simple?          

                ezelsbruggetje

               

Waldy

When, Ago, Last ... , Days/Dates, Yesterday/Year

de past continuous

Voor de past continuous, heb je net als bij de present continuous het werkwoord 'to be' nodig!!

Een paar signaalwoorden die bij de past continuous horen:

When                                  We were walking down the street, when.....

While                                  While I was driving to work yesterday,.........

At that time                     At that time, the industry was flourishing.

At 3 pm yesterday        At 3 pm yesterday, I was playing tennis.

DE PAST CONTINUOUS GAAT VAAK SAMEN MET DE PAST SIMPLE

past continuous: je was iets aan het doen (langere activiteit)

past simple: er gebeurde iets (kort, feitje, opsomming)

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

Past simple or Past continuous:
Our sister was doing the dishes while we ........ (watch) TV.

Past Simple or Past Continuous
(Gebruik de korte vorm!!)
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.

Past Simple & Past Continuous

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

Past Simple & Past Continuous

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

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

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

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