B1 "defective detective" past simple/past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's lesson:

Brush up

How to form & apply the past simple and past continuous

New grammar (note)

Modals (hulpwerkwoorden)

When do you use the
past simple?

When do you use the
past continuous?

Past simple:

Use:

You use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past.

Form:

regular verbs : verb +(e)d              I walked to school yesterday.

irregular verbs : 2nd form             I bought new shoes yesterday.

Past continous:

Use: 

You use the past continuous when you describe an action in the past. This (longer) action usually gets interrupted by another (shorter) action.

  e.g. I was cooking when the chicken exploded.

Form:

was / were + verb + ing

Signaalwoorden

While Detective Julien ________(investigate) the "Butcher" case, the criminal ___________ (be) still wanted by the FBI.

(write your answer like this: answer 1, answer 2)

While Detective Julien __________(read) the newspaper, the serial killer _______ (be) still on the run.

The detective ________ (think) about the case when
he suddenly ______(hear) a strange noise coming from the flat above.

Blood __________(drip) on his newspaper while he ______(listen) to the suspicious noise coming from the old lady’s flat.

The old lady _______ (cook) tomato soup when, all of a sudden, a mouse ________ (knock) the saucepan over and ________(spill) the soup all over the floor.

While the rat _________ (lick) the delicious tomato soup the old lady ________ (have) a nervous breakdown.

Hoe goed begrijp jij de past simple vs past continuous?

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Time for some new grammar

1. Grab your notebook
2. Open your textbook on page 117
3. And please... put your phone in the phone bag!