Past Continuous vs past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Aims

I can tell the difference between the past simple and past continuous

I can use the past simple and past continuous

Past continuous

Hoe maak je die?

She was walking to school, when her phone rang.

I was drinking some tea, when my husband was working.

What were you thinking of (when I interupted you)?

Dus de regel is: .................................

Past Continuous

was

                                   of        +  ww   +  ing

were

He was cleaning the house.

Past Continuous

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = aan de gang in het verleden (waren aan het..., zaten te...)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde op een bepaald moment in het verleden

Past Simple
ww + ed

+ 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

Past Continuous
was/were + ww + ing

+ 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 yesterday.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Was Andrew playing computer games?

1. Past Continuous
2. Simple Past

We sang that song yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past continuous

Dus....hoe maak je de past continuous?

Bij welke personen gebruik je 'was' en bij welke personen gebruik je 'were'?

Dus......wanneer gebruik je de past continuous

Wanneer gebruik je de past simple (verleden tijd)?

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

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.

1. was visiting
2. visited
3. were visiting
4. visitted

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

Ik weet het verschil tussen de past simple en past continuous en kan deze vorm maken en toepassen.

1. ja
2. nee
3. een beetje
4. helemaal niet

Extra oefenen

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html

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