Les 16-11-2023 past continuous vs past simple

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 1

Today's planning:

Today's planning:

- Check up on your homework

- Past continuous + Past simple

- Working on your exercises

the past continuous

When do you use it?

The rule(s)

the past continuous

When do we use it?

• om te zeggen dat iets in het verleden op een bepaald moment aan de gang was

• The band was playing a song.
• It was raining all day!

the past continuous

The rule(s)

• een vorm van to be in de verleden tijd (was/were) + ww-ing

• I was playing a game when my brother rushed in.
• They were kissing when the phone rang.

When do you use was and where ?

I was walking

she/he/it was walking

you were walking

we were walking

they were walking

Past Continuous + Past Simple

Past Continuous & Past Simple 

De Past Continuous & Past Simple gebruik je samen als er een langere actie in het verleden plaats vond die onderbroken werd door een kortere actie. 

We were dancing when the music stopped. 

Het dansen gebeurde eerst en toen werd de muziek stop gezet.

Past Continuous - Past Simple

Past continuous / past simple

I ............... (to do) household chores when it ............. (to happen)

Let's do this

Exercises 35C/ 35D/37A

Done? 

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slim stampen A/B/C/D/E/F

Start working on the following (homework)

Exercises: 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12

Done? Study vocab A + irregular words 10-20