2.2 - past simple and past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome back!

- put your phone + earbuds in your bag

You will need your SB, paper notebook, and laptop today.

In pairs, share:

what is something fun you did this last week?

How are you today?

At the end of the lesson you:

- can explain and start using the past simple & past continuous

What do you remember about the past simple
and/or past continuous?

Ms. Dangerfield's Saturday

I did have a fairly lazy weekend. On Saturday, I was cooking dinner when the bell rang. My husband forgot his keys. I went back to the kitchen and finished cooking the curry. After dinner, we watched Netflix.

We were watching Derry Girls in the dark when somebody knocked on the door. It was our neighbour. He wanted to know whether we would participate in the trick-or-treat night. Later, I was getting ready for bed while my husband read the news. He was reading an article which discussed the role The Troubles played in the show Derry Girls.

Ms. Dangerfield's Saturday

I did have a fairly lazy weekend. On Saturday, I was cooking dinner when the bell rang. My husband forgot his keys. I went back to the kitchen and finished cooking the curry. After dinner, we watched Netflix.

We were watching Derry Girls in the dark when somebody knocked on the door. It was our neighbour. He wanted to know whether we would participate in the trick-or-treat night. Later, I was getting ready for bed while my husband read the news. He was reading an article which discussed the role The Troubles played in the show Derry Girls.

Past Simple

= completed/finished actions, facts in the past

Ms. Dangerfield binged Derry Girls last weekend.

Past Continuous

= longer actions in progress at a time in the past

+ interrupted by a short action
(past simple)

Ms. Dangerfield was watching Derry Girls in the dark when somebody knocked on the door.

SB p20 - do ex 4 in pairs

Practice

Complete each sentence with 1 past simple and 1 past continuous verb form.

e.g.

My parents were studying (study) at Uni when they met (meet).

My computer ... (crash) when I ... (do my homework last night.

I ... (watch) a film when my mum ... (get) home yesterday.

I ... (burn) myself when I ... (make) breakfast.

Make a sentence to tell me:

wat gebeurde er terwijl je aan het lezen was?

kopen
	deal
		ate
			hung
weten/kennen
	lie

		put
onderwijzen
	see

Sentence with NEMEN in the past simple:

Sentence with ZINGEN in the present simple:

Sentence with MAKEN in the past simple:

kopen	buy	bought	bought
handelen	deal	dealt	dealt
eten	eat	ate	eaten
hangen	hang	hung	hung
weten/kennen	know	knew	known
liggen	lie	lay	lain

neerzetten	put	put	put
onderwijzen	teach	taught	taught
zien	see	saw	seen

NEMEN in the past simple: I took my books with me to school.

ZINGEN in the present simple: She sings in the shower every day.

MAKEN in the past simple: We made cookies last night.

Today's goals met?

- can you explain & use the past simple & past continuous

- not completely? Watch this video at home & do the practice

+ start using MyEnglishLab consistently: min 3 exercises from each unit.

link to video

link to practice