Past Continuous & Past Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Past continuous - h2b

What were you doing when something else happened?

The plan

Grammar: Past Continuous & Past Simple

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, October

Lesson objectives:

You can recognise and use the Past Continuous to talk about events in the past. 

You can read a book and answer questions.

Present simple or present continuous?

Present simple

Present continuous

Het is nu aan de hand

Feiten of dingen die met regelmaat gebeuren

She is doing her homework.

He speaks English.

Past continuous - h2b

What were you doing when something else happened?

Past Continuous = page 74 

Read the text about Accidents.

What happened to Wayne and Stephanie?

What does the Past Continuous look like? 

When do you use it?

Which examples can you find in the text?

Look at Grammar Presentation 6.4.

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The students (eat) dinner outside when the rain (start)

1. ate, was starting
2. were eating, started
3. eat, was started
4. was eating, started

Jake was doing his homework when the phone rang.
Make this a negative & a question.

Page 74 of your book

Practise: do exercise 5 & 6 in your notebook.

Finished? You can start with the online assignments for 6.4.

Page 74 of your book

Practise: do exercise 5:

was riding, hit, was getting, was playing, hurt, were dancing, fell, twisted, was running.

& 6: audio 3.10

happened, was driving, began, were making, told, wasn't looking, didn't see, was crossing, drove.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

We continue reading, starting with October. p. 49.

and answer the questions  1 - 16.

Note:

If you haven't finished reading September, and answering question 1 - 30 yet, do so at home!

Homework for Friday!

Finish the online assignments of Unit 6 up until 6.4

Read Diary of a Wimpy Kid until page 76 and answer the questions for October (1 - 16)

Write on the Post It:

1) what you have learned today.

2) was it difficult or easy?