Grammar 8: Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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I was reading a book when.....

Doel ...

• Ik herken de verleden tijd. Ik kan onderscheid maken tussen een past simple en een past continuous. 
  
• Ik weet wanneer iets een momentopname was of wanneer iets langer heeft geduurd in het verleden.
  
• Ik weet hoe en wanneer ik de past continuous en de past simple moet toepassen. 
  

Past continuous (duurvorm)

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

She .......... (have) a bath when the telephone rang.

1. is having
2. was having
3. were having
4. are having

Jack .......... (do) his homework when Susie rang and asked him out

1. is doing
2. was doing
3. were doing
4. are doing

We ......... (enjoy) the countryside when we spotted something was wrong.

1. is enjoying
2. was enjoying
3. were enjoying
4. are enjoying

My friend ........... (paint) the door when someone came in.

1. is painting
2. was painting
3. were painting
4. are painting

We ........(see)a lot of rubbish when we ........... (walk) through the park.

Jack ......... (smoke) a cigarette when the headmaster ......... (see) him

Brendon ........ (repair) his motorbike when his mother ..... (call) for dinner.