Past Simple + Continuous

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English lesson 

Past simple and past continuous

Writing 

On today's agenda

Open dag meehelpen 6 (16:00-21:00), 7 (15:00-21:00), 8 feb (10:00-13:00)?

Lesson goals

Refresher on last lesson

What do you already know about this week's grammar?

Grammar!

Energizer

recap

End of lesson

Welke is een gerund?
(:a verb form which functions as a noun)

1. Suzie is shopping at the mall
2. Suzie loves shopping

Waarom komt hier een gerund?
Dancing is my greatest hobby.

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and explain when to use the past simple and past continuous tenses.

This slide sets the expectation for the students on what they will learn after the lesson.

Wat weet je nog van de PRESENT simple & continuous?

What do you already know about using past tenses in English?

Past Simple

The past simple is used for past actions or events that are completed. Example: I walked to the store yesterday.

Herkennen aan tijdsaanduiding in de zin.

Explain the past simple tense and give an example.

Past Continuous

The past continuous is used for past actions or events that were in progress at a specific time in the past. Example: I was walking to the store when I saw my friend.

Was walking: past continuous

saw: past simple

Explain the past continuous tense and give an example.

Formation

To form the past simple, add '-ed' to regular verbs or use the second form of irregular verbs. To form the past continuous, use 'was/were' + present participle verb. Example: walked (past simple) vs. was walking (past continuous).

Explain how to form both past tenses and give examples.

Signal Words

Signal words can indicate when to use a specific past tense. For the past simple, use words such as yesterday, last night, or ago. For the past continuous, use words such as while, when, or as.

Explain signal words and give examples for both past tenses.

I _______ (to eat) breakfast when the phone rang.

I _______ (walked/was walking) to work yesterday.

I _______ (to know) the answer, but I didn't raise my hand.

Past simple or past continous
The students...(talk) when the teacher...(arrive)

1. were talking/arrived
2. talking/was arriving
3. talking/arrives
4. was talking/arrived

Past simple / past continous
we .... (to walk) to the train when they .... (to make) the announcement.

Conclusion

Now that you understand when to use the past simple and past continuous, you can accurately communicate past events and actions in English.

Summarize what was learned in the lesson and congratulate the students for their effort.

Prep for assessment

1: Choose a genre 

2: go to unit 2 in your book choose 5 vocab words 

3:use the past simple and the past continuous 

Done? Write a short story (+/- 100 words) about what you have chosen using the past simple & continuous.

Past Simple

Past Continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Heb je het leerdoel voor vandaag behaald?
"You will be able to understand and explain when to use the past simple and past continuous tenses".

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