Recap past simple and past continuous (BLE)

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• MBO

Recap

Past Simple

Recap

Past Continuous

Signaalwoorden

Voor de past continuous: 

when, while

Voor de past simple zijn het vaak tijdsbepalingen uit het verleden: yesterday, last week, last year, 1997, 2 days ago etc.

Recap

Past Simple vs past continuous

Past Simple & Past Continuous

I WAS WAITING (wait) for the bus when it STARTED (start) to rain. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

I _______________ (wait) for the bus when it _______________ (start) to rain. 

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we ______________________ (walk) the dog, the neighbours _______________ (wash) their car. 

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we WERE WALKING (walk) the dog, the neighbours WERE WASHING (wash) their car. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I _________________________ (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat ___________________ (jump) onto my lap. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I WAS READING (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat JUMPED (jump) onto my lap. 

Practice Test

What is the correct Past simple form for the verb:
deny

1. denied
2. denyed
3. dennied
4. deniet

What is the correct Past simple negative form for the next sentence:
You arrived yesterday.

1. Not you arrived yesterday.
2. You arrived not yesterday.
3. You did not arrive yesterday.
4. Do you arrive yesterday.

Choose the correct tense:
past simple or past continuous
He (work) in France for two years.

1. was working
2. had worked
3. had been working
4. worked

Are there any questions??