18 september plannen + past simple/past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to English class!

What are we going to do today?

- Past simple/continuous

- Reading

- ZW

When do we use the past simple?

When do we use the past continuous?

Past simple vs. Past continuous

Past simple and past continuous can be used together in a sentence.

Past continuous -> Longer activities

Past simple -> Short activities (often interrupts the longer activity)

We were dancing until the music suddenly stopped.

Past simple vs. Past continuous

Some examples:

• They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened.
  
• Caroline was skiing when she broke her leg.
  
• When we arrived he was having a bath.

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

He ____ (break) his leg, when he _____ (play) frisbee.

1. breaks - played
2. broke - was playing
3. was breaking - played
4. broke - played

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

My sister .............. (walk) in while I was doing my homework

1. walked
2. was walking

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

They ____ (talk), when the teacher ___ (get) angry.

1. was talking - got
2. were talking - got
3. talked - was getting
4. talked - were getting

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

When they .... (talk) we .... (hear) something

1. was talking - heard
2. were talking - heard
3. talked - was hearing
4. talked - were hearing

Past simple vs past continuous
The lights ....................(go out) while I .................(eat) dinner

1. go out / was eating
2. went / was eating
3. gone / was eating
4. went out/ was eating

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

I ______ (fall) asleep, while I ________ (watch) TV.

1. fell - watched
2. was falling - was watching
3. was falling - watched
4. fell - was watching

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

He went to the cinema.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Work on the worksheet: Google classroom

We're going to check the answers together!

Reading assignment

Practice 

Past simple / past continuous