26-02 past continuous vs past simple 1bt

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Who am I?

Fleur Heijne 

21 years old 

walking 

Today's plan

• Get to know you 
• Past continuous 
• Practise 
• Break 
• Past continuous vs past simple 
• practise 
• when or while (Gravity Falls practise)
• break-out rooms 
• quiz 

If you could meet any influencer or famous person, who would that be? (you can also say why)

sport

Which verb shows the action in this sentence?

He was playing a game of Fortnite on a Saturday evening.

When did the action happen, and is the action finished or still going on at that time?

He was playing a game of Fortnite on a Saturday evening.

Extra sentences

I was eating porridge for breakfast this morning.

She was riding her horse at 4 pm yesterday. 

They were playing a game of soccer a week ago. 

ask about the action, when did it happen

What is the rule for when to use the past continuous?

ask: when do we use was and when were? (page 73)

Practise

do exercise 3 from your textbook page 76

exercise 2 and 3 in your workbook page 72

back in 5 mins - check the answers together

already finished? -> ex. 4 workbook page 72

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1-reading/tips-being-super-organised-student

Spot the difference

1. He was running and he suddenly felt a pain in his leg.

2. One of the players was hitting the ball when a bird flew in.

relation between the two actions in each sentence

We use the past continuous for..... and the past simple is .....

Do exercise 7 in your workbook page 73

 break 

When or while?

1. The ball hit me while I was watching a bird.

2. Jenny was sailing with her father when she saw some dolphins.

3. The electricity went off while we were watching a match on TV. 

Sheet gravity falls

1st: underline verbs that show the past continuous

2nd: make the verbs that show the past simple red

3rd: watch the video

4th: when or while (2 mins)

5th: check your answers

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1-reading/tips-being-super-organised-student

use the questions in exercise 5 to have a conversation.

group 1: Maud Baijens, Leah, Paco, Lysanne

group 2: Sam, Madison, Koray, Maud van Dongen

group 3: Lisa van Doorn, Iris, Guus, Victoria

group 4: Linde, Lisa van Hulten, Jebbe, Zanthe

group 5: Froukje, Lars, Janne, Noah

group 6: Ise, Dounia, Lisa Mimpen, Joris 

group 7: Simon, Bibi, Zoë, Malika

group 8: Victor, Veerle, Quint, Nanne

Use the questions in exercise 5 (workbook) to have a conversation.

group 1: Maud Baijens, Leah, Paco, Lysanne

group 2: Sam, Madison, Koray, Maud van Dongen

group 3: Lisa van Doorn, Iris, Guus, Victoria

group 4: Linde, Lisa van Hulten, Jebbe, Zanthe

group 5: Froukje, Lars, Janne, Noah

group 6: Ise, Dounia, Lisa Mimpen, Joris 

group 7: Simon, Bibi, Zoë, Malika

group 8: Victor, Veerle, Quint

group 9: Jeromy, Cas, Nanne

We use the past continuous to talk about

1. actions in progress at a certain time in the past
2. actions in progress that are happening in the present
3. finished actions in the past
4. finished actions in the future

which verbs show an action in progress in the past and which verb interrupts it?

The teacher was talking when a student raised their hand

What have you learned today?