Past Simple + Past Continuous

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

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

I read three chapters last night.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

She ate an apple yesterday.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

They were watching a scary movie.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

They were cleaning out the garage when it suddenly started to rain.

1. Past simple when it suddenly started to rain
2. Past continuous were cleaning out the garage
3. Past continuous when it suddenly started to rain
4. Past simple were cleaning out the garage

Past simple or Past continuous?

My sister was walking our dogs when they saw a cat and started to chase it.

1. Past simple was walking our dogs
2. Past continuous started to chase it
3. Past continuous was walking our dogs
4. Past simple when they saw a cat

Past simple or Past continuous?

My father was passionately kissing my mother when my siblings and I walked into them.

1. Past simple my siblings and I walked into them
2. Past continuous was passionately kissing
3. Past continuous my siblings and I walked into them
4. Past simple My father was passionately kissing my mother

In een zin met de past continuous EN de past simple, onderbreekt de .............. de .................... .

1. past simple de past continuous
2. past continuous de past simple

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Olga ___ (play) volleyball this morning.

Past Simple or Past Continuous

What ___ Leo ___ (do)
when you called him yesterday?

Past simple or Past continuous

My sister__ (do) the dishes when I __ (come) home

Past Simple or Past Continuous

The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.

Past continuous or Past simple

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