Grammar 2

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

Welcome! 

Get your Stepping Stones and reading book out. And start reading.

Afspraken

• Wanneer er een ster te zien is op de dia ben je stil.  
• Wanneer ik aan het woord ben, ben jij stil. 
• Als je het lokaal binnen komt, pak je direct je Stepping Stones en leesboek erbij. Gaat de deur dicht? Dan begin je met lezen. 

Today

After today you can write about things that were happening for a while (A1/A2). 

• Checking your homework. 
• A new grammar instruction. 
• Time to do the exercises. 
• Checking your answers and rounding off. 
• A blooket! 

Checking your homework

Exercise 30a on page 100: 

1. was
2. were
3.  was 
4. was 
5. was 

Checking your homework

Exercise 30b: 

1. were eating. 
2. were trying. 
3. were holding. 

Exercise 30c: 

1. were sitting. 
2. was wearing. 
3. was calling. 

The past continuous & the past simple

I was sitting on my chair when I fell off. 

My brother was walking when he bumped his knee. 

I was having lunch when a wasp stung me. 

• Wanneer gebruik je ook alweer de dikgedrukte werkwoorden? 
• Wanneer zou je de groene werkwoorden gebruiken? 

The past continuous & the past simple

I was sitting on my chair when I fell off. 

My brother was walking when he bumped his knee. 

I was having lunch when a wasp stung me. 

• De past continuous: voor de lange activiteit. 
• De past simple: voor de korte activiteit. Deze onderbreekt de lange activiteit. 

The past continuous & the past simple

1.  I ______________________ ( to draw) when my mum ______________ (to call) me. 
2. My dad ____________________ (to drive) the car when the traffic light _______________ (to turn) red. 
3. A Ferrari _____________________ (to drive) by when we _________________ (to cycle).  
4. I ___________________________ (to do) my homework when the bell _____________ (to ring). 

Time: 1 minute. 

Voice level: in pairs. 

Finished early? 

Can you come up with a sentence with the past simple and the past continuous? 

Do it yourself 

Complete the worksheet. 

Past continuous: long action. I was cycling  

Past simple: short action. when a car stopped by. 

Time: 7 minutes. 

Voice level: in pairs. 

Finished early? 

Complete the extra worksheet. 

Answers

1. We were playing tennis when John hurt his ankle. 
2. When I left the house it was snowing. 
3. We were eating at the breakfast table when the doorbell rang. 
4. You were feeling sick when I called you. 
5.  My siblings were having a stomach ache when I gave them some water. 

Rounding off 

Homework for tomorrow: 

• study the grammar. 
• Decide on the book you are using for your book assignment. 

Homework for Thursday: 

• study the irregular verbs on page 215 until "to speak". 
• study vocabulary F.