M2 - past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo g
• Leerjaar 2

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Today's topic:
Past continuous

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Past continuous

Je gebruikt de past continuous om aan te geven dat je ergens mee bezig was op een bepaald moment in het verleden. Je zegt dus dat je iets aan het doen was.

Je gebruikt de past continuous dus alleen als je kunt zeggen dat je iets aan het doen was.

The math teacher was giving a test

The principal was sitting in his office

the coach was playing basketball

The gardener was cutting bushes

Je maakt de past continuous door was of were voor het werkwoord te zetten en –ing er achter

I was sleeping

You were living

He/she/it was swimming

We were going

You were doing

They were having

Peter .........(to learn) French when the geography teacher explained important stuff.

1. learned
2. learns
3. were learning
4. was learning

Mary ........(to eat) a sandwich when the seagull attacked the man.

1. were eating
2. was eating
3. eated
4. eating

Mary and Peter ..........(to talk)in the park when the train crashed.

1. was talking
2. talking
3. were talking
4. talked

The car ..........(to driving) on the road when the storm hit.

1. drove
2. driving
3. was driving
4. were driving

The dog ..........(to bark) when the baby slept upstairs.

1. were barking
2. barking
3. was barking
4. barked

Als een werkwoord uit 1 lettergreep bestaat met 1 klinker in het midden, verdubbelt de klinker

To swim – he was swimming

To hit – we were hitting

to get - he was getting hit by the door

The lunch lady ........(to make)lunch when the building exploded.

1. were makeing
2. was makeing
3. were making
4. was making

he ..............(to skip) class when it rained.

1. were skiping
2. was skiping
3. were skipping
4. was skipping

Ontkenningen:                                                         

I wasn’t talking

You weren’t looking

She wasn’t driving

We weren’t walking

You weren’t singing

They weren’t listening

zet not of 't achter was of were

Boris (learn) English when he lived in France.

1. wasn't learned
2. weren't learning
3. wasn't learned
4. wasn't learning

They (not swim) in the lake

1. weren't they swimming
2. they weren't swimming
3. wasn't they swimming
4. they wasn't swimming

Your father (not repair) the car.

1. weren't repairing
2. was repairing
3. wasn't repairing
4. weren't repairing

I (not read) a magazine

1. wasn't reading
2. weren't reading
3. wasn't readed
4. weren't readed

Past continuous + Past Simple

Als je ergens mee bezig was in de verleden tijd en iets anders gebeurt er tussendoor.

1

was of were en het ww + ing voor waar dat waar je mee bezig bent.

bv je bent aan het tv kijken/ eten 

2

ww + ed (of 2e rijtje van de onr ww) voor wat er

tussendoor komt - iemand belt op bv

Je was al tv aan het kijken op het 

 moment dat er werd gebeld.

the principal was sitting in the office when someone killed the math teacher

the coach was playing basketball when someone killed the math teacher

the gardener was cutting bushes when someone killed the math teacher

They (to play) ................ monopoly when I (to phone)................ .

1. were playing - was phoning
2. were playing - phoned
3. played - phoned
4. played - was phoning

He (to watch)............... the news when the TV (to break down)..........

1. was watching - was breaking down
2. watched - was breaking down
3. was watching - broke down
4. watched - broke down

When Mike (to have).............a bath, the geyser (to explode)..................

1. was having - exploded
2. was having - was exploding
3. had - was exploding
4. had - exploded

Yesterday Susan ……....(to walk) along the road when she ……… (to meet) Peter.

1. was walking - met
2. was walking - was meeting
3. walked - was meeting
4. walked - met

Als twee dingen tegelijkertijd plaatsvinden en ongeveer even lang duren gebruik je twee keer de past continuous.

Er staat dan meestal while in de zin.

while the coach was playing basketball the caretaker was sweeping the hall

the lunchlady was serving food while the principal was sitting in his office

the history teacher was starting his lesson while the gardener was cutting the bushes

Fred (to sleep).............while
Jenny (to watch)............... a movie.

1. slept - watched
2. slept - was watching
3. was sleeping - watched
4. was sleeping - was watching

Tom (to make).............. a phone call while Don (to have).......... a bath.

1. was making - was having
2. made - had
3. was making - had
4. made - was having

You (to do)....... your homework while
George (to get) .......... ready to go out.

1. were doing - was geting
2. was doing - was getting
3. were doing - was getting
4. was doing - was geting

Thank you for your attention!

See you on Friday!