Past continuous & used to

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15 minutes reading 
Every wednesday 3rd hour Oktober 

November wednesday 4th
December wednesday 5th

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Past continuous & used to

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Test Explanation
3 parts

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Vocab
Vocabulary -> exam vocab 1
Way to study -> use Blooket/ make your own fill in exercises to become familiar 

2 exercises
Fill in the word with the correct sentence (10)
Translate Dutch to English (10)

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Grammar
Grammar Police 1 to 5
Present simple, Present continuous, past simple, past continuous/used to and present perfect

Way to study? use the grammar police document and use the extra exercises I made 

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Exercises Grammar
Present simple vs present continuous
Past simple vs past continuous
Past simple vs present perfect
Used to 
Mixed tenses (5 zinnen)


Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Reading 
Read a text and answer questions
Use a scan method -> only read the parts of the text that you need 

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Novel test
1 book from a list of 7 books (to be announced soon)
1 free choice (Young Adult or above)


Pick one of the 7 quickly because we do not have enough copies for all of you to read the same book and you might not get what you want 

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Past continuous 
Hoe maak je die?
She was walking to school, when her phone rang.
I was drinking some tea, when my husband was working.
What were you thinking of (when I interupted you)?

Dus de regel is: .................................

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

for a continuing unfinished action in the past.

When Sue arrived at 9.30 am, four people were waiting outside the office.

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for a continuing unfinished action interrupted by a sudden past action.


While we were doing the maths test, the fire alarm went off.

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

for activities as background description.

The rainforest was full of sound. Birds were calling from the trees and thousands of insects were buzzing and humming.

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

for two continuing events happening at the same time.

While Cortes was talking to the emperor, his army was taking over the place.

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Form
I/ he/ she/ it was 
                                         of + ww + ing
you/ we/ they were


I was walking when someone stepped in front of me

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Bij welke personen gebruik je 'was' en bij welke personen gebruik je 'were'?

Slide 15 - Open vraag

Past continuous:
Wat is de regel van de past continuous?
A
hele ww+ - ed of irregular verb
B
was/were hele ww+ -ing
C
vorm van to be + hele ww+ -ing
D
have/has + voltooid deelwoord (3e rijtje)

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Past Continuous:
in welke zin wordt de past continuous gebruikt?
A
I haven't been to that film yet.
B
I was walking down the street when I tripped.
C
I lived in Utrecht in 2010
D
I am eating a sandwich

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

PAST CONTINUOUS
In welke zin wordt de Past Continuous gebruikt?
A
They film the event with a hidden camera.
B
They filmed the event with a hidden camera.
C
They are filming the event with a hidden camera.
D
They were filming the event with a hidden camera.

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

Past continuous
They _____ (ski) last week

Slide 19 - Open vraag

Past continuous vs past simple
Past Simple = walked (+ onregelmatige ww)
                                       = in het verleden gebeurd en afgelopen
                                       = yesterday, last week, two months ago
Past Continuous = was/were walking
                                       = langere tijd bezig in het verleden
                                       = when, while 

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.
A
was visiting
B
visited
C
were visiting
D
visiting

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

I haven't seen Alan for ages. When I last saw him, he _____ (try) to find a job.
A
tried
B
was trying
C
were trying
D
had tried

Slide 22 - Quizvraag

It was very noisy next door. Our neighbours _____ (have) a party.
A
was having
B
have had
C
had been having
D
were having

Slide 23 - Quizvraag

Used to 
Habits in the past/ facts true in the past

Rainforests used to cover a third of the earth, but now they are getting smaller.

What games did you use to play in the playground at school?

Slide 24 - Tekstslide

Form
used to +  verb
Question: did (subject) use to?
Negative: didn't use to 

Slide 25 - Tekstslide

I had a yacht, but I sold it when my business failed. (own)
… I _____ a yacht. ……
A
use to own
B
used to own
C
to use own
D
owned

Slide 26 - Quizvraag

I often eat olives now, although I wasn’t keen on them when I was younger. (like)

I _____ (like) olives when I was younger

A
use to like
B
didn't used to like
C
didn't use to like
D
liked

Slide 27 - Quizvraag

At home 
Please look at the document past continuous exercises 

Slide 28 - Tekstslide