Past continuous vs Past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today

Learning goal: I can use the past simple and past continuous.

- past simple vs past continuous

- Homework check

- Homework

Grammar

past simple vs past continuous

Hoe zat het ook al weer?

past simple

+ werkwoord + ed / irregular verb

I missed you.

- didn't + wekwoord

I didn't miss you.

? Did + ow + werkwoord

Did I miss you?

I ... my leg yesterday.

1. break
2. broke
3. broken
4. breaked

past continuous

+ was / were + werkwoord + ing

It was raining.

- wasn't / weren't + ww + ing

It wasn't raining.

? Was / were + ow + ww +ing

Was it raining?

We ................ football when it started to rain.

1. was playing
2. were played
3. were playing
4. was played

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

She had a great time yesterday evening.

1. past simple
2. present simple

When her dad ....... (come) in, Jaimy ........ (eat) crisps.

1. was coming / ate
2. came / was eating

Pamela ........ (read) a book when her mother .......... (arrive).

1. was reading / arrived
2. read / was arriving

Vul in: My sister .......... (do) the dishes while I ....... (watch) TV.

1. did - was watching
2. was doing -was watching
3. did - watched
4. does -watch

Homework check

Student's book: Workbook: p.23 exercise 1 & 2.

Student's book: p.22

Homework

Workbook: p.23 exercise 3,4 &5.

Study: words wordlist up to the first bar.