Past Simple vs Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

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Lesson Plan

- Grammar Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Lesson Goals

At the end of the lesson, I can:

- explain how to form the past simple and past continuous

- explain when to use the past simple and past continuous

- explain what I need to study for the test

Past simple & Past continuous

Twee vormen van verleden tijd:

- Past simple 

- Past continuous 

It was raining.

(past continuous)

We were singing.

(past continuous)

Past Simple / Past Continuous

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = al aan de gang ( lang)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde (kort)

Past continuous vs. past simple

Je gebruikt de past continuous i.c.m. de past simple om aan te geven dat er iets gebeurde (korte actie = past simple) terwijl er al iets aan de gang was (lange actie = past continuous).

 I was reading a book when the phone rang. 

I was washing my car when the accident happened. 

Past continuous vs. past simple

Deze zinnen kun je herkennen aan het woordje 'when':

''When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.''

'' What were you doing when the earthquake started?''

Als het woordje 'while' in de zin staat, gebeuren twee dingen tegelijk.

Dan gebruik je twee keer de past continuous:

''What were you doing while you were waiting?''

''I was studying while my father was making dinner.''

Fill in the past simple: I .............. to my neighbour yesterday.

1. talk
2. talks
3. talked
4. were talking

Fill in the past continuous: We ................... a good movie when the phone rang.

1. watched
2. have watched
3. were watching
4. are watching

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de past continuous?

1. when, while
2. always, never, ever, often
3. right now, at the moment
4. yesterday, last week

I __ (wait) for the bus when it __ (start) to rain. (vul de goede antwoorden achter elkaar in)

While we ___ (walk) the dog, the neighbours ___ (wash) their car.

I ____ (read) a book, when all of a sudden my cat __ (jump) onto my lap.

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

1. perfectly!
2. quite well, need to study a bit more
3. not really, I need to study a lot
4. not at all! Can you help me?

Past Simple

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Past Continuous

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

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