past simple and past continuous

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Past simple and Past continuous

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Past Simple

The past simple is what in Dutch is called the verleden tijd

You use a past simple when...

1. Something happend in the future
2. something happens every day
3. something happend in the past and is finished
4. something didn't happen yet.

Past Simple
of to change?

1. changed
2. changes
3. changing
4. changeed

Welke zin staat in de
Past Simple?

1. I love to cycle to school.
2. We often go to church.
3. They haven't seen him yet.
4. I didn't hear him come in.

Past simple / past continuous

Past Continuous

Past Continuous

Past tense of the verb 'to be' and verb + ing

I was playing

You were playing

He was playing

We were playing

You were playing

They were playing

When do you use the
Past Continuous?

1. when something is going on
2. when something happened yesterday
3. when something was going on
4. If you want to say what you are doing

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

She had a great time yesterday evening.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past simple

Past continuous

She walked in the grass field

Angela watched the stars all night

At 6 o'clock, I was eating dinner at the barn

She wanted to take care of the animals

I was making dinner when she arrived

They played football in the garden of their house

You were mowing the lawn when she called

They were standing in the kitchen when she arrived

I went to the kitchen to get myself a drink

While we were having a picnic, it started to rain

Extra practice?

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Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

We sang that song yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past continuous

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

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

Past continuous

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Past Simple & Past Continuous

I _______________ (wait) for the bus when it _______________ (start) to rain. 

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