Grammar: Past Continuous (verleden tijd, langere vorm)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Goal

- You understand what the past continuous looks like. 

- You can use the past continuous in example sentences.

- You can use the past simple in combination with the past continuous.

Past continuous/ past simple 

What do you know about
the Past continuous?

Past Continuous

De Past Continuous ('ing- vorm') gebruik je:

- als de handeling in de verleden tijd aan de gang was en op een bepaald moment door een andere handeling werd onderbroken;

Voorbeeld: I was screaming while we hit a roadsign

- als twee handelingen tegelijk aan de gang zijn. 

Je maakt deze door was/were + ww+ ing

Voorbeeld: While I was watching TV, I was also preparing my lunch. 

When do you use 'was'?

When do you use 'were'?

1. we
2. He/she/it
3. You
4. they

When do you use the past simple?

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous =  it's going on ( long)

Past Simple = something happens (short)

Past continuous vs Past simple

    We were baking pie, while Jim arrived.  
     She was panicking, when she heard the bad news.
I was travelling to Africa, when Julie tried to call me.

We ______
(watch) TV when we ______
(hear) a loud noise.

1. were watching - heared
2. was watching - heared
3. were watching - heard
4. was watching - heard

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.

1. was visiting
2. visited
3. were visiting
4. visitted

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.

1. were working - finded
2. worked - was finding
3. was finding - works
4. was working - found

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Was Andrew playing computer games?

1. Past Continuous
2. Simple Past

Write a sentence using ONLY the past continuous.

Write a sentence using the past continuous AND the past simple?

I know the difference between the past simple en past continuous and I can use it in a sentence .

1. yes
2. no, not at all.
3. yes but I need more practice

Yes: https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/past-continuous-past-simple/ + WB p14/15 ex. 2 A, B, C (+ check)

Yes but.. : https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html + https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/past-continuous-past-simple/ + WB p14/15 ex. 2 A, B, C (+ check)

no, not at all:  https://youtu.be/eCpuksg-OkY?si=adouefR1vBxD2clu + https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html +  WB p14 /15 ex. 2 A, B, C (+ check)