Past simple & Past continuous practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Past Simple!

We _____ (to announce) our wedding during lunch.

Batman _____ (to disappear) in the middle of the night.

I _____ (to enjoy) the musical very much.

She _____ (to empty) the bin and went straight to school.

She _____ (to be) present before school started.

Past Continuous!

My sister ____ (play) tennis yesterday from 5PM till 6PM.

The teacher ____ (talk) about Queen Victoria when the lesson finished.

Last Friday, between 8 and 10 AM,
we ____ (work).

While my parents ____ (take) a picture, a dove flew over their heads.

Meanwhile, I ____ (sit) on a bench,
bored out of my mind.

Combination:

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Schrijf (na de sleepvragen) de antwoorden als volgt op:

answer1/answer2

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Which one is the past simple and which one is the past continuous?

past simple

past continuous

Past Simple / Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do) when you ___ (call)
him yesterday?

Past Simple + Past Continuous
Charlie ___ (hide) in the closet when Lola
___ (find) him.

Past Simple + Past Continuous
When it ___ (start) to rain, the children ___ (play)
in the park.

Past Simple / Past Continuous
David ___ (send) me an email five minutes ago.

Past Simple / Past Continuous
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.
(GEEN AFKORTING!)

Past simple & past continuous
While I ___ (wait) for the bus,
I ___(drop) my phone.

Past simple / Past continuous
As we ___ (have) dinner, the
doorbell ___ (ring).