Tenses (part 2)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Present Continuous - form

Subject

+

auxiliary: to ..... in the present/past

 +

verb + ing

I am explaining to you.

 

He is talking to his neighbour

Past Continuous - form

Subject

+

was/were

 +

verb + ing

Past continuous: Form

Bevestigend: subject + was/were + verb-ing

(onderwerp + was/were +ww-ing)

I was walking

Ontkennend: Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing

I wasn't (was not) walking 

Vragend: Was / were + subject + verb-ing?

Were they walking?

Past continuous: use

We gebruiken de past continuous voor handelingen of gebeurtenissen die in het verleden voor een bepaalde tijd gaande waren.

They were studying yesterday morning

page 175 EXERCISE 29

Past continuous and past simple

Past Continuous and Past Simple

Past Continuous and Past Simple

Past Continuous = al aan de gang ( lang)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde (kort)

Signal words

The word "when" come before the past simple

The word "while" comes before the past continuous

I was reading a book when the phone rang.

The phone rang while I was reading.

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