2HV Past continuous vs past simple

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• Leerjaar 2

Past continuous

Wanneer gebruik je de past continuous?

Een lange activiteit begon in het verleden en is gestopt in het verleden.

Past continuous

Hoe maak je de past continuous?

Stap 1: was of were

Stap 2: stam werkwoord +ing

He was eating.

They were doing.

Was / were

I was

You were

He/she/it was

We were

You were

They were

Examples

I was cooking dinner.

They were doing their homework.

He was walking the dog.

I was swimming in the pool.

You were painting your room.

We were dancing every night.

Wat is STAP 1 van de past continuous?

1. Werkwoord +ing opschrijven
2. Het tweede rijtje van de onregelmatige werkwoorden kiezen
3. Gewoon iets gokken
4. Was of were kiezen

Wat is STAP 2 van de past continuous?

1. Werkwoord +ing opschrijven
2. Het tweede rijtje van de onregelmatige werkwoorden kiezen
3. Gewoon iets gokken
4. Was of were kiezen

She ... (to bake) a cake for the neighbours.

They ... (to read) a book by the pool.

My mom ... (do) the laundry.

My brother and sister ... (to annoy) me all day long.

Past continuous vs past simple

Langere activiteit → past continuous

Kortere activiteit → past simple

De past simple maak je door werkwoord +ed OF 2e rijtje onregelmatige werkwoorden.

Past continuous vs past simple

They were reading a book by the pool when it started to rain.

Some people left the beach while we were swimming.

I was doing my homework when the doorbell rang.

Practice

He ... (to spot) dolphins when I ... (to find) him.

Wat is de langere activiteit?

Wat is de kortere activiteit?

Waar zet ik de past continuous en waar de past simple?

Questions with past continuous

Stap 1: was of were neerzetten

Stap 2: onderwerp

Stap 3: werkwoord+ing

Stap 4: de rest van de zin

Were you cooking dinner all afternoon?

Was he playing FIFA all night?

Practice

Do the exercises in the book.

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