Past Simple & Past Continuous

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Past Continuous

It was raining.

(past continuous)

We were singing.

(past continuous)

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = al aan de gang ( lang)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde (kort)

Past Simple / Past Continuous

Hoe maak je de Past continuous?

Je gebruikt de past con­tinu­ous om aan te geven dat iets in het verleden op een be­paald mo­ment aan de gang was.

Onderwerp + was/were + hele ww + -ing

She was writing a letter.

What were you doing?

She was having a bad day.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Maar wat als er tijdens die periode iets anders gebeurd? 

''I was cooking dinner when my mother called.''

was cooking = Past Continuous

De activiteit die aan de gang was, is de past continuous.

De activiteit die 'erbij komt', is de past simple.

signaalwoorden

present simple: always / every / sometimes / often / regularly / ..

present continuous: (right) now / at the moment / Listen! / Look!

past simple: yesterday / last / ago / in 1492 / the other day / ...

present perfect: for / yet / never / ever / just / already / since

Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

:) They cleaned the house last week

:( They didn't clean the house last week

? Did they clean the house last week?

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

:) He wrote a letter to her yesterday

:( He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Past Continuous = was/were + ww + ing

- verleden tijd

- was in het verleden aan de gang

- in NL: 'ik was aan het ....' 

:) They were cleaning the house when I came home

:( They weren't cleaning the house right now

? Were they cleaning the house right now?

Fill in the past simple: I .............. to my neighbour yesterday.

1. talk
2. talks
3. talked
4. were talking

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de past simple?

1. for, yet, never, ever
2. yesterday, last year, ago, when
3. always, often, usually, never
4. right now, at the moment

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

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

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de past continuous?

1. when, while
2. always, never, ever, often
3. right now, at the moment
4. yesterday, last week

Past continuous vs. past simple

Je gebruikt de past continuous i.c.m. de past simple om aan te geven dat er iets gebeurde (korte actie = past simple) terwijl er al iets aan de gang was (lange actie = past continuous).

 I was reading a book when the phone rang. 

I was washing my car when the accident happened. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

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

Past Simple & Past Continuous

I WAS WAITING (wait) for the bus when it STARTED (start) to rain. 

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we ______________________ (walk) the dog, the neighbours _______________ (wash) their car. 

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we WERE WALKING (walk) the dog, the neighbours WERE WASHING (wash) their car. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I _________________________ (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat ___________________ (jump) onto my lap. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I WAS READING (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat JUMPED (jump) onto my lap. 

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

1. perfectly!
2. quite well, need to study a bit more
3. not really, I need to study a lot
4. not at all! Can you help me?

Maak de Past Continuous:
To drink

1. was drinking
2. am drinking
3. was drunk

Maak de Past Continuous:
They _______ (swim) with us.

Maak de Past Continuous:
I _________ (talk) to her.

Maak de Past Continuous:
I _________ (work) yesterday.

Maak de Past Continuous:
________ we ______ (study) yesterday?