Past continuous & Past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

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past simple vs past continuous

Lesson plan

• Grammar: pPast continuous recap 
• Grammar: past continuous vs past simple 
• Practice 
• Exercises in book 

Grammar

was/were + verb + ing 

Last night we were watching TV 

I was walking the dog this morning

1. Julie ________ (sleep) at 3 o'clock.

2. He ________ (cook) dinner.

3. What _______ (you/do)?

Past Simple / Past Continuous

Past Simple

ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- kort in de verleden tijd 

Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012, yesterday etc. 

Past Continuous

was/were + ww + ing

- verleden tijd

- lang in de verleden tijd

- NL: 'ik was aan het' 

Past Simple
ww + ed

+ 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

Past Continuous
was/were + ww + ing

+ They were cleaning the house when I came home

- They weren't cleaning the house right now

? Were they cleaning the house right now?

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = al aan de gang ( lang)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde (kort)
! Let op het woordje 'when'

NL: Ik was aan het wachten op de bus, toen het begon te regenen. 

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. 

Practice

answer the questions 

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

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

Fill in:
It was raining when I ............ (heard) the thunder.

We ...(have) dinner when the doorbell (ring).

Joseph ___ (clean) his room when he hurt his finger.

Last night, we ... Toy Story.
(to watch)

They ... when the fire started.
(to work)

Exercises in book

ex. 6 p. 16-17

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