Past Continuous - Past Simple

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Past Continuous- Past Simple

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Vandaag gaan we kijken naar een andere vorm van de verleden tijd: de Past Continuous. 

Today we will be looking at a different past tense: 

 Past Continuous


Slide 2 - Tekstslide

During the middle of a past action ...

The past continuous is used for something that was going on for a while in the past:

They were watching a movie.        Zij waren film aan het kijken.
I was singing a song.                         Ik was een lied aan het zingen.

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Dad ... (read) a book when the phone rang.
A
is reading
B
were reading
C
read
D
was reading

Slide 4 - Quizvraag

You fell asleep when we ...(watch) a movie yesterday!
A
was watching
B
were watching
C
watched
D
are watching

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

I ............... (try) to repair my bike when he offered to help me.
A
were trying
B
am trying
C
was trying
D
tried

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Past Simple - Past Continuous
The Past Simple and the Past Continuous regularly occur together in one sentence. 

Look at the next video in which this is explained.

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Past Continuous en Past Simple 
in één zin:

" When Lisa was doing her homework, Mike went to the supermarket."

Long action - Past Continuous
Short action - Past Simple

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Put in the Past Continuous:

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

You .... (have) a shower when Stephen called.

Slide 11 - Open vraag

I ... (write) the email, when the computer suddenly turned off.

Slide 12 - Open vraag

Someone stole his car, when John ... (sleep) last night.

Slide 13 - Open vraag

Past simple or Past continuous?

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.
A
Past simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

Past simple or Past continuous?


She had a great time last night.
A
Past simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Past simple or Past continuous?

My parents left for Spain this morning.
A
Past simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

Past simple or Past continuous?
You were paying attention during the teacher's explanation.
A
Past simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

Sammy ... for us, when we ... off the plane.
A
was waiting, were getting
B
waited, were getting
C
were waiting, got
D
was waiting, got

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

It ..... (rain) when we .... (leave) the hospital.
A
rained, were leaving
B
was raining, left
C
were raining, left
D
rained, was leaving

Slide 20 - Quizvraag

I ... (have) a bath while dad ... (read) the newspaper.
A
had, was reading
B
was having, read
C
was having, was reading
D
had, read

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

As you have just seen, it is possible to have two past continuous tenses in one sentence. Often the word "while" is included in that sentence.

Slide 22 - Tekstslide