Past Simple vs Past Continuous - 2C and 2D

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Lesson goals: 

I can use the past simple and the past continuous in sentences

I understand the difference between the past simple and the past continuous

Past continuous vs. past simple

Past continuous vs. past simple

Je gebruikt de past continuous samen met 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 vs. past continuous

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

Past simple vs. past continuous

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

Past simple vs. past continuous

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

Past simple vs. past continuous

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

Bij de past continuous gebruik je alleen 'was' bij

1. I & he/she/it
2. Enkelvoud
3. You & he/she/it
4. Meervoud

Voor de Past Simple gebruik je het ........ van de onregelmatige werkwoorden.

1. 1e rijtje
2. 2e rijtje
3. 3e rijtje
4. geen rijtje

In een zin met de past continuous EN de past simple, onderbreekt de .............. de .................... .

1. past simple de past continuous
2. past continuous de past simple

I make POSITIVE past simple sentences with...

1. was/were & verb+ing
2. verb+ed Irregular verb 2nd row

I make past continuous sentences with...

1. was/were & verb+ing
2. verb+ed Irregular verb 2nd row

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

She ate an apple yesterday.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

I ... doing my homework when she called.

1. will
2. were
3. am
4. was

My sister .......... (do) the dishes while I ....... (watch) TV.

1. did - was watching
2. was doing -was watching
3. did - watched
4. does -watch

Wat is de correcte past continuous voor in deze zin:
I ............... (to try) to repair my bike when he offered to help me.

1. trying
2. am trying
3. was trying
4. tried

Last year I ... to Japan.

1. go
2. went
3. was going
4. have gone

I ... my leg yesterday.

1. break
2. broke
3. broken
4. breaked

I ... on the phone, when I witnessed that accident.

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

It started to rain, just when we ... the house.

1. left
2. leave
3. were leaving
4. was leaving

I ... (serve) coffee, when I ... (break) and ... (spill) coffee everywhere!

1. served / breaked / spilled
2. was serving / was breaking / was spilling
3. was serving / broke / spilled
4. serve / breaked / spilled

The man ........(walk) in the field when he ........(see) an eagle

1. walked - saw
2. walked - was seeing
3. was walkin - saw
4. was walking - was seeing

When I ......(come) home my brother ......(play) the drums

1. was coming - played
2. was coming- was playing
3. came - was playing
4. come - was playing

While I ......(walk) to school a car almost ......(hit) me

1. walked - hit
2. was walking - hitted
3. was walking - hid
4. was walking- hit

Fill in the gap....

- Only type in the missing words!!!

Past Simple or Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do)
when you called him yesterday?

Past Simple and Past Continuous
Olga ___ (play) volleyball
when she was eight years old.

Past Simple or Past Continuous
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.

Lesson goals achieved?

I can use the past simple and the past continuous in sentences

I understand the difference between the past simple and the past continuous