Past simple & Past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson plan

• Rules
• Lesson aims
• Grammar explanation + exercises
• Recap lesson aims
• Homework

Rules

• ASK QUESTIONS
• Respect 
• No talking when I talk
• Raise your hand for questions/answers
• Phones IN bags

Lesson aims

After this lesson you can:

• Explain and use the past simple;
• Explain and use the past continuous;
• Ask questions of what you not yet understand.

Past simple

• Verb + -ed
• Happened in the past;
• Time is important

Past simple

Examples:

• I walked in the part, yesterday.
• They played a game, last night.
• He ran five miles, this morning.
• We studied the grammar, last week.

Past simple

Exceptions:

• Words end in -e -> +d (arrange -> arranged)
• Words end in -y -> -ied (study -> studied)
• Words with short vowel ending in consonant -> double consonant + -ed 
• (Plan -> planned)
• More than one syllable ending in -l -> double -l + ed (Travel -> travelled)

Past continuous

• was/were + verb + -ing
• When something was going on in the past

Past continuous

Examples:

• I was planning that, when he came in.
• He was watering his plants, when it started to rain.
• They were walking, when they got called.
• You were studying, when your mom came in.

Past continuous

I run.

They call.

You talk.

He walk.

She churn.

It burn.

• I was running.
• They were calling.
• You were talking.
• He was walking.
• She was churning.
• It was burning.

Recap lesson aims

After this lesson you can:

• Explain and use the past simple;
  
• Explain and use the past continuous;
  
• Ask questions of what you not yet understand.

Homework

Homework for this week is:

Finish Unit 3 - Extremes - Lesson 1 - reading

Ask questions if you have any (in real life or via teams)