Grammar Past Simple & Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

"Past" means verleden(tijd)..

What do you remember about
the Past Simple?

When do you use
the Past Simple?

1. Wanneer iets altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt.
2. Wanneer iets op dit moment aan de gang is.
3. Wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurt.
4. Wanneer iets in het verleden aan de gang was.

Past Simple

Je gebruikt de Past Simple wanneer..

1. iets in het verleden is gebeurd;
2. het is belangrijk wanneer het is gebeurd, er staat dus altijd een tijdsbepaling bij.

                                                                    I walked to school last week.

Past Simple

+ I walked to school (this morning).

- I did not (didn't) walk to school.

? Did you walk to school?

werkwoord + ed

did + not + werkwoord

Did + werkwoord

Past Simple

+ I ran to school (this morning).

- I did not (didn't) run to school.

? Did you run to school?

onregelmatige werkwoordenlijst 2e rijtje

did + not + werkwoord

Did + werkwoord

Complete the sentence by using the Past Simple:
"They ... (to tell) nothing but the truth."

Complete the sentence by using the Past Simple:
"They ... (to go) to New York last year."

Complete the sentence by using the Past Simple:
"They ... (not / to go) to New York last year."

Complete the sentence by using the Past Simple:
"She ... (to watch) a film last night."

Complete the sentence by using the Past Simple:
"... she ... (to watch) a film last night."

Past Continuous

Je gebruikt de Past Continuous wanneer..

1. iets op een bepaald moment in het verleden aan de gang was;
2. je iets in het verleden aan het doen was.

! Het is de duurvorm. Je wilt dus benadrukken dat je er lang mee bezig bent geweest, het heeft even geduurd.

                                         I was learning my English vocabulary for hours yesterday.

Past Continuous

+ I was learning for English yesterday.

- I was not learning for English yesterday.

? Were you learning for English?

was/were + werkwoord + ing

was/were + not + werkwoord + ing

was/were + werkwoord + ing

Past Continuous

was                                            were

I was

he/she/it was

you were

we were

they were

Past Simple

Wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurd; er staat bij wanneer; het is afgelopen.

1. yesterday               4. 10 minutes ago

2. last week               5. this morning

3. in 2005                   6. when I was young

Past Continuous

Wanneer iets in het verleden aan de gang was of voor een langere tijd bezig was en je dit wilt benadrukken.

1. while                         

2. for hours

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Deze twee tijden kunnen ook samen in één zin staan. Dit gebeurt vaak bij een onderbreking van een actie. De actie die het langst heeft plaatsgevonden staat dan in de Continuous.

I was brushing my teeth, when my sister came in.

I finished my homework while I was calling my boyfriend.

Quiz Time - Part 1

Which one is which?

The ... is used when something happened in the past and is completed.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

"I was having a shower yesterday."

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

"I read a book last week."

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

The ... is used when something happened for a longer time in the past.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

"While Lynn was sleeping, Kim finished the presentation.

1. Past Simple - Past Continuous
2. Past Continuous - Past Simple

Quiz Time - Part 2

Fill in the sentences using the Past Simple 

or the Past Continuous.

What is the correct translation for:
"Hij was aan het gamen, toen wij binnenkwamen."

1. He gamed, when we were coming in.
2. He games, when we came in.
3. He is gaming, when we came in.
4. He was gaming, when we came in.

Fill in:
"I ... (to start) my new job yesterday.

1. started
2. was starting

Fill in:
"What ... you ... (to do) last night?

1. did ... do
2. were ... doing
3. did ... did
4. was ... doing

Fill in:
"While I was washing the dishes, I suddenly ... (to have) a brilliant idea."

1. were having
2. was having
3. did have
4. had

Fill in:
"He didn't hear the phone ring. He ... (to listen) to really loud music."

1. listened
2. were listening
3. was listening
4. did listen

Fill in:
"The teacher told us to stop what we ... (to do)."

1. were doing
2. did
3. was doing
4. did done

Fill in:
"... you ... (to find) what you were looking for in the library yesterday?"

1. Did ... found
2. Did ... find
3. Was ... finding
4. Were ... finding

Fill in:
"When I heard the phone ring, I ... (to answer) it straight away."

1. answered
2. did answered
3. was answering
4. were answering

Fill in:
"I ... (to talk) to Jim this morning."

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

Fill in:
"We ... (to travel) to Africa last summer."

1. did travel
2. travelled
3. were traveling
4. was traveling

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