2021-11-01

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

What do these sentences have in common?

• The sun was shining every day that summer.
  
• As I spoke, the children were laughing at my cleverness.
  
• The audience was applauding until he fell off the stage.
  
• I was making dinner when she arrived.
  
• At 6 o'clock, I was eating dinner.
  
• She was talking constantly in class in those days.

The past continuous

• The sun was shining every day that summer.
  
• As I spoke, the children were laughing at my cleverness.
  
• The audience was applauding until he fell off the stage.
  
• I was making dinner when she arrived.
  
• At 6 o'clock, I was eating dinner.
  
• She was talking constantly in class in those days.

Lesson goals

I can use the past continuous correctly and know the difference between the past simple and past continuous.

When do we use the past continuous?

was aan het...

waren aan het...

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. 

Kahoot

https://create.kahoot.it/details/1b7acc16-6925-4811-b187-0ac0732b51c7

Moeite met was/were: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive/exercises?03

Do exercise 53d, 54, 56

Done? Do exercise 57

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

1. perfectly!
2. quite well, need to study a bit more
3. not really, I need to study a lot
4. not at all! Can you help me?

Homework

Add all irregular verbs to quizlet.

Grammar videos.

53e, 54, 56

Moeite met was/were: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive/exercises?03