B1 "defective detective" past simple/past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's lesson:

Brushup

How to form & apply the past simple and past continuous

Applying your knowledge

Show you know "defective detective"

When do you use the
past simple?

When do you use the
past continuous?

Past simple:

Use:

You use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past.

Form:

regular verbs : verb +(e)d              I walked to school yesterday.

irregular verbs : 2nd form             I bought new shoes yesterday.

Past continous:

Use: 

You use the past continuous when you describe an action in the past. This (longer) action usually gets interrupted by another (shorter) action.

  e.g. I was cooking when the chicken exploded.

Form:

was / were + verb + ing

While Detective Julien ________(investigate) the "Butcher" case, the criminal ___________ (be) still wanted by the FBI.

(write your answer like this: answer 1, answer 2)

While Detective Julien __________(read) the newspaper, the serial killer _______ (be) still on the run.

When the journalist ________(write) the article, Detective Julien still_______(not/know) the real identity of the bloody "Butcher".

The detective ________ (think) about the case when
he suddenly ______(hear) a strange noise coming from the flat above.

Blood __________(drip) on his newspaper while he ______(listen) to the suspicious noise coming from the old lady’s flat.

The old lady _______ (cook) tomato soup when, all of a sudden, a mouse ________ (knock) the saucepan over and ________(spill) the soup all over the floor.

While the rat _________ (lick) the delicious tomato soup the old lady ________ (have) a nervous breakdown.

When the rat _______ (try) to escape through the window the grandma _______(throw) a tomato to kill the pest.

Now over to you!

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