2023-06-09 Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b, k
• Leerjaar 2

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PAST CONTINUOUS

DOEL

- I can use the past continuous in a sentence. 

Let's check what you remember!

Which of these sentences is written in the past continuos?

1. I have been walking for hours.
2. I have never walked to school.
3. I walked to school yesterday.
4. I was walking to school.

When do you use the past continuous?

1. Als iets al uren bezig is.
2. Als iets in het verleden een tijdje duurde.
3. Als iets afgelopen is.
4. Als iets gebeurd is en nog effect heeft.

PAST CONTINUOUS

Wanneer gebruik je die? 

Als iets in het verleden een tijdje duurt. 

(handeling duurt even: aan het lezen, aan het kijken, aan het praten, aan het fietsen, etc.)

Past Continuous

De hond was aan het luisteren.

The dog was listening.

Hoe maak je de Past Continuous?

                                                        to be        + hele ww + ing

                               I                            was          repairing                              

                               You                      were       driving

                               He, she, it         was          freezing
                               We                       were        going
                               You                      were        studying
                               They                    were        walking

Wanneer gebruik je 'was' en wanneer 'were'?

WAS

WERE

I

you (jij)

he

she

it

we

they

you (jullie)

laatste letter 'E'

Let op: indien het werkwoord eindigt op een “e”

dan komt de “e” te vervallen

make - making

 drive - driving

freeze - freezing

move - moving

have - having

Demirhan .......... home.

1. was driving
2. were driving
3. was driveing
4. were driveing

They .......... fun of us.

1. was makeing
2. were makeing
3. was making
4. were making

They .......... a cake.

1. was baking
2. were baking
3. was bakeing
4. were bakeing

Klinker / medeklinker

Let op: eindigt het werkwoord op een klinker en medeklinker?  

 “verdubbel dan de medeklinker (behalve de letters X en W” 

run - running

 sit - sitting

fix - fixing

snow - snowing

It .......... when I came home.

1. was snowing
2. were snowing
3. was snowwing
4. were snowwing

Last year I .......... a trip to the USA.

1. was planing
2. were planing
3. was planning
4. were planning

Laatste letter 'ie'

Let op: indien het werkwoord eindigt op een “ie”

dan verandert de “ie in een y”

die - dying

 lie - lying

I .......... my hair.

1. was washing
2. were washing
3. was washeing
4. was wassing

Sam .......... a friend when you came in.

1. was calling
2. were calling
3. called
4. has called

Mum and I .......... to London by train.

1. was travelling
2. were travelling
3. travelled
4. went

We .......... the dog.

1. was walking
2. walked
3. have walked
4. were walking

Use the past continuous:
It ...... (freeze) outside.

But, police officer! I .......... (watch) TV at that moment.

They .......... (make) fun of us.

You ....... (not listen) to music.

................. (Dad - mow) the lawn?

SAMENVATTING

Past Continuous

was / waren aan het ............

was

were

hele werkwoord

+ ING

+

}

I

he, she, it

you

we

you

they

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