Past Simple Past continuous

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• Leerjaar 3

Past Simple & Past Continuous

Past Simple - regelmatige & onregelmatige werkwoorden

You use Past Simple for things which happened & finished in past.

Hoe vorm je het -->   ww+ed           -> I walked to school Yesterday.

(+) I looked at the board.

(-) I did not look-- at the board.

(?) Did I look-- at the board?

onregelmatige werkwoorden, elk ww heeft eigen vorm -> page 127

(+) I found this yesterday (find)

(-) I did not find this yesterday.

(?) Did I find this yesterday?

signal words: yesterday, last week/year/day, hours/days ago, in 2021

Past Continuous

You use the Past Continuous to say something was in proces in the past for a longer time, and has finished.

was/were + verb+ing

I was creating this book from 2015-2018.

Elena was writing along during last lesson.

They were looking at the board last 5 minutes.

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Past simple- past continuous

Past simple / past continuous

Differentiation Past Simple - Past Continuous:

I ...... (do) my homework, when my mom (shout) that dinner was ready.

1. were doing, shouted
2. did, shouted
3. did, was shouting
4. was doing, shouted

While we .... (wait) for the bus, I .... (call) my best friend

1. waited, was calling
2. were waiting, was calling
3. were waiting, called
4. waited, called

When you ... (arrive) at the party, who ... (be) there?

1. arrived, was
2. were arriving, was
3. were arriving, were
4. were arriving, was being

I .... (make) dinner, when the phone ... (ring)

1. was making, ringed
2. made, was ringing
3. was making, rang
4. maked, was ringing

Past Simple + Past Continuous
Charlie ........... (hide) in the closet when Lola ........... (find) him.

Past Simple / Past Continuous
David ___ (send) me an email five minutes ago.

Past Simple / Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do) when you ___ (call) him yesterday?

Past Simple / Past Continuous
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.
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Past Simple + Past Continuous
The children ......... (play) in the park when it ......... (start) to rain.