M3 Past Simple/Continuous

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M3 Past Simple/Continuous

Today's plan:

Recapitulate the past simple

Instruction about the past continuous

Practice

Negative toevoegen

Aantal vragen weghalen

Which answer fits conditionals 0 best?

A

If it rains, I will stay home.

B

If I were you, I would go.

C

If you heat water, it boils.

D

If she studies, she will pass.

Choose the correct conditional 1 statement.

A

If he calls, I answer.

B

If you freeze water, it melts.

C

If it rains, I will use an umbrella.

D

If you mix red and blue, it turns purple.

Find the words that show action already happened (verbs)

Last Saturday, Emma visited her grandparents. She walked to the park with her little brother, and they played on the swings. After that, they ate ice cream. Later in the evening, Emma watched a movie at home and went to bed early.

Recap Past Simple

The past simple is used for finished acounts in the past

• He went to the mall yesterday (specific time)

• He bought a lot of candy (completed action)

Regular verbs

add -ed to the bare infinitive

walk - walked

Irregular verbs

changes the word

went, saw, ate, etc.

Negative form of the past simple

Structuur:
subject + did not (didn’t) + infinitive

• I did not (didn’t) play football.

• She didn’t watch TV yesterday.

Let op: het werkwoord blijft in de basisvorm (zonder -ed of onregelmatig).

We ____ to the museum last Saturday.

A

went

B

going

C

go

D

gone

Yesterday, Sarah ____ a delicious cake.

A

eat

B

made

C

baked

D

cooked

What did you do last weekend? (completed)
Write 2–3 sentences using the past simple tense to describe your activities.

Past continuous explanation

When to use the past continuous:

1. For actions that were in progress at a time in the past
   Example: Grandpa was reading his newspaper yesterday morning.

2. For two actions that were happening at the same time in the past
   Example: I was watching TV while my kids were reading books.

3. Together with the past simple when the action in the past simple interrupted the action in the past continuous
   Example: While we were sitting in the dining room, the phone rang in the hall.

Past continuous

How do you create the past continuous?

• form of to be + past tense + -ing

Example:

• I was watching a youtube video.

• Yesterday my brother was playing games while I was doing homework.

• She wasn’t ______ (luisteren) to the teacher.

Making the Past Continous negative

Structuur:
subject + was/were + not + verb-ing

• I was not (wasn’t) reading a book.

• They were not (weren’t) playing football.

Let op!

Hier gebruik je wél -ing, maar voeg je gewoon not toe na was/were.

What were you doing yesterday evening?

A

I am watching a movie.

B

I was watching a movie.

C

I will watch a movie.

D

I watched a movie.

What was she doing when I called?

A

She read a book.

B

She reads a book.

C

She was reading a book.

D

She is reading a book.

Difference: Past simple vs Past Continuous

Past simple

• Action in progress at a moment in the past

• What was happening?

• It is unclear if the action is finished/completed

Example:

I was visiting my friend when he called.

• Finished action

  • Handeling is afgesloten

• A habit in the past

  • She always walked to school

• What happened?

Example:

I visisted my friend yesterday.

Past continuous

Complete the sentence with the correct form

She ______ (walk) to school yesterday.

Fill in the correct form:
I ______ (watch) TV when the phone rang.

Complete the sentence using the correct form

We ______ (play) football when it started to rain.

Complete the sentence using the correct form

They ______ (visit) their grandparents last weekend.

Write one sentence using the past simple
Write one sentence using the past continuous

I know how to use the past simple

I know how to use the past continuous

Let's get to work

• What?

Fill in the worksheet

• How?

Individually or in pairs

• Time

15 minutes

• Done?

Finish your Tracks homework or study the words for the upcoming test.