Past Continuous

Past simple - past continuous
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EngelsMiddelbare schoolmavoLeerjaar 2

This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Past simple - past continuous

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Aim ...
I recognise the past tense. I know the difference between the past simple and the past continuous. I know when something was just a snapshot and when something lasted longer in the past. I know how and when to use the past continuous and the past simple. 

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Past continuous
How do you form it?
She was walking to school, when her phone rang.
I was drinking some tea, when my husband was working.
What were you thinking of (when I interupted you)?

So the rule is: .................................


Slide 3 - Slide

How do you form the past continuous?

Slide 4 - Open question

Past Continuous
was
                                   of        +  ww   +  ing
were

He was cleaning the house.

Slide 5 - Slide

Past Continuous

Slide 6 - Slide

Past Continous en Past Simple
Past Continuous = was going on in the past (waren aan het..., zaten te...)




Past Simple = something happened at a certain time in the past

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.
A
Past simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 9 - Quiz

Was Andrew playing computer games?
A
Past Continuous
B
Simple Past

Slide 10 - Quiz

We sang that song yesterday.
A
Past Simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 11 - Quiz

When do you use e 'was' and when do you use 'were'?

Slide 12 - Open question

So......when do you use the past continuous?

Slide 13 - Open question

When do you use the past simple (verleden tijd)?

Slide 14 - Open question

We ______
(watch) TV when we ______
(hear) a loud noise.
A
were watching - heared
B
was watching - heared
C
were watching - heard
D
was watching - heard

Slide 15 - Quiz

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.
A
was visiting
B
visited
C
were visiting
D
visitted

Slide 16 - Quiz

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.
A
were working - finded
B
worked - was finding
C
was finding - works
D
was working - found

Slide 17 - Quiz

I understand the difference between the past simple and past continuous and know when and how to use these tenses.
A
Yes
B
I have no idea
C
sometimes
D
I already knew before we started this lesson.

Slide 18 - Quiz

Time to get down to work: 
Unit 4, lesson 4: ex. 2, 3,4,5,6,8,9

Slide 19 - Slide

Time left? Test yourself:
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