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Past simple - Past continuous

Past continuous - Past simple
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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 2-4

This lesson contains 19 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

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Past continuous - Past simple
Reading 
Explanation grammar
Task 
Books

Slide 1 - Slide

Past simple / past continuous

Slide 2 - Slide

Past simple
ww + (e)d of 2de rij van onregelmatige werkwoorden

Examples:
He left early.
She worked at home.

Slide 3 - Slide

Past continuous
was/were ww+ing

Example:
They were travelling.
She was reading.

NL:
'was/waren aan het'.

Slide 4 - Slide

Pay attention!
  • Als twee handelingen na elkaar plaatsvinden, gebruik je twee keer de past simple. 
  • Als twee handelingen tegelijkertijd plaatsvinden, gebruik je twee keer de past continuous.
  • Als de ene handeling de ander onderbrak, gebruik je de past simple en de past continuous.

Slide 5 - Slide

Pay attention!
Als twee handelingen na elkaar plaatsvinden, gebruik je twee keer de past simple. 

First she did her homework, then she watched a film.

Slide 6 - Slide

Pay attention!
Als twee handelingen tegelijkertijd plaatsvinden, gebruik je twee keer de past continuous.

While my father was cooking dinner, my mother was talking to her friend on the phone.

Slide 7 - Slide

Pay attention!
Als de ene handeling de ander onderbrak, gebruik je de past simple en de past continuous.

We were watching TV when the bell rang.
When you phoned me, I was taking a shower.

Slide 8 - Slide

Let's give it a go!

Slide 9 - Slide

Onderbrak
Tegelijkertijd
Na elkaar
When I got home, I had a cup of tea.
While my sister was watching TV, I was listening to music.
I was studying for English when my father called me.

Slide 10 - Drag question

While Lynn WAS SLEEPING, Kim FINISHED the presentation.
A
Past simple - past simple
B
Past continuous - past simple
C
Past continuous - past continuous
D
Past simple - past continuous

Slide 11 - Quiz

Mom swore when dad fell off his bike.
A
past simple - past simple
B
past continuous - past simple
C
past simple - past continuous
D
past continuous - past continuous

Slide 12 - Quiz

Choose the correct form of the verb in brackets:
My brother ... (dance) when I ... (come) in.
A
danced - came
B
was dancing - was coming
C
was dancing - came
D
danced - was coming

Slide 13 - Quiz

Dad ... (watch) a documentary about apes while we ... (read) a book.
A
watched - were reading
B
watched - read
C
was watching - read
D
was watching - were reading

Slide 14 - Quiz

The chef ... (cook) a nice meal after he ... (came) in late.
A
was cooking - came
B
cooked - was coming
C
cooked - came
D
was cooking - was coming

Slide 15 - Quiz

I understand the past simple/past continuous
0100

Slide 16 - Poll

Fill in the worksheet

Need more practice?
Check out the next slides with links to some websites.

Slide 17 - Slide

www.perfect-english-grammar.com

Slide 18 - Link

www.englisch-hilfen.de

Slide 19 - Link

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