Past continuous

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• WO
• Studiejaar 2

Past Continuous vs Past Simple

'Past continuous'

Past Continuous

Wanneer gebruik je de past continuous? 

Je gebruikt de past continuous als iemand in het verleden een tijdje iets aan het doen was. 

Past Continuous

Past Continuous:
in welke zin wordt de past continuous gebruikt?

1. I lived in Utrecht in 2010.
2. I was walking down the street when I tripped.

PAST CONTINUOUS

In welke zin wordt de Past Continuous gebruikt?

1. They film the event with a hidden camera.
2. They filmed the event with a hidden camera.
3. They are filming the event with a hidden camera.
4. They were filming the event with a hidden camera.

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

We .......... (study)for English when the book ........(fall).

1. was studying - fell
2. was studying - falled
3. were studying - falled
4. were studying - fell

When they .... (talk) we heard something

1. was talking
2. were talking
3. talked

I ______ (fall) asleep, while I watched TV.

1. was falling
2. were falling
3. fell
4. falling

The lights ....................(go out) while I .................(eat) dinner

1. go out / was eating
2. went / was eating
3. gone / was eating
4. went out/ was eating

Ontkenningen - Past simple

didn't + hele werkwoord

I told her my secret.

I didn't tell her my secret.

He ____ (break) his leg, when he _____ (play) frisbee.

1. breaks - played
2. broke - was playing
3. was breaking - played
4. broke - played

They ____ (talk), when the teacher ___ (get) angry.

1. was talking - got
2. were talking - got
3. talked - was getting
4. talked - were getting

Welke tijd is: was/were+ww-ing

1. past simple
2. past continuous

welke tijd?
hele werkwoord+d/-ed/-ied
of
went/saw/fell/rang/flew

1. past simple
2. past continuous

Ontkenningen - Past continuous

wasn't walking

weren't walking

Past simple or past continuous

Andrew wasn't playing computer games.

1. Past Continuous
2. Simple Past

Past simple or Past continuous?

She didn't play the piano.

1. Past Continuous
2. Past Simple

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I wasn't having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

I wasn't talking to you!

1. past simple
2. past continuous

He didn't see the thief leaving.

1. past simple
2. past continuous

We weren’t singing very loud.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

She didn't have a great time yesterday evening.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

She didn't sing.

1. past simple
2. past continuous

PAST SIMPLE - verleden tijd

I went to  a concert yesterday. (go-went-gone)

I saw a good film last week. (see-saw-seen)

I visited my grandmother last month. 

I wanted to buy a car.

Past simple vs. Past continuous

	Past simple	Past continuous
gebruik	iets is in het verleden gebeurd en afgelopen	iets was in het verleden een tijdje aan de gang
vorm	hele ww + -d,-ed,-ied walked go-went/see-saw	was/were + ww met -ing walk = was walking
voorbeeld	I ate breakfast this morning	The students were studying

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

They were driving too fast.

1. present simple
2. present continuous
3. past simple
4. past continuous

I walked to school yesterday.

1. Past continuous
2. Past simple

Andrew was playing computer games.

1. Past continuous
2. Past simple

My parents danced in the club.

1. past simple
2. past continuous

She was enjoying the party.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

I was working in the garden.

1. past simple
2. past continuous

My parents were dancing in the club.

1. past simple
2. past continuous

He bought a new hat because it was very cold.

1. past simple
2. past continuous

He lived in Fiji in 1976.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

She played the piano.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

My dad used these skates back in 1997 during the Elfstedentocht.

1. past continuous
2. past simple

Past simple vs. past continuous

• Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past simple vs past continuous

Past simple vs. past continuous

past simple vs past continuous

Linda ____ (clean) her room when she ____ (hear) a loud noise.

1. cleaned / was hearing
2. was cleaning / heard
3. was cleaning / was hearing
4. cleaned / heard