Grammar review 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Unit 3+4

Grammar :

• Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past simple vs Past continuous

De past simple en past continuous worden vaak samen in een zin gebruikt, waarin de continuous aangeeft wat langer duurt en de past simple de korte actie aangeeft:

We were watching a movie when the phone rang.

He was walking to school when the accident happened.

Past continuous vs. past simple

Deze zinnen kun je herkennen aan het woordje 'when':

''When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.''

'' What were you doing when the earthquake started?''

Als het woordje 'while' in de zin staat, gebeuren twee dingen tegelijk.

Dan gebruik je twee keer de past continuous:

''What were you doing while you were waiting?''

''I was studying while my father was making dinner.''

Brendon ........ (repair) his motorbike when his mother ..... (call) for dinner.

1. was repairing / called
2. repaired / was calling

When her dad ....... (come) in, Jaimy ........ (eat) crisps.

1. came/ was eating
2. was coming/ate

When my mother ..... (open) the door, my boyfriend and I ..... (kiss) in the hall.

1. was opening / kissed
2. opened / were kissing

I ........ (have) a shower when the telephone ....... (ring).

1. was having / rang
2. had / was ringing

We ...... (drive) to Glasgow when we ....... (run) out of petrol.

1. drove / were running
2. were driving / ran

Fred _______ down the hall,
when he dropped his phone.

1. walks
2. was walking
3. walked
4. were walking

She ______ her teeth at 7 a.m. this morning, when her phone rang.

1. brushes
2. brushed
3. was brushing
4. brush

I ______ fun on my phone,
when my sister ruined the mood.

1. had
2. have
3. was having
4. were having

George  ........ (fall) off the ladder while he ..... (paint) the ceiling.

Past continuous vs past simple

Sleep de juiste vorm naar de juiste plek in de zin.

fell

was falling

was painting

painted

He _______ TV,
when he _____ something.

1. was watching, was hearing
2. was watching, heard
3. was watching, heared
4. watched, was hearing

You _______, when you _________
that the music wasn't on.

1. danced, were noticing
2. was dancing, noticed
3. were dancing, noticed
4. danced, was noticing

The old lady ______ (build) a castle when someone ___ (take) a piece of wood.

The old man______ (sleep), when he suddenly ____ (wake up).

Their favourite TV show ___ (start) while they _____ (sit) on the sofa.

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