Past tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3,4

Gebeurtenis die helemaal in het verleden ligt zonder link naar nu. 

Gebeurtenis in het verleden die een link heeft met nu.

Gebeurtenis in het verleden die een tijdje aan de gang was. 

Past continuous 

Present perfect 

Past simple 

past simple

present perfect

past continuous

Elizabeth II became queen in 1952.

She was sleeping when the burglars broke into her house.

Elizabeth II has been queen since 1952.

past simple

past continuous

present perfect

Past simple

Present perfect

Past Continuous

since

just

recently

already

ever

not yet

so far

lately

a day ago

in 2019

the other day

last week

yesterday

When

While

He ____ (work) in the garden
when he _____ (find) the money.

1. were working - finded
2. worked - was finding
3. was finding - works
4. was working - found

I __________ (live) in Nijmegen since 1998.

1. lived
2. am living
3. has lived
4. have lived

We _____ (watch) TV
when we _____ (hear) a loud noise.

1. were watching - heared
2. was watching - heared
3. were watching - heard
4. was watching - heard

My dad ___________ (play) in a band when he was 16 years old.

1. has played
2. have played
3. was playing
4. played

My cat ________ (sleep) on the couch while I ________ (do) my homework.

1. was sleeping, did
2. was sleeping, was doing
3. have slept, did
4. slept, have done

I _________ (participate) in a competition last weekend.

She _______ (work) at AH for 4 years.

They ________ (watch) tv when I came in.

I __________ (knock) on the door before I entered the classroom.