past simple vs past continuous

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past simple vs past continuous

Past Simple

Je gebruikt de Past Simple als...

1. iets gebeurd is in de toekomst
2. iets iedere dag gebeurt
3. iets gebeurd is in het verleden en afgerond is
4. iets nog niet gebeurd is

Welke zin staat in de past simple?

1. She played a game last week.
2. I always play games on Mondays.
3. She is playing a game right now.
4. I have played a game for an hour now.

Past Simple of
to work?

1. works
2. worked
3. working
4. worked

The cat __________ (escape) from the garden.

Past simple of
to talk?

1. talks
2. talking
3. talked
4. tolk

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.

1. was visiting
2. visited
3. were visiting
4. visitted

Past Simple of
to see?

1. saw
2. seen
3. see
4. seed

They ......(drive) all night and arrived in the morning.

1. Driven
2. Drive
3. Drove
4. Drived

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When do we use it?

• om te zeggen dat iets in het verleden op een bepaald moment aan de gang was

• The band was playing a song.
• It was raining all day!

past simple vs past continuous

The rule(s)

• een vorm van to be in de verleden tijd (was/were) + ww-ing

• I was playing a game when my brother rushed in.
• They were kissing when the phone rang.

past simple vs past continuous

Fill in: Use the past continuous

We _______________ (write) a letter when I received a text.

The clock _______________ (tick) .

A wind ______________ (blow), it gave a cold sensation.

past simple vs past continuous

Fill in: Use the past continuous

We were writing (write) a letter when I received a text.

The clock was ticking (tick) .

A wind was blowing (blow), it gave a cold sensation.

past simple vs past continuous

[Past Continuous]
My family ___ (watch) the news.

Make a sentence with the past continuous

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Past simple vs. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Andrew was playing computer games.

1. Past Continuous
2. Simple Past

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

He went to the cinema.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

I ______ (fall) asleep, while I ________ (watch) TV.

1. fell - watched
2. was falling - was watching
3. was falling - watched
4. fell - was watching

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

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

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

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

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

Past simple vs past continuous
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

Choose the correct form:
I ... (take) a shower, when you ... (call).

1. took, are calling
2. was taking, called

Ik weet het verschil tussen de past simple en past continuous en kan deze vorm maken en toepassen.

1. ja
2. nee
3. een beetje
4. helemaal niet