Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

Last night I ______ (lose) my keys - I had to call my flatmate to let me in.

I ______ (lose) my keys - can you help me look for them?

I _________ know) my great grandmother for a few years - she died when I was eight.

She _______ (play) Hockey since I was a child - I'm pretty good!

Comparisons

Have cars become (expensive) ____ last year or (cheap) ____?

I can’t say it was a good documentary but there are (bad) _____.

I find this car not (beautiful) ___________ that one.

Adverbs and Adjectives

Adjective is in brackets, make it an adverb or leave as it is.

Sam has worked (surprising) ____ (hard) ___, according to his teacher.

Mustajab is a (17 year old) _____________ asylum seeker.

George can write (real) _____________ (good) _____________.

Past Simple vs. Past continuous

I ______ (sit) in a cafe when you _____ (call).

Yesterday I _____ (go) to the library, next I _____ (have) a swim, later I ____ (meet) Julie for coffee.

We _____ (play) tennis when John ____ (hurt) his ankle.

We _____ (watch) a funny video while dad _______ (sleep) in his chair.

While the children _____ (sleep) , their parents ____ (watch) TV.

He _____ (hear) a loud bang while he ____ (talk) to his friend.