PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS EXERCISES

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Grammar lesson:
THE PAST SIMPLE 
vs 
THE PAST CONTINUOUS

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Welcome back!
Grammar lesson:
THE PAST SIMPLE 
vs 
THE PAST CONTINUOUS

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Goals
After this lesson, you will:

Know how to use the Past Simple vs the Past continuous 
Know how to use the Past Simple & the Past continuous together

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Planning
Today we will 

Learn about THE PAST SIMPLE vs
THE PAST CONTINUOUS

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Past simple
  • Past simple: iets dat in de verleden tijd is gebeurd en is geëindigd.  
  • Example: I saw a great film last night. 


Regular
ww + ed 
Irregular
2e rijtje  v/d lijst

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Use the past simple:
Yesterday, we __________ (to walk) to school.
A
walk
B
walks
C
walked
D
I don't know

Slide 5 - Quiz

Use the past simple:
I __________ (to buy) this dress a few weeks ago.
A
buy
B
buyed
C
bought
D
I don't know

Slide 6 - Quiz

Use the past simple:
___ you ___ (to help) your little brother with his homework yesterday?
A
Do you helped
B
Do you help
C
Did you helped
D
Did you help

Slide 7 - Quiz

Past Continuous
  • Past continuous: iets dat in het verleden een tijd heeft geduurd.
  • Example: My sister and I were crying because the hero died.  
I/he/she/it
was + ww + ing
we/you/they
were + ww + ing

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Use the past continuous:
He _______ (to play) tennis yesterday afternoon.
A
was play
B
were play
C
was playing
D
were playing

Slide 9 - Quiz

Use past continuous:
______ we _____ (to watch) a film?
A
Was we watch
B
were we watch
C
was we watching
D
were we watching

Slide 10 - Quiz

Use past continuous:
My friend _______ (to paint) the door.
A
was painting
B
were painting
C
did paint
D
did painting

Slide 11 - Quiz

Past simple vs. past continuous

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What happens first and takes a while:
I was watching a tv show when you texted me.
A
I was watching a tv show
B
when you texted me

Slide 13 - Quiz

What happens first and takes a while:
It started to rain, while we were having a picnic
A
It started to rain
B
while we were having a picnic.

Slide 14 - Quiz

Past simple vs. past continuous
  • Past continuous: iets is in het verleden bezig
  • Past simple: toen iets anders gebeurde
  • Hetgeen dat dus als eerste gebeurt (en een tijdje duurt) krijgt de past continuous

  • Example:
    She was writing a letter when the phone rang. 

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Regular
ww + ed 
Irregular
2e rijtje  boek
Past simple
I/he/she/it
was + ww + ing
we/you/they
were + ww + ing
Past continuous

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I _______ (to look) at my cards, when Mia _______ (to accuse) me of cheating.
A
was looking, accused
B
looked, was accusing
C
were looking, accused
D
looked, were accusing

Slide 17 - Quiz

While she _____ (to set up) the game, I quickly _____ (to read) the rulebook.
A
set up, was reading
B
was setting up, read
C
set up, were reading
D
were setting up, read

Slide 18 - Quiz

Before you ________(to text) me, I _________ (to think) about you.
A
was texting, thought
B
texted, was thinking
C
were texting, thought
D
texted, were thinking

Slide 19 - Quiz

We _______ (to talk) about him when he _________ (to walk) in.
A
was talking, walked
B
talked, was walking
C
were talking, walked
D
talked, were walking

Slide 20 - Quiz

How well do you understand the past simple vs. past continuous? Give yourself a grade between 1-10

Slide 21 - Open question

Slide 22 - Video

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Goals
After this lesson, you will:

Know how to use the Past Simple vs the Past continuous 
Know how to use the Past Simple & the Past continuous together

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Homework
Chapter 1

Study: All the grammar from Chapter 1

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