Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

CEN Grammar

Slide 1 - Slide

What do you remember about the past simple?

Slide 2 - Mind map

What do you remember about the past continuous?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Learning Goals
  1. I understand the difference between the past simple and past continuous.

  2. I can see in the context which tense I have to use.

  3. I can talk about short(er) and long(er) actions in the past.

Slide 4 - Slide

Choose the correct forms:
My father ... (work) in the garden when the postman ... (arrive) with a package.
A
worked, was arriving
B
was working, arrived

Slide 5 - Quiz

Kies de juiste vormen:
Dad ... (enter) my room and saw I ... (clean) it, which made him very proud.
A
entered, was cleaning
B
was entering, cleaned

Slide 6 - Quiz

Kies de juiste vormen:
I __ (hear) she ___ (sing) under the shower.
A
heard, was singing
B
was hearing, sang

Slide 7 - Quiz

Kies de juiste vormen:
I ... (know) he ... (lie), because his face turned red
A
knew, was lying
B
was knowing, lied

Slide 8 - Quiz

Kies de juiste vormen:
James ... (tell) a story when all of the sudden someone ... (come) in the room.
A
told, was coming
B
was telling, came

Slide 9 - Quiz

Kies de juiste vormen:
Susan ... (play) the violin. Suddenly a string ... (break).
A
played, was breaking
B
was playing, broke

Slide 10 - Quiz

Kies de juiste vormen:
I ... (hear) a sound when I ... (study).
A
heard, was studying
B
was hearing, studied

Slide 11 - Quiz

2 different tenses, but
  • Both are in the past
  • It depends on two things:
  1. What was happening / somebody doing (longer action)?
  2. What was the interruption (shorter action)?

Slide 12 - Slide

Wat gaan we bekijken?
  • Het verschil tussen past simple en past continuous
  • Hoe je kunt herkennen wanneer je welke moet gebruiken

Slide 13 - Slide

I was taking a bath when my mother called.
When she was calling me, her doorbell rang.

While she was talking to me, she was walking to the door, because I heard footsteps.
The men outside were waiting on her to open the door.


Short
Long
Korte of lange actie?
was taking
called
was calling
rang
was talking
was walking
heard
were waiting

Slide 14 - Drag question

Which tense do we use?
Past Simple
Present Continuous
short(er) actions
long(er) actions

Slide 15 - Drag question

Past Simple vs Past Continuous
What is the context of the following sentences?
I was doing the dishes when all of the sudden I heard a noise.
They were working in the garden when a car crashed into them.
Jack was playing on his PS4 when it suddenly broke down.
His mother suddenly realized that he was lying.
Think about short(er) and long(er) actions!
  • They are long(er) actions, so what somebody was doing (past continuous) that are interrupted by a short(er) action (past simple)

Slide 16 - Slide

Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Komt deze dus vaak samen tegen in deze situaties :
  1. Een lange actie die wordt onderbroken door een korte actie
     
  2. Twee of meer lange acties die tegelijkertijd bezig zijn
     
  3. Twee of meer korte acties die elkaar in relatief korte tijd opvolgen 

Slide 17 - Slide

I understand when to use the past simple or continuous.
Yes
Not entirely, but I don't need any help.
Not entirely and would like some help.
I don't get it at all.

Slide 18 - Poll

Which tense do we use here?
I ___ (wait) for the bus, but it did not come.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 19 - Quiz

Which tense do we use here?
My brother was not playing the violin when I ___ (enter) his room.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 20 - Quiz

Which tense do we use here?
___ you ___ (listen) to music when I called you?
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 21 - Quiz

Which tense do we use here?
The old man ___ (die) in his sleep last night.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 22 - Quiz

Which tense do we use here?
My aunt and uncle ___ (not - kiss) each other when I saw them.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 23 - Quiz

Which tense do we use here?
James smelled his brother ___ (bake) a cake.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 24 - Quiz

I can see in a sentence when to use the past simple or past continuous.
Yes
Not entirely, but I don't need any help.
Not entirely and would like some help.
I don't get it at all.

Slide 25 - Poll

Past Simple:
Do you remember?

How do we create the correct forms?
Kijk naar de werkwoorden. Wat valt op? Wat komt vaker terug?
Affirmative:
They lived there in 2010.
We talked all night.
She danced a lot as a kid.

Sandy made a cake.
We had a cat.
Jim knew her.




Negative:
They didn't live there in 2010.
We didn't talk all night.
She didn't dance a lot as a kid.

Sandy didn't make a cake.
We didn't have a cat.
Jim didn't know her.





Questions:
Did they live there in 2010?
Did you talk all night?
Did she dance a lot as a kid?

Did Sandy make a cake?
Did you have a cat?
Did Jim know her?

Slide 26 - Slide

Past Simple
  • Affirmative
    verb + (e)d / irregular form

  • Negative
did not (didn't) + verb

  • Questions
did + subject + verb

Slide 27 - Slide

Remember To be
  • Afirmative
was / were

  • Negative
was not / were not

  • Questions
was not / were not + subject

Slide 28 - Slide

Spelling (regular verbs)

  • study > studied
  • party > partied
  • copy > copied
  • empty > emptied

Slide 29 - Slide

Past Continuous:
Do you remember?

How do we create the correct forms?
Kijk naar de werkwoorden. Wat valt op? Wat komt vaker terug?
Affirmative:
She was working alone.
They were playing in the mud.
Mike was listening to music.
They were doing their chores.
He was sleeping outside.
Anna was talking to me.










Questions:
Was she working alone?
Were they playing in the mud?
Was Mike listening to music?
Were they doing chores?
Was he sleeping outside?
Was Anna talking to me?



Negative:
She was not working alone.
They were not playing in the mud.
Mike was not listening to music.
They weren't doing their chores.
He wasn't sleeping outside.
Anna was not talking to me.










Slide 30 - Slide

Past Continuous
  • Affirmative
    was/were + present participle (verb + ing)

  • Negative
    was / were not + present participle (verb + ing)

  • Questions
    was / were + subject + present participle (verb + ing)

Slide 31 - Slide

Mind the spelling
  • lie > lying
  • die > dying
    but
  • fly > flying
  • cry > crying

Slide 32 - Slide

Mind the spelling
  • come > coming
  • bake > baking

  • stop > stopping
  • run > running

Slide 33 - Slide

Be careful!
Do not use any shortened forms in the following exercises!

Slide 34 - Slide

Put the verb in the correct tense:
I ___ (try) to close the window when suddenly the handle broke.

Slide 35 - Open question

Put the verb in the correct tense:
I ___ (heard) they were talking about me.

Slide 36 - Open question

Put the verb in the correct tense:
______ (you - listen) to the radio when I entered your room?

Slide 37 - Open question

Put the verb in the correct tense:
The old man ___ (die) in his sleep last night.

Slide 38 - Open question

Put the verb in the correct tense:
What ___ (your sister - do) when I called you?

Slide 39 - Open question

Put the verb in the correct tense:
She ___ (talk) to Mike when her phone rang.

Slide 40 - Open question

Put the verb in the correct tense:
Our teacher ___ (grade) tests when suddenly he fell asleep.

Slide 41 - Open question

Put the verb in the correct tense:
He ___ (work) in the garden when the accident happened.

Slide 42 - Open question

Put the verb in the correct tense:
My aunt and uncle were kissing each other when I ___ (see) them.

Slide 43 - Open question

I can talk about short(er) and long(er) actions in the past.
Yes
Not entirely, but I do not need any help.
Not entirely and I would like some help.
I don't get it at all.

Slide 44 - Poll