U4 - Past simple vs. past continuous

Past simple & past continuous
Learning goal: 
- I know when to use the past simple and past continuous.
- I can use the past simple and past continuous correctly. 
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Past simple & past continuous
Learning goal: 
- I know when to use the past simple and past continuous.
- I can use the past simple and past continuous correctly. 

Slide 1 - Slide

Recap
Yesterday we talked and practised with the present perfect and the present perfect continuous. 

What did they look like again?

Slide 2 - Slide

De vorm van de Present Perfect:

Slide 3 - Open question

De vorm van de Present Perfect Continuous?

Slide 4 - Open question

When to use?
Look at the board in class for this. 

Slide 5 - Slide

Now we continue with the
Past simple & past continuous. 

Slide 6 - Slide

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


Positive
Negative
Question
Regular
ww + ed 
did not + hele ww
Did + ond + hele ww
Irregular
2e rijtje  boek
did not + hele ww
Did + ond + hele ww

Slide 7 - Slide

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

Slide 8 - 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 9 - 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 10 - Quiz

Use the past simple:
They _____ (not - to leave) the children by themselves.
A
not leave
B
not leaved
C
did not leave
D
did not left

Slide 11 - 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.  
Positive
Negative
Question
I/he/she/it
was + ww + ing
wasn't + ww + ing
Was + ond + ww + ing
we/you/they
were + ww + ing
weren't + ww + ing
Were + ond + ww + ing

Slide 12 - Slide

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

Slide 13 - 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 14 - Quiz

Use past continuous:
We ______ (not - to do) exercises all morning
A
was not doing
B
were not doing
C
did not do
D
did not doing

Slide 15 - Quiz

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

Slide 16 - Quiz

Past simple vs. past continuous

Slide 17 - Slide

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 18 - 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 19 - 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. 

Slide 20 - Slide

Positive
Negative
Question
Regular
ww + ed 
did not + hele ww
Did + ond + hele ww
Irregular
2e rijtje  boek
did not + hele ww
Did + ond + hele ww
Past simple
Positive
Negative
Question
I/he/she/it
was + ww + ing
wasn't + ww + ing
Was + ond + ww + ing
we/you/they
were + ww + ing
weren't + ww + ing
Were + ond + ww + ing
Past continuous

Slide 21 - Slide

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 22 - 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 23 - 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 24 - Quiz

We _______ (to talk) about him when he _________ (to walk) in.
Positive
Negative
Question
Regular
ww + ed 
did not + hele ww
Did + ond + hele ww
Irregular
2e rijtje  boek
did not + hele ww
Did + ond + hele ww
A
was talking, walked
B
talked, was walking
C
were talking, walked
D
talked, were walking

Slide 25 - Quiz

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

Slide 26 - Open question