4M - Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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         Past simple - Past continuous

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4M
         Past simple - Past continuous

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Goals
At the end of this lesson...
  • You know the difference between the Past Simple and the Past Continuous.
  • You know how to correctly use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous.

Slide 2 - Slide

What do you remember?

Slide 3 - Mind map

Past Simple
  • als iets duidelijk in het verleden gebeurde, een afgesloten handeling in het verleden

  • vorm (+): ww + ed of tweede rijtje onregelmatige ww
  • negatief (-): did + not + hele ww
  • vragen (?): did + ond + hele ww

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Past Continuous
  • als iets in het verleden aan de gang was, bezig was; wordt ook gebruikt als twee dingen gebeurd zijn: het ene kort (past simple), het andere lang (past continuous)

  • vorm (+): was/were + ww + ing
  • negatief (-): was/were + not + ww + ing
  • vragen (?): was/were + ond + ww + ing

Slide 5 - Slide

Past Simple
Past Continuous

Slide 6 - Slide

Signal words
How do you know which tense to use?
Look for signal words!

Slide 7 - Slide

Last year, I ... (visit) Paris and Rome.
A
was visiting
B
visited

Slide 8 - Quiz

Laura ... (study) at 11 pm last night.
A
studied
B
was studying

Slide 9 - Quiz

He ... (meet) a lot of friendly people while he ... (work) in California.
A
met, worked
B
were meeting, were working
C
was meeting, worked
D
met, was working

Slide 10 - Quiz

While he ... (take) a shower, his dogs ... (eat) his steaks.
A
took, eated
B
was taking, ate
C
took, were eating
D
were taking, ate

Slide 11 - Quiz

What ... (do) at 3 pm yesterday? I ... (clean) my house.
A
were you doing, was cleaning
B
did you do, was cleaning
C
did you do, cleaned
D
were you doing, cleaned

Slide 12 - Quiz

When I ... (call) Julie, she ... (work)
A
was calling, was working
B
called, was working
C
was calling, worked
D
called, worked

Slide 13 - Quiz

Sebastian ... (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM, but she ... (be, not) there. She ... (study, at the library) for her final in French.
A
was arriving, wasn't, were studying
B
arrived, weren't, studied
C
arrived, wasn't, was studying
D
was arriving, wasn't, studied

Slide 14 - Quiz