2TL Grammar & vocabulary

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2TL- English

Tuesday, June 10th 2025

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

Hoe zet je een werkwoord in de Past Simple vorm?

1. werkwoord + (e)d
2. werkwoord + ing
3. werkword + was/were +ing
4. werkwoord + t

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

Hoe zet je een werkwoord in de Past continuous vorm?

1. werkwoord + (e)d
2. werkwoord + ing
3. was/were + werkwoord + ing
4. werkwoord + t

What should I look for?

Long action and short action.

Longer action= past continuous --> was/were + verb+ing

Shorter action --> verb + ed or irregular verbs (2nd column)

Together in one sentence: The short actions INTERRUPTS the longer action

Past simple vs. Past continuous

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

I ______ (fall) asleep, while I ________ (watch) TV.

1. fell - watched
2. was falling - was watching
3. was falling - watched
4. fell - was watching

Past simple vs. Past continuous:

He ____ (break) his leg, when he _____ (play) frisbee.

1. breaks - played
2. broke - was playing
3. was breaking - played
4. broke - played

Past simple vs Past Continuous

We ____ (wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis ____ (come) around the corner.

1. wait - comes
2. waited - came
3. were waiting - came

Past simple vs Past Continuous

I ____ (cycle) through the park, when I _____ (hear) a strange noise.

1. was cycling - heard
2. cycled - was hearing
3. cycle - hear
4. was cycling - heared

Past simple vs Past Continuous

When Mike and Jane _____ (paint) the walls, their dog _____ (knock) over the paint pot.

1. painted - was knocking
2. were painting - was knocking
3. painted - knocked
4. were painting - knocked

Adjectives and adverbs

• Adjective (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) zegt --> mens, dier of ding
• Adverb (bijwoord) zegt --> werkwoord, bijvoeglijk naamwoord of een ander bijwoord.

Bijvoorbeeld:

Adjective: The blue car.

Adverb: Tetris is very difficult.

Adverbs at the beginning of the sentence!

Je drukt de houding of mening van de spreker uit over de hele zin.

Het bijwoord wordt gevolgd door een komma.

VB:

Interestingly, he didn’t mention the deadline at all.

Unfortunately, the tickets were already sold out.

Difference between adjectives and adverbs

adjective

adjective

adverb

adverb

Adjectives and Adverbs: slepen

Adjective = bijv. naamw.

Adverb = bijwoord

gently

beautiful

good

understandable

beautifully

usually

well

poor

gentle

alive

Adjectives and adverbs

Adjective or adverb?
My mom drives__________ . (careful)

Adjective or adverb?
Thanks, dinner tasted ____(wonderful).

Adverbs & Adjectives
Shane ___ (slow) walked to the door and shut it with a ___ (loud) bang.

Adjectives and adverbs
A ... child

1. playfully
2. playful

Adjectives and adverbs

She dances ......

1. wonderful
2. wonderfully

Adjectives and adverbs
The concert is .....

1. terribly
2. terrible

Adjectives and adverbs
The garden is .....

1. beautifully
2. beautiful

Adjectives and adverbs
She skates ....

1. fastly
2. fast

Adjectives and adverbs
The ... movie

1. interesting
2. interestingly

Adjectives and adverbs
They play .....

1. quiet
2. quietly

_________, I could have still hand in the assignment! ( lucky)

A tiger is a dangerous __________(roofdier)

1. mammal
2. prey
3. omnivore
4. predator

Lions and bears are both __________(zoogdier.

Please do not __________ your friend during the game.(bedreigen)

A __________ lives in Africa and loves water. (nijlpaard)

The cat suddenly __________ when I opened the door. (verdwijnen)

Plastic waste is now __________ around the world. (wijdverspreid)

Alexander Graham Bell helped __________ the telephone. (uitvinden)

Use a __________ to cut this cardboard. (stanleymes)

Firefighters wear __________ when entering a burning building. (beschermde kleding)

There is a __________ in every classroom in case of fire. (brandblusser)

He hit the __________ into the wall with a hammer. (spijker)

I need a __________ to cut this piece of wood. (zaag)

Don’t drink that liquid! It’s very ________. (giftig)