Past continuous vs past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Which action was in progress? Which one interrupted it?

"Yesterday, I was walking to the store when I saw a cat riding a skateboard!"

"She was cooking dinner when the lights went out."

Doelen

Aan het einde van deze les kan ik:

• de past simple correct gebruiken en vervoegen
• de past continuous correct gebruiken en vervoegen
• het verschil tussen de twee tijden uitleggen

Wanneer gebruik je de past continuous? 

Je gebruikt de past continuous als iemand in het verleden een tijdje iets aan het doen was. 

De past continuous is het rode

boogje  -->

Wanneer gebruik je de past continuous? 

Je gebruikt de past continuous om een situatie te schetsen in het verleden of om aan te geven

dat iets een tijdje aan de gang was

Wanneer gebruik je de past continuous? 

"Vaak" gebeurd er dan iets anders in die periode:

I was reading a book when he arrived.

Past continuous

	Positive	Negative	Questions	Short answer
I	was working	wasn't working	was I working?	Yes, I was No, I wasn't
You	were working	weren't working	were you working?	Yes, you were No, you weren't
he/she/it	was working	wasn't working	was he working?	Yes, he was No, he wasn't
we/you/they	were working	weren't working	Were we working?	Yes, we were No, we weren't

Past Continuous VS Past Simple

What	Past continuous VS Past simple
When	Past continuous: Een langere actviteit in het verleden die uiteindelijk stopte. Past simple: Om aan te geven dat iets in het verleden is gebeurd (kortere activiteit).
How	Past continuous: Was/Were+ Werkwoord+ing Past simple: Werkwoord+ed/2de rij
Signal words	WHEN, WHILE
Examples	He was swimming in the ocean WHEN he saw a dolphin. They were listening to spotify WHEN Jimmy's phone broke . I was screaming , WHILE we hit the road sign.

Past Simple & Past Continuous in één zin

Past Simple = korte gebeurtenis in het verleden

Past Continuous = langere gebeurtenis in het verleden

Past Simple & Past Continuous in één zin

Voorbeeld zin:

''We were dancing until the music suddenly stopped.''

Were dancing = langere gebeurtenis = past continuous

Stopped = korte gebeurtenis = past simple

Past continuous vs past simple
While I ... (to wash) the dishes, I suddenly ... (to have) a brilliant idea.

Past simple vs Past continuous
(+) We ____ (have) dinner when the doorbell ________(ring).

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

In 2020, I _________ (break) my leg while I was ________(play) football.

Past simple vs past continuous

Susie was ... (watch) a film when she ... (hear) the noise.

Past simple vs Past continuous
We ... (have) dinner when the doorbell ... (ring).

Past simple vs Past continuous
Ariana Grande ... (sing) her song, when suddenly her microphone ... (stop) working.

Past simple vs Past continuous
While Steven ... (run) the marathon, he ... (break) his foot.

Past simple vs past continuous
We .... (play) a game when she .... (arrive) unexpectedly.

Past simple vs past continuous
Tim______(smoke) an e-cigarette when the teacher ______(see) him.

Exercise 1

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Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Evaluatie:

1. Wat hebben wij geleerd en gedaan?
2. Ging het toepassen goed?
3. Hoe zorg je ervoor dat je herinnert wat er vandaag geleerd is? 

Evaluatie:

1. Elke leerling bedenkt nu een zin.
2. Gebruik de past simple en past continuous om een verhaal te vertellen. 

Reflectie

• Hoe is het leergedrag geweest? 
• Wat ging goed? 
• Wat kunnen wij de volgende keer verbeteren?