Past Simple + Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

Past Simple - Past Continuous

We watched Harry Potter the other week.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

We were watching a movie at that time.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

She wasn't listening to her parents.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Her brother was behind the wheel last weekend.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

At that moment, I was talking to my friend.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous.

My cat died last week.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

fried

Looked

was studying

Filmed

was being

Past simple or Past continuous?

The police were investigating the crime scene.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

I read three chapters last night.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

She ate an entire pizza yesterday.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

Manou and Toby were playing basketball together.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Olga ___ (watch) the news this morning.

Past Simple or Past Continuous

What ___ Leo ___ (do)
when you called him yesterday?

Past simple or Past continuous

My sister__ (do) the dishes when I came home

Past Simple or Past Continuous

The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.

Past continuous or Past simple

Manou and Toby were smoking a cigarette
when the headmaster __ (see) them.

Ik weet het verschil tussen de past simple en de past continuous.

Nee

Bijna

Absoluut!

Ik weet hoe ik de past simple en past continuous in één zin kan gebruiken.

Nee, ik heb geen idee.

Ik herken beide tijden al maar ik vind het nog lastig.

Absoluut! Dit is makkelijk!