Past simple and Past Continuous

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
Past Simple: Something that has already taken place in the past and is completly finished. 
Past Continuous: Somthing that has happened in the past but went on for a longer period of time in the past.  
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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
Past Simple: Something that has already taken place in the past and is completly finished. 
Past Continuous: Somthing that has happened in the past but went on for a longer period of time in the past.  

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Signal words
Past Simple: yesterday, last... week/month/year, a minute ago, once upon a time, when I was younger, etc.
Past Continuous: while...., at the (same) time, when....

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

What do they look like?
Past Simple:  verb + -ed or irregular verb form
ex.: walk => walked;   or  go => went
Past Continuous: to be (was/were) + verb + ing
ex.:  was walking  or were walking
* there is no irregular verb form!  
NOT:  was/were wenting  but  YES: was/were going

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Can you recognize the Past Simple and the Past Continuous?

Choose the correct tense

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

You want to emphasize that an action took some time.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

You want to talk about a state or situation that was true in the past.

A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

You want to emphasize that something happened again and again over time.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

You want to emphasize change or growth over time.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

You want to talk about a one-time completed action or event. The duration isn't
important.

A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 9 - Quizvraag

You want to talk about a relatively long action that was ongoing at a particular time.
A
past continuos
B
past simple

Slide 10 - Quizvraag

You want to talk about a repeated, completed action or event. The duration isn't
important.

A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

You want to talk about a relatively long action that was interrupted by a shorter
one.

A
past continuous
B
past simple

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

You want to talk about a relatively short action or event that happened during a
longer one.

A
past continuous
B
past simple

Slide 13 - Quizvraag

You want to talk about a plan that would have been completed in the past but was
changed.


A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

Let's try some sentences
Instructions:  Answer as quickly as you can.    You only have         5 seconds to answer!

Slide 15 - Tekstslide

1. Oh man, my back ...................... (ache) all day.

timer
0:05
A
ached
B
is aching
C
was aching
D
were aching

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

2. I ...................... (take) a shower when the package arrived.

timer
0:05
A
taked
B
took
C
were taking
D
was taking

Slide 17 - Quizvraag

3. I ...................... (do) my homework after I ...................... (get) home from school.

timer
0:05
A
did, got
B
did, was getting
C
was doing, got
D
was doing, was getting

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

4. What ...................... you ...................... (do) on the night of the murder?

timer
0:05
A
did, did
B
were, doing
C
did, do
D
were, did

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

5. I often ............. (stop) for tea in the morning before I ................. (get) married.

timer
0:05
A
was stopping, getted
B
stopped, was getting
C
stopped, got
D
was stopping, got

Slide 20 - Quizvraag

Do you feel ready for the test?
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Slide 21 - Poll