Past simple past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,4

Past simple vs. past continuous

• Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Past Continuous

It was raining.

(past continuous)

We were singing.

(past continuous)

Past Simple / Past Continuous

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = al aan de gang ( lang)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde (kort)

Past continuous vs. past simple

Deze zinnen kun je herkennen aan het woordje 'when':

''When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.''

'' What were you doing when the earthquake started?''

Als het woordje 'while' in de zin staat, gebeuren twee dingen tegelijk.

Dan gebruik je twee keer de past continuous:

''What were you doing while you were waiting?''

''I was studying while my father was making dinner.''

Past continuous vs. past simple

Maar wat als er tijdens die periode iets anders gebeurd? 
''I was cooking dinner when my mother called.''

Dan gebruik je de past simple.

De activiteit die aan de gang was, is de past continuous.

De activiteit die 'erbij komt', is de past simple.

signaalwoorden

present simple: always / every / sometimes / often / regularly / ..

present continuous: (right) now / at the moment / Listen! / Look!

past simple: yesterday / last / ago / in 1492 / the other day / ...

present perfect: for / yet / never / ever / just / already / since

Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

:) They cleaned the house last week

:( They didn't clean the house last week

? Did they clean the house last week?

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

:) He wrote a letter to her yesterday

:( He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Past Continuous = was/were + ww + ing

- verleden tijd

- was in het verleden aan de gang

- in NL: 'ik was aan het ....' 

:) They were cleaning the house when I came home

:( They weren't cleaning the house right now

? Were they cleaning the house right now?

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Fill in the past simple: I .............. to my neighbour yesterday.

1. talk
2. talks
3. talked
4. were talking

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de past simple?

1. for, yet, never, ever
2. yesterday, last year, ago, when
3. always, often, usually, never
4. right now, at the moment

Fill in the past continuous: We ................... a good movie when the phone rang.

1. watched
2. have watched
3. were watching
4. are watching

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de past continuous?

1. when, while
2. always, never, ever, often
3. right now, at the moment
4. yesterday, last week

Use past continuous:
Last summer, Miguel ..... (learn) English

Past Simple or Past Continuous
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.

Past Simple / Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do) when you called him yesterday?

Past continuous vs. past simple

Je gebruikt de past continuous i.c.m. de past simple om aan te geven dat er iets gebeurde (korte actie = past simple) terwijl er al iets aan de gang was (lange actie = past continuous).

 I was reading a book when the phone rang. 

I was washing my car when the accident happened. 

I understand the difference between the Present Simple & Present Continuous ....

1. perfectly!
2. quite well, need to study a bit more
3. not really, I need to study a lot
4. not at all! Can you help me?