Past Continuous or Past Simple

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• Leerjaar 2

Warming - up (reading)

What	Read the novel 'Ghost Stories' in silence.
How	Individually
Time	10 minutes
After 10 minutes	Make sure to keep track of the page you left off. Write down the page number.

Past Simple  VS  Past Continuous

Welke activiteit duurde het langst?

1. I was cycling to school when I saw Billy. 

2. He was playing a game when his mum came home.

3. I dropped my phone while I was taking a selfie. 

                     Past Simple

wanneer:

vorm:

zin:

vraagzin:

ontkennende zin:

                 Past Continuous

wanneer:

vorm:

zin: 

vraagzin:

ontkennende zin:

Past Simple vs Past continuous

-   Als twee gebeurtenissen tegelijk gebeurden , dan kun je beide tijden 

samen in één zin gebruiken.

​Bijv:  1. He was watching a movie when his uncle knocked on the door. ​

           2. I dropped my phone while I was taking a selfie. 

         

       

         

Past Simple	Past Continuous
kortere activiteit	langere activiteit
wordt gebruikt na "when"	wordt gebruikt na "while"

Past Simple            VS

Past Continuous

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

Past Simple vs Past Continuous:

He went to the cinema.

1. Past Simple
2. 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

Instruction

What	Do the practice exercises on the past simple and the past continuous.
How	Individually and in silence
Help	Raise your hand or come to my desk
Time	12 minutes
Done	Write three sentences in which you use both the past simple and the past continuous in one sentence!

Checking answers!

- Raise your hand if you want to ask or say something!

- Make sure to correct your mistakes!

Past simple VS Past continuous

1. Mike  ............... (break) his arm two weeks ago at the park.

2. He .................... (cycle) to school when the storm began. 

Today's goals

- I can identify when to use the Past Simple or Past Continuous