U2 grammar_past simple and past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

- bags on the rack

Need: SB, notebook and laptop today.

- In pairs, write down anything you remember about the past simple and past continuous (verleden tijd)

At the end of the lesson you:

- can explain and use the past simple & past continuous

• top 3 rules/expectations?
• speak English
• participate/work
• respect

- what time is she talking about? 

• past continuous: were living, was raining, was driving
  
• past simple: was, left, started, arrived, moved, went
• when do we use each?
  

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• describes (long) actions in progress; when a short action (ps) interrupts the long actions (pc)
  
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• finished action/situation, past habits, past actions in order
• on page 23, can you find other examples?

past simple (ps)

NL: = Verleden tijd = voltooide acties/situaties, gewoonten uit het verleden, beschrijft de gebeurtenissen in chronologische volgorde

-> finished action: We moved to the USA. 
-> actions in order: They left England in 2005 and my dad started work...

-> past habits: I went to the beach every day...

Past continuous (pc)

NL: = De duurvorm in de verleden tijd = beschrijft een onafgemaakte of onvolledige handeling in het verleden = 'aan het + ww'; = beschrijft (lange) acties in uitvoering; wanneer een korte actie (ps) de lange acties (pc) onderbreekt 

-> action in progess: My parents were living in Australia...
-> interrupted action: My mum was driving (when she had to go...)

-> sets a scene: It was raining...

Past Simple: short action that is completely finished = korte actie die volledig afgerond is

verb +ed or 2nd irr verb

Ms. D made this lesson last week.

Sophia worked hard yesterday.

Did you get rest last night?

No, I didn't sleep well at all.

Past Continuous: long action that was happening in the past = lange actie die in het verleden plaatsvond

was/were verb +ing

Ms D was studying for four years.

Maxim was calling for hours.

Were you cooking all night?

Well yes, I was baking cookies.

Past Simple & Continuous

The referee blew his whistle and...

1. the game started.
2. the game was starting.

doing last night?

broke a leg.

go on vacation?

What were you...

3 years ago she...

Did you go

Past continuous with the past simple

• You can use the 2 together to talk about 2 actions that happened at the same time = met 2 acties die tegelijkertijd plaatsvonden
• Past continuous = longer action in progress = langer durende actie => was/were + ww + ing
• Past simple = short action (that interrupts the long action) = korte actie (die de lange actie onderbreekt) => ww+ed or 2nd irr v

Ms. D was watching the movie in the dark when somebody knocked on the door.

• dynamic vs state verbs?
• dynamic verbs describe actions; used in (past) simple & continuous = watching, knocked
• state verbs describe attitude, thinking, senses; only in (past) simple!
  = like, hate, understand, know, hear, see...
• wrong: I was understanding... I am hating... I was knowing...

dynamic/state

While I ______ the dishes, I suddenly had a brilliant idea.

1. washed
2. was washing
3. wash

My computer ... (crash) when I ... (do) my homework last night.

SB p24 - do ex 3+5 in pairs

Practice speaking

What did you do / were you doing at these times? 

Discuss in pairs. 

6.00am; 7.30am; 5pm; 6.30pm; 8pm; 10pm

Examples: I woke up at 6.00am. = past simple

I was watching Netflix at 8.00pm. = past continuous

Today's goals met?

- can you explain & use 

the past simple & 

past continuous

- not completely? Watch this video at home & do the practice

on the next slides

link to video

link to practice

Practice with the past simple + continuous

Work online and practice with the Past Simple and Continuous.

1. Grammar exercise + explanation
2. Kangeroo game --> turn off sound
3. Fill the gap and choose the best answer