past continuous

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• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, g, t
• Leerjaar 3

Past Continuous

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Aims

I can tell the difference between the past simple and past continuous

I can use the past simple and past continuous

Past Continuous

De Past Continuous ('ing- vorm') gebruik je:

- als de handeling in de verleden tijd aan de gang was en op een bepaald moment door een andere handeling werd onderbroken;

Voorbeeld: I was screaming while we hit a roadsign

 

Past continuous

Hoe maak je die?

She was walking to school, when her phone rang.

I was drinking some tea, when my sister entered the door. 

What were you thinking of?

Dus de regel is: .................................

Past Continuous

was

                                   of        +  ww   +  ing

were

He was cleaning the house.

Bij welke personen gebruik je 'was' en bij welke personen gebruik je 'were'?

Wanneer gebruik je de past simple (verleden tijd)?

Past Continous en Past Simple

Past Continuous = al aan de gang ( lang)

Past Simple = iets gebeurde (kort)

Past continuous vs Past simple

    We were baking a pie, while Jim arrived.  
     She was panicking, when she heard the bad news.
I was travelling to Africa, when Julie tried to call me.

We sang that song yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past continuous

Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

We ______
(watch) TV when we ______
(hear) a loud noise.

1. were watching - heared
2. was watching - heared
3. were watching - heard
4. was watching - heard

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.

1. was visiting
2. visited
3. were visiting
4. visitted

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.

1. were working - finded
2. worked - was finding
3. was finding - works
4. was working - found

Was Andrew playing computer games?

1. Past Continuous
2. Simple Past

Simple past

Past continuous

was cycling

were doing

cried

slept

was studying

watched

was reading

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

She had a great time yesterday evening.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Simple or Past Continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we ______________________ (walk) the dog, the neighbours _______________ (wash) their car. 

Past Continuous & Past Continuous

While we WERE WALKING (walk) the dog, the neighbours WERE WASHING (wash) their car. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I _________________________ (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat ___________________ (jump) onto my lap. 

Past Simple & Past Continuous

 I WAS READING (read) the newspaper, when all of a sudden my cat JUMPED (jump) onto my lap. 

Ik weet het verschil tussen de past simple en past continuous en kan deze vorm maken en toepassen.

1. ja
2. nee
3. een beetje
4. helemaal niet

Homework this week

Unit 4, lesson 2

and hand in review by Friday.