past continuous

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• Leerjaar 2

Past continuous

Je gebruikt de past continuous om aan te geven dat je ergens mee bezig was op een bepaald moment in het verleden. 

Je zegt dus dat je iets aan het doen was.

Examples:

The math teacher was giving a test

The principal was sitting in his office

the coach was playing basketball

The gardener was cutting bushes

Je maakt de past continuous door was of were voor het werkwoord te zetten en –ing er achter

I was sleeping

You were living

He/she/it was swimming

We were going

You were doing

They were having

Peter .........(to learn) French when the geography teacher caught him.

1. were learning
2. learns
3. was learning
4. learned

Mary ........(to eat) a sandwich when the English teacher asked a question.

1. were eating
2. was eating
3. eated
4. eating

Mary and Peter ..........(to talk)in class when the bell rang.

1. was talking
2. talking
3. were talking
4. talked

Als een werkwoord uit 1 lettergreep bestaat met 1 klinker in het midden, verdubbelt de klinker

To swim – he was swimming

To hit – we were hitting

to get - he was getting hit by the door

The lunchlady ........(to make)lunch when the phone rang.

1. were makeing
2. was makeing
3. were making
4. was making

he ..............(to skip) class when his mom wasn't looking.

1. were skiping
2. was skiping
3. were skipping
4. was skipping

Ontkenningen:                                                         

I wasn’t talking

You weren’t looking

She wasn’t driving

We weren’t walking

You weren’t singing

They weren’t listening

zet not of 't achter was of were

Boris (learn) English?

1. was Boris learning
2. were Boris learning
3. was Boris learn
4. Boris was learning

They (not swim) in the lake

1. weren't they swimming
2. they weren't swimming
3. wasn't they swimming
4. they wasn't swimming

your father (repair) the car?

1. were your father repairing
2. your father was repairing
3. was your father repairing
4. your father were rpairing

Past continuous + Past Simple

Als je ergens mee bezig was in de verleden tijd en iets anders gebeurt er tussendoor.

1

was of were en het ww + ing > waar je mee bezig was.

You were watching TV

2

ww + ed (of 2e rijtje van de onr ww) > wat er

tussendoor komt - someone called.

I (not read) a magazine

1. I wasn't reading
2. I weren't reading
3. wasn't I reading
4. weren't I reading

the principal was sitting in the office when someone killed the math teacher

the coach was playing basketball when someone killed the math teacher

the gardener was cutting bushes when someone killed the math teacher

When I (to phone).......... they (to play) ................monopoly

1. was phoning - were playing
2. phoned - were playing
3. phoned - played
4. was phoning - played

He (to watch)............... the news when the TV set(to break down)..........

1. was watching - was breaking down
2. watched - was breaking down
3. was watching - broke down
4. watched - broke down

When Mike (to have).............a bath, the geyser (to explode)..................

1. was having - exploded
2. was having - was exploding
3. had - was exploding
4. had - exploded

Als twee dingen tegelijkertijd plaatsvinden en ongeveer even lang duren gebruik je twee keer de past continuous.

Er staat dan meestal while in de zin.

Yesterday Susan ……....(to walk) along the road when she ……… (to meet) Peter.

1. was walking - met
2. was walking - was meeting
3. walked - was meeting
4. walked - met

while the coach was playing basketball the caretaker was sweeping the hall

the lunchlady was serving food while the principal was sitting in his office

the history teacher was starting his lesson while the gardener was cutting the bushes

Fred (to sleep).............while
Jenny (to watch)............... a movie.

1. slept - watched
2. slept - was watching
3. was sleeping - watched
4. was sleeping - was watching

Tom (to make).............. a phone call while Don (to have).......... a bath.

1. was making - was having
2. made - had
3. was making - had
4. made - was having

You (to do)....... your homework while
George (to get) .......... ready to go out.

1. were doing - was geting
2. was doing - was getting
3. were doing - was getting
4. was doing - was geting

I understand the past continuous

No

A bit

Yes

I need more practice for the past continuous

Yes

No