H4 SE2 past simple vs past continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Guess what happened before the following events.

Past simple/past continuous

4 HAVO

Past simple

ww + (e)d of 2de rij.

Examples:

He left early.

She worked at home.

Past continuous

was/were ww+ing

Example:

They were travelling.

NL:

'was/waren aan het'.

Past simple- past continuous

We _____
(eat) dinner at 8pm last night when the power went out.

1. are eating
2. were eating
3. is eating
4. was eating

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

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

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.

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

I ___ (do) my homework last night.

I ___ (play) my guitar, when the doorbel ___ (ring).

Up until the police ___ (arrive), we ___ (have) a great time at the party.

The seagull ___ (crap) on the man's head and ___ (steal) his ice cream.

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