Past continuous and past simple combined IREP

The past continuous and the past simple combined

Aim:
  • I can combine the past continuous and the past simple in a sentence.
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The past continuous and the past simple combined

Aim:
  • I can combine the past continuous and the past simple in a sentence.

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Let's see how well you know this already.

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Helen ___ (do) her weekly shopping when she ___ (meet) her old friend.

Slide 3 - Open vraag

It ___ (rain) very hard, so the referee ___ (decide) not to play the match.

Slide 4 - Open vraag

Hank ___ (cook) in the kitchen, his sister ___ (offer) to help but Hank ___ (refuse).

Slide 5 - Open vraag

When do we combine the past continuous and the past simple?
  •  To show that something was happening (past continuous) during another action (past simple).
Example: I
was sitting
 in a café when you called.

  • We often use these tenses to show an action (past simple) interrupting another action (past continuous).
Example: I broke my leg when I was skiing.

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

What is the difference between these two sentences?

1. When the guests arrived, Jane was cooking dinner.
2. When the guests arrived, Jane cooked dinner.

Slide 7 - Open vraag

Keep in mind!
  • It is possible to have multiple past continuous clauses in one sentence. This happens when the two actions both continued for a longer period of time.

Example: Father was smoking his pipe while mother was reading a magazine.

Example: It was pouring with rain and she was wondering what to do.


Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Let's try again

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

When I ___ (leave) the house, it ___ (snow).

Slide 10 - Open vraag

He ___ (live) in Russia when the revolution ___ (start).

Slide 11 - Open vraag

When her train ___ (get) to the station, we ___ (wait) on the platform.

Slide 12 - Open vraag

He ___ (work) in a bank when he ___ (meet) his wife.

Slide 13 - Open vraag

He ___ (take) a shower when the telephone ___ (ring).

Slide 14 - Open vraag

We ___ (play) tennis when John ___ (hurt) his ankle.

Slide 15 - Open vraag

While I ___ (work) in the hospital I ___ (decide) to give up smoking.

Slide 16 - Open vraag

You've reached the end.
If you want to practise more then go to the links on the following slides.

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

Slide 18 - Link

Slide 19 - Link