Past simple vs past continuous

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Past simple & Past continuous

Twee vormen van verleden tijd:

- Past simple 

- Past continuous 

Gebruik past simple

Je gebruikt de past simple:

• als iets in het verleden gebeurde en er in de zin een tijdstip in het verleden staat. (bijv: yesterday, last week, in 2018)

Voorbeeld: I saw him yesterday.

• voor een gewoonte in het verleden.

Voorbeeld: She always walked to school.

Past simple / past continuous

Je gebruikt de past continuous als:

• iets aan de gang was op een bepaald moment in het verleden.

Voorbeeld: I was having a bath at eight.

• iets aan de gang was en het werd onderbroken. (zie afbeelding)

Hierbij staat vaak eerst de past

continuous (was reading) en 

daarna de past simple (rang) in

de zin.

Vorm van de past simple & past continuous

Past simple: did (not)

Past Simple / Past Continuous? I ... (enjoy) the sun last Sunday.

A

enjoyed

B

have enjoyed

C

had enjoyed

D

had been enjoying

Past simple / Past Continuous He .... (listen) to music when his mother ...(call) him

A

listened / was calling

B

were listening / called

C

is listening / calls

D

was listening / called

Past simple / Past continuous I ....( break) my mirror while I ...( park) my car.

A

breaked / was parking

B

broke / was parking

C

broke / were parking

D

break / am parking.

past simple / past continuous While I ...( study) my sister suddenly ( knock) on the door.

A

was studying / knocked

B

were studying / knocked

C

studied / knocked

D

studied / was knocking.

Past Simple <> Past Continuous My friend ___ (to ring) me while I was watching TV.

A

were ringing

B

rang

C

rung

D

was ringing

past simple / past continuous He ... (to do) the dishes while I was having a bath.

A

did

B

was doing

C

is doing

D

had been doing

Past simple / Past continuous We ...(have) dinner when the doorbell ...(ring).

Past Simple / Past Continuous David ___ (send) me an email five minutes ago.

Past Simple / Past Continuous What ___ Leo ___ (do) when you ___ him yesterday?

Past simple / Past continuous I ... (cry) so much last Friday.

Past Simple / Past Continuous The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980. GEEN AFKORTING

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https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/past-continuous-past-simple/

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https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html