W3A Thusday 4 March, past simple / past continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Good morning W3A

First a bit of grammar

Now it's your turn

Fill in the correct form of the past continuous or the past simple:
When my dad ... [to open] the door, we ... [to do] our homework

1. opened, did
2. was opening, did
3. opened, were doing
4. was opening, were doing

Exercise 3

Fill in the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the past simple or the past continuous.

1. Mark and Bryce ___ (play) tennis when Mark ____break) his ankle.

2. When Margret ___ (walk) into the room, everyone there ___(work) hard.

3. Vicky ___ (watch) the news when her phone ___(ring).

4. ___ you ___ (drive) when Stella ___(call) you yesterday?

5. When Jasmine ___(leave) school, it ___ (rain).

6. Kate ___(do) her homework when her computer suddenly ___ (crash).

7. Terry ___(talk) to Karima when he ___ (hear) a loud bang.

8. Paul and Jessica ___ (have) breakfast when Julie ___(come) in.

Fill in the correct form of the past continuous or the past simple:
While mother .... [to hang] up the clothes, her sons ... [to wash] the dishes.

1. hung, were washing
2. was hanging, were washing
3. was hanging, washed
4. hung, washed

Do you know when to use a past simple and/or past continuous?

100%

75%

50%

25%

0%

Just for fun:

Do you watch Formula 1? (doesn't matter if this is always or sometimes)

yes

no

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