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Past Simple – Past Continuous

Grammar – Part 2 – the Past. Past Simple – Past Continuous. Past Simple. Recapitulation: Past Simple – Verleden tijd -> simpele vorm : I worked/he worked. Gebruik nooit een –s in de verleden tijd . Examples: ‘We went out for a drink last night’

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Past Simple – Past Continuous

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  1. Grammar – Part 2 – the Past Past Simple – Past Continuous

  2. Past Simple • Recapitulation: • Past Simple – Verledentijd -> simpelevorm: I worked/he worked. Gebruiknooiteen –s in de verledentijd. • Examples: • ‘We went out for a drink last night’ • Vorm: helewerkwoord + -edbijregelmatigewerkwoordenzoals [I play -> I played] maarbijonregelmatigewerkwoordeneigenuniekevorm [I teach -> I taught] • Echter, in vraagzinnen en ontkennendezinnengebruik v/h hulpwerkwoord ‘did’. N.B. -> nahulpwerkwoord ‘did’ altijd het helew.w. gebruiken!

  3. Past Simple • John wrote an e-mail yesterday • Key Words Past Simple! • Time references: • - yesterday • - last week, last year, last month, last Christmas, etc. • - in 2004, in 1969, etc. • - two weeks ago, 4 years ago, etc. • - na: ‘when’ • * Gebruik: • - Alsiets in het verledenplaatsvond en afgelopen is! • - Wanneeraangegeven is WANNEER iets is gebeurd [yesterday, last week, see other keywords above] • - wanneer de zinbegint met ‘when’, bijnaaltijd Past • Simple [“when I was young”, “whendid you go home?”] • Dus: N-E “hijheeftvorige week een brief geschreven” = “he • wrote a letter last week”.

  4. Past Continuous • Past Continuous – verledentijd -> I was working/you were working • *Examples: • - ‘They were listening to a new song when I rang’ • - ‘Look at this photo: the sun was shining that day!’ • - ‘Were you doing your homework while I was chatting online?’ • Vorm: • Was/were+ helew.w. + ing-vorm • Bijvragendevorm en ontkennendevorm was/were + not + ing-vorm (omdat ‘to be’ al functioneertalseenhulpwerkwoord en dusnietnogeens ‘do’ alshulpwerkwoordnodigheeft)

  5. Past Continuous • 1. John was writing an e-mail while his father came home • 2.John was writing an e-mail when his father came home • 3.John was writing an e-mail as his father came home • Keywords Past Continuous: • -while -when [N.B. ‘when’ is dusookeensleutelwoord v/d Past Continuous maarkomtdanvoor in eenzin met de Past Continuous EN de Past Simple en wordtdanookweeropgevolgd door de Past Simple [see example 2 above -> came] • -as • *Gebruik: • - alsiets in het verledenenigetijdvoortduurde • Examples: As I was crossing the street, I fell and broke my leg. • What were you doing when the thieves came into your house?

  6. Past Continuous • NOTA BENE! • De zogenaamde ‘state verbs’, gezien in de Present Continuous wordenookniet in de Past Continuous gebruikt. • -Je zegtdusniet: I was understanding en ooknietI was hating, etc

  7. Past Simple– Past Continuous -> exercises • 1. She said that she (drive) ........................... at 30 k.p.h. When the dog suddenly (cross) .............. the road. • 2. When we arrived they (had) ................... lunch. They apologized for starting without us but said that they always (to have lunch) ................... at 12.30. • 3. She said that she (hate) ............... her present job and (try) ............... to find another. • 4. She (say) ............... that she (knit) .......... herself a jumper and that she (think) ............... it would be ready before Christmas. • 5. It (snow) ..........and cars (slide) .............. all over the road. • 6. While I (sunbathe) ................. someone (take) ...... my shoes and I (have to) ................... walk home on my bare feet.

  8. Past Simple– Past Continuous -> exercises • 7. They had turned the bike upside down and (mend) ............ the puncture. I asked how long it would take. • 8. The killer (carry) ............ the body down the stairs when all of a sudden he (hear) .............. a key in the front door. • 9. While the guests (eat) ..................., burglars (enter) .................... the house and (steal) ............... a lot of fur coats. • 10. She (sit) ............ at the bus stop. I asked her which bus she (wait) .............. for. • 11. The car was empty but the engine (run) ...............

  9. Past Simple– Past Continuous -> answers • Key to answers: • 1. was driving / crossed • 2. were having / had lunch • 3. hated / was trying • 4. was knitting / thought • 5. was snowing / were sliding • 6. was sunbathing / took / I had to • 7. were mending • 8. was carrying / heard • 9. were eating / entered / stole • 10. was sitting / was waiting for • 11. was running

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