1VWO3enc: Past Simple - Negatives & Questions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Lisa ... (to drop) a glass
earlier today.

Lisa dropped a glass
earlier today.
(?)

They ... (to party) all night
last night.

They partied all night
last night.
(-)

Expectations!

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1VWO3enc: Past Simple - Negatives & Questions

28-02-'25

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Learning Goals

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Past Simple: Negatives & Questions

Test Your Knowledge!

Homework

Learning Goals

After this lesson you know how to make Negatives in the Past Simple.

After this lesson you know how to make Questions in the Past Simple.

Before we start: What do you remember about the Past Simple?

Past Simple: Negatives & Questions

This is an addition to the note from yesterday!

Past Simple: Negative (-)

To make a Negative in the Past Simple use:
did + not + infinitive

I wore a helmet last night. --> I did not wear a helmet last night.

Caution! After 'did' you get the infinitive (I-form)

Past Simple: Question (?)

To make a Question in the Past Simple use:
Did + subject + infinitive

I wore a helmet last night. --> Did I wear a helmet last night?

Caution! After 'did' you get the infinitive (I-form)

Caution!

When we use 'to be' (was/were) in the Past simple:

do not use 'did'!

Negative (-): He was not happy yesterday.

Question (?): Was he happy yesterday?

Test Your Knowledge!

For the blue slides: fill in the gap with a verb in Past Simple.

For the red slides: change the sentence into a Negative (-) OR a Question (?).

For the blue slides: 20 seconds.

For the red slides: 30 seconds.

Use your notes if you need to!

I ... (to give) the award
last night.

I gave the award
last night.
(-)

We ... (to empty) the litter
last Tuesday.

We emptied the litter
last Tuesday.
(?)

He ... (to borrow) my coat
two days ago.

He borrowed my coat
two days ago.
(-)

They ... (to build) the shop
last week.

They built the shop
last week.
(?)

We ... (to hurry) to reach
the gate in time.

We hurried to reach
the gate in time.
(-)

How do we make Questions (?) & Negatives (-) in the Past Simple?

Start working on the exercises from Unit 12 on page 32 of your book.

Questions? Raise your hand!

Finished? Start studying the Irregular Verbs or the Words from Topic 7 in StudyGO.