Past Simple 2

When do you use the Past Simple?
A
To say something has finished and you know when
B
To say something started in the past and is still happening now
C
To say something just finished
D
To say something took a long time
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This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

Items in this lesson

When do you use the Past Simple?
A
To say something has finished and you know when
B
To say something started in the past and is still happening now
C
To say something just finished
D
To say something took a long time

Slide 1 - Quiz

Which sentence is in the Past Simple tense?
A
I have bought a dog
B
I bought a dog
C
I was buying a dog
D
I buyed a dog

Slide 2 - Quiz

Which question is past simple?
A
Did the man work here?
B
Has the man worked here?
C
Does the man work here?
D
Was the man working here?

Slide 3 - Quiz

Past Simple bevestigend


Past Simple bevestigend
Past Simple bevestigend

Stap 1: kijk of het werkwoord in de irregular verbs list staat. Ja? --> Stap 2 / Nee? --> Stap 3


Stap 2: schrijf de 2e vorm op

(to buy --> buy / bought / bought)

Stap 3: plak -ed achter het werkwoord

(to play --> played)

Slide 4 - Slide

Past Simple vragend

Invulopdracht / vertaal opdracht

(the man / play) piano last night?

  • Stap 1: Begin de zin met did
  • Did
  • Stap 2: zet het onderwerp achter did
  • Did the man
  • Stap 3: schrijf het hele werkwoord achter het onderwerp
  • Did the man play
  • Stap 4: schrijf de rest van de zin op
  • Did the man play piano last night?

Bevestigend veranderen in vragend.

The dog bit its owner last week.


  • Stap 1: begin de zin met did
  • Did
  • Stap 2: zet het onderwerp achter did
  • Did the dog
  • Stap 3: zoek in de lijst wat het hele werkwoord is (of haal -ed weg) en schrijf dit op.
  • Did the dog bite
  • Stap 4: schrijf de rest van de zin op
  • Did the dog bite its owner last week?

Slide 5 - Slide

Past Simple ontkennend

Invulopdracht / vertaal opdracht

The man (not play) piano last night.

  • Stap 1: Begin de zin met het onderwerp
  • The man
  • Stap 2: zet didn't achter het onderwerp
  • The man didn't
  • Stap 3: schrijf het hele werkwoord achter didn't
  • The man didn't play
  • Stap 4: schrijf de rest van de zin op
  • The man didn't play piano last night.

Bevestigend veranderen in ontkenning.

The dog bit its owner last week.


  • Stap 1: begin de zin met het OW
  • The dog
  • Stap 2: zet didn't achter het OW
  • The dog didn't
  • Stap 3: zoek in de lijst wat het hele werkwoord is (of haal -ed weg) en schrijf dit op.
  • The dog didn't bite
  • Stap 4: schrijf de rest van de zin op
  • The dog didn't bite its owner last week.

Slide 6 - Slide

Past Simple
* happened in the past and is finished.

+ = verb-ed / 2nd form
I walked (walk) / I bought (buy)
- = did not (didn't) + verb
I didn't walk / I didn't buy
? = did + subject + verb
Did I walk? / Did I buy?


  • The man (to play) piano.
  • The man played piano.
  • She (to swim) in the sea.
  • She swam in the sea.
  • He sold his tickets. (-)
  • He didn't sell his tickets.
  • We played all night. (?)
  • Did we play all night?

Slide 7 - Slide

They (to be) home last night
A
were
B
was
C
were being
D
was being

Slide 8 - Quiz

The dog (to bite) the man yesterday.
A
The dog bit the man yesterday.
B
The dog bited the man yesterday.
C
The dog has bitten the man yesterday.
D
The dog have bitten the man yesterday.

Slide 9 - Quiz

(Josh / to do) his homework?
A
Did Josh his homework?
B
Did Josh do his homework?
C
Has Josh done his homework?
D
Did Josh did his homework?

Slide 10 - Quiz

Jacob (not - to call) his mum.
A
Jacob not called his mum
B
Jacob didn't called his mum
C
Jacob didn't call his mum
D
Jacob doesn't call his mum

Slide 11 - Quiz

The boys ate a doughnut. (-)
A
The boys didn't ate a doughnut
B
The boys ate not a doughnut
C
The boys didn't eat a doughnut
D
The boys don't eat a doughnut

Slide 12 - Quiz

Make a positive, negative and question:
The dogs (to bark) at the cats yesterday.

Slide 13 - Open question

Make a positive, negative and question:
The children (to run) away from the scary clown.

Slide 14 - Open question

Make a question and negation:
The teacher taught a boring lesson.

Slide 15 - Open question

When something is finished and you know when
A
You use the past simple
B
You use the present perfect

Slide 16 - Quiz

The past simple is made with:
A
verb + ed
B
2nd form
C
have/has
D
3rd form

Slide 17 - Quiz

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