The simple past

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• Secundair onderwijs

Historical figures, 

do you know them?

1. Martin Luther King
2. Barack Obama

1. Queen Victoria
2. Queen Elizabeth II

1. William Shakespeare
2. Charles Dickens

1. Abraham Lincoln
2. George Washington

Alexander who?

The simple past

of regular verbs!

When do we use the simple past?

The Simple Past

- Something that happened once in the past

- Something that happened several times in the past

- Something that was true for some time in the past

When do we use the past simple?

1. When something is still going on.
2. Something that happened once.
3. Something that happened multiple times.
4. Something that used to be true.

Something that happened once in the past.

Something that happened multiple times in the past.

Something that was true for some time in the past.

I lived abroad for ten years.

We discovered a lot while we were on holiday.

I dressed up as a witch yesterday.

I walked a mile to school every day.

I married Lisa last year.

I hoped for Santa Clause to come when I was younger.

The simple past

of regular verbs!

What is the simple past of 'to watch'

1. watched
2. watchd

What is the simple past of 'to hug'?

1. hugged
2. huged

What is the simple past of 'to play'?

1. played
2. plaid

What is the ending of the simple past for most verbs?

1. -ed
2. -s

Now we will make some exercises!

constructed  

weighed 

hammered 

poured 

started 

cracked 

transported 

dragged  

ruled 

copied 

loved 

changed  

added 

turned  

stayed 

liked 

sounded  

graduated  

decided 

wanted 

entered 

decided 

served  

elected 

entered 

defeated 

re-elected 

How do you feel after this class?

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Some extra help!

The next slide contains some information that we will go over in our next lesson.