6.5 Past Simple P / Q / N

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6.2 Past Simple

Past Simple of to be

Positive sentences

I / he / she / it = was  ---> I was at a party yesterday.

you / we / they = were ---> They were at the party too.

Negations

I / he / she / it = wasn't ---> she wasn't at the party.

you / we / they = weren't --> you weren't at the party either.

Questions

Was I / he / she / it? ---> Was he at the party?

Were you / we / they? ---> Were they at the party?

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Past Simple bevestigend

Past Simple positives

Regular verbs (not on the list)

infinitive + ed

I (to work) ---> I worked

She (to play) ---> She played

Irregular verbs (on the list)

2nd form (Simple Past)

They (to go) ---> They went

We (to swim) ---> We swam

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Past Simple negations

Subject + did not (didn't) + infinitive

Onderwerp + didn't + hele werkwoord (1e vorm)

I played ---> I didn't play

They worked ---> They didn't work

She swam ---> She didn't swim

We went ---> We didn't go

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Past Simple questions

Did + subject + infinitive

Did + onderwerp + hele werkwoord (1e vorm)

I played ---> Did I play?

They worked ---> Did they work?

She swam ---> Did she swim?

We went ---> Did we go?

They (to be) home last night

1. were
2. was
3. were being
4. was being

The dog (to bite) the man yesterday.

1. The dog bit the man yesterday.
2. The dog bited the man yesterday.
3. The dog has bitten the man yesterday.
4. The dog have bitten the man yesterday.

Jacob (not - to call) his mum.

1. Jacob not called his mum
2. Jacob didn't called his mum
3. Jacob didn't call his mum
4. Jacob doesn't call his mum

The boys ate a doughnut. (-)

1. The boys didn't ate a doughnut
2. The boys ate not a doughnut
3. The boys didn't eat a doughnut
4. The boys don't eat a doughnut

(Josh / to do) his homework?

1. Did Josh his homework?
2. Did Josh do his homework?
3. Has Josh done his homework?
4. Did Josh did his homework?

Exercise 1

Finish the sentence using the past simple of the verb

The children (to run) away from the scary clown.

The children (not / to run) away from the scary clown.

(The children / to run) away from the scary clown?

The dogs (to bark) at the cats yesterday.

The dogs (not / to bark) at the cats yesterday.

(The dogs / to bark) at the cats yesterday?

The secretary (to write) a note.

The secretary (not / to write) a note.

(The secretary / to write) a note?

Make a question:
The teacher taught a boring lesson.

Make a negation:
The teacher taught a boring lesson.

Make a negation:
We did our homework last night.

Make a question:
We did our homework last night.

Exercise 1

Make questions (?) and negations (-) in the past simple using the given verb.

Don't forget to check your verb list

Don't use abbreviations (afkortingen)

Shirley (not - to feed) her horse yesterday.

The girls (not - to find) hidden treasure.

The pupil (not - to study) hard for his test.

The dog (not - to catch) the ball.

Victor (not - to be) good at basketball.

(you - to have) a question?

(they - to find) the missing key?

(she - to drink) a big bottle of cola?

(you - to be) a fan of the Teletubbies?

Exercise 2

Change the positive(+) sentences into 

questions(?) or negations (-)

The suspect wore gloves. (-)

He played football yesterday. (?)

My mother ate all my cookies last night. (-)

Teun paid attention to the lesson. (-)

The dog dug a hole in the sand. (?)

He took your bicycle without asking you first. (?)

You were very angry yesterday. (-)

His mother gave him a new computer for his birthday. (?)

I went to my friend's birthday party last night. (-)