Past & Perfect tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5,6

 
Grammar Unit 2

Past & Perfect tenses

Present 

present simple-present continuous- present perfect

Past

past simple-past continuous-past perfect-past perfect continuous

Past Simple & Continuous

Past Simple = Verleden gebeurd, moment is bekend
- (werkwoord + ed   /   2e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I walked"   &   "He walked"

Past Continuous = in het verleden langere tijd bezig
- (was / were + werkwoord + ing)
- "I was walking"   &   "We were walking"

Present & Past Perfect

Present Perfect = In verleden begonnen en nu nog zo
- (have / has + werkwoord + ed   /    3e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I have walked"   &   "He has walked"

Past Perfect = Actie in het verleden voor een andere actie
- (had + werkwoord + ed   /  3e rijtje onregelmatig)
- "I had walked"   &   "He had walked"

1. I ____ (see) a great film yesterday.

1. am seeing
2. saw
3. have seen
4. have saw

2. My dad _____ (cook) dinner when my brother came home.

1. cooked
2. is cooking
3. was cooking
4. has cooked

3. I ____ (not finish) my report because my computer stopped working.

1. finished not
2. didn't finished
3. didn't finish
4. haven't finished

4. Where _____ (you, spend) your holiday last month?

1. did you spend
2. did you spent
3. have you spend
4. have you spent

5. Hurry up! The symphony ____ (begin, already)!

1. has already began
2. has already begun
3. had already began
4. had already begun

6. Not much _____ (happen) when I got to the meeting.

1. happens
2. has happened
3. was happening
4. is happening

1. It ____ (rain) heavily when I left home this morning, so I got soaked.

2. The sun ____ (shine) all day yesterday.

3. My parents ____ (buy) a second house in France recently.

4. My uncle ____ (sleep) when the fire broke out.

5. When I first met him, he ____ (study) architecture.

6. My car ____ (break) down when I was driving home yesterday.