Week 23 - lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Week 23 - lesson 1

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How would you describe the term 'deep work'

What are shallow tasks? And can you name some?

After how long of concentrating should you take a break?

1. 20 minutes
2. 25 minutes
3. 30 minutes
4. 35 minutes

What is the thing you should definitely not do in your 5 minute break?

What do studies show is a result of taking a 5 minute walk?

What are your goals? And how do you order and plan them?

Irregular verbs

Base form	Past simple	Past participle	Translation
swim	swam	swum	zwemmen

Past simple

Action started in the past and is already finished

Look for signal words like: 

Yesterday, last week, an hour ago, a week ago

Past simple sentences

Yesterday I swam for an hour

Last night I broke a glass

I told him this a few hours ago

Past participle

Base form	Past simple	Past participle	Translation
swim	swam	swum	zwemmen

Past perfect

The past perfect tense is used:

• to describe a past event that occurred before another past event
• to talk about time up to a certain point in the past
  

Past perfect sentences

By the time the meeting started, they had already chosen the new team leader.

When I got home, I realized I had left my keys at the office.

She had sung beautifully before she lost her voice

He realized he had forgotten his keys after he _____ the door.

1. locked
2. had locked

She _____ to the store yesterday to buy groceries.

1. drove
2. had driven

He _____ a delicious meal at his favorite restaurant last night.

1. ate
2. had eaten

He ______ his keys at home before he realized he needed them.

1. forgot
2. had forgotten

By the end of the movie, they _____ all the popcorn.

1. ate
2. had eaten

They _____ a marathon together and finished in under four hours.

1. ran
2. had run

She ____ her coffee black every morning before work.

1. drank
2. had drunk

She _____ to the store before she remembered she left her wallet at home.

1. drove
2. had driven

Practice

Go to homework for today 

Past simple:past perfect exercises

Fill in the correct form of the verb in the gaps

This is also how you will get it on your test!

Reading practice

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Period 3: reading & irregular verbs

Reading practice texts

Reading practice questions