Reading - Lesson 6

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome!

Today we are going to work on:

Quiet reading time (10:00)

Narrative tenses

Time to:
Read / write entry #2

Quiet reading time

Quiet

reading

Past Simple

When to use?	When referring to: (Short) finished actions in the past
How to form?	Affirmative sentence: Verb + ed OR irregular verb: 2nd row (see SAW seen) Negation: didn't + verb did not + verb Question: Did + subject + verb

I walked home.	Did I walk home?	I didn't walk home. I did not walk home.
You walked home.	Did you walk home?	You didn't walk home.
He / She / It walked home	Did he walk home?	She didn't walk home.
We walked home.	Did we walk home?	We didn't walk home.
You walked home.	Did you walk home?	You didn't walk home.
They walked home.	Did they walk home?	They didn't walk home.

Example:
His soldiers demolished a large warehouse.

Past Simple

Past Simple

When to use?	When referring to: Something that was going on for a period of time in the past at a specific moment and is often interrupted.
How to form?	Affirmative sentence: was / were + verb + ing Negation: was/were + not + verb + ing Question sentence: was / were + subject + verb+ing

I was studying when she called.	Was I studying when she called?	I wasn't studying when she called.
You were cleaning your room when your mom walked in.	Were you cleaning your room when your mom walked in.	You were not / weren't cleaning your room when your mom walked in.
She was studying when she called.	Was she studying when she called.	She was not studying when she called.

Example:
London was sleeping.

Past Continuous

What to do?

Practice your past tenses:

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/narrative-tenses/

https://www.engblocks.com/grammar/exercises/past-tenses/past-tenses-exercise-1/

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g4-past-tenses-exercise.php

Work on entry #2 in Learnbeat