Past tense to be/have

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Goal

I can use the past simple of to be (was/were) and to have (had).

Past simple

Gebruiken we om te vertellen dat iets in het verleden is gebeurd en is afgerond.

Het is een werkwoord tijd, je zet dus het werkwoord in de verleden tijd. (past)

Past simple: to be

I was

you were

he/she/it was

we were

you were

they were 

Past simple negations

I wasn't at school yesterday.

I was not at school yesterday.

You weren't home last night.

You were not home last night.

Past simple: to have

I had

you had

he/she/it had

we had

you had

they had

Past simple negations

They did not have any time left.

They didn't have any time left.

Let's practise!

Paste tense
He ... (to be) at school when we talked.

1. is
2. were
3. was
4. are

They .... (to be) at home yesterday.

I ..... at the cinema last weekend.

Past tense
He ... (to have) a blue bike a year ago.

1. have
2. had
3. is having
4. haved

We .... a horse named Polly.

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