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When do you use the Past Simple?
A
To say something has finished
B
To say something started in the past and is still happening now
C
To say something just finished
D
To say something took a long time
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When do you use the Past Simple?
A
To say something has finished
B
To say something started in the past and is still happening now
C
To say something just finished
D
To say something took a long time

Slide 1 - Quiz

Which sentence is in the Past Simple tense?
A
I have bought a dog
B
I bought a dog
C
I was buying a dog
D
I buyed a dog

Slide 2 - Quiz

Past Simple bevestigend


Past Simple bevestigend
Past Simple bevestigend

Stap 1: kijk of het werkwoord in de irregular verbs list staat. Ja? --> Stap 2 / Nee? --> Stap 3


Stap 2: schrijf de 2e vorm op

(to buy --> buy / bought / bought)

Stap 3: plak -ed achter het werkwoord

(to play --> played)

Slide 3 - Slide

Wat is de verleden tijd van...
buy
A
buyed
B
bought

Slide 4 - Quiz

Wat is de verleden tijd van...
eat
A
eated
B
ate
C
eaten

Slide 5 - Quiz

Wat is de verleden tijd van...
swim
A
swim
B
swimmed
C
swam
D
swum

Slide 6 - Quiz

Past Simple vragend

Invulopdracht / vertaal opdracht

(the man / play) piano last night?

  • Stap 1: Begin de zin met did
  • Did
  • Stap 2: zet het onderwerp achter did
  • Did the man
  • Stap 3: schrijf het hele werkwoord achter het onderwerp
  • Did the man play
  • Stap 4: schrijf de rest van de zin op
  • Did the man play piano last night?

Bevestigend veranderen in vragend.

The dog bit its owner last week.


  • Stap 1: begin de zin met did
  • Did
  • Stap 2: zet het onderwerp achter did
  • Did the dog
  • Stap 3: zoek in de lijst wat het hele werkwoord is (of haal -ed weg) en schrijf dit op.
  • Did the dog bite
  • Stap 4: schrijf de rest van de zin op
  • Did the dog bite its owner last week?

Slide 7 - Slide

Verander de zin in een vraag...
The boy bought a new toy.
A
Bought the boy a new toy?
B
Did the boy buy a new toy?
C
Did the boy bought a new toy?

Slide 8 - Quiz

Verander de zin in een vraag...
We were in France last week.
A
Did we were in France last week?
B
Were we in France last week?
C
Did we be in France last week?

Slide 9 - Quiz

Verander de zin in een vraag...
Sheila wrote a play.
A
Wrote Sheila a play?
B
Did Sheila wrote a play?
C
Did Sheila write a play?

Slide 10 - Quiz

Past Simple ontkennend

Invulopdracht / vertaal opdracht

The man (not play) piano last night.

  • Stap 1: Begin de zin met het onderwerp
  • The man
  • Stap 2: zet didn't achter het onderwerp
  • The man didn't
  • Stap 3: schrijf het hele werkwoord achter didn't
  • The man didn't play
  • Stap 4: schrijf de rest van de zin op
  • The man didn't play piano last night.

Bevestigend veranderen in ontkenning.

The dog bit its owner last week.


  • Stap 1: begin de zin met het OW
  • The dog
  • Stap 2: zet didn't achter het OW
  • The dog didn't
  • Stap 3: zoek in de lijst wat het hele werkwoord is (of haal -ed weg) en schrijf dit op.
  • The dog didn't bite
  • Stap 4: schrijf de rest van de zin op
  • The dog didn't bite its owner last week.

Slide 11 - Slide

Verander de zin in een ontkenning...
The boy bought a new toy.
A
The boy bought not a new toy.
B
The boy did not buy a new toy.
C
The boy did not bought a new toy.

Slide 12 - Quiz

Verander de zin in een ontkenning...
We were in France last week.
A
Were did not were in France last week.
B
We did not be in France last week.
C
We were not in France last week.

Slide 13 - Quiz

Verander de zin in een ontkenning...
Sheila wrote a play.
A
Sheila wrote note a play.
B
Sheila did not wrote a play.
C
Sheila did not write a play.

Slide 14 - Quiz

Past Simple
* happened in the past and is finished.

+ = verb-ed / 2nd form
I walked (walk) / I bought (buy)
- = did not (didn't) + verb
I didn't walk / I didn't buy
? = did + subject + verb
Did I walk? / Did I buy?


  • The man (to play) piano.
  • The man played piano.
  • She (to swim) in the sea.
  • She swam in the sea.
  • He sold his tickets. (-)
  • He didn't sell his tickets.
  • We played all night. (?)
  • Did we play all night?

Slide 15 - Slide

Past simple vs Present Perfect
Past simple: is finished and you know when it happened.
yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 1990, etc...

Present perfect: (1)just finished, (2)still going on now, (3)experience, (4)don't know when it happened.
just, since/for, never/often

Slide 16 - Slide

They (to be) home last night
A
were
B
was
C
were being
D
was being

Slide 17 - Quiz

The dog (to bite) the man yesterday.
A
The dog bit the man yesterday.
B
The dog bited the man yesterday.
C
The dog has bitten the man yesterday.
D
The dog have bitten the man yesterday.

Slide 18 - Quiz

(Sarah / do / her homework / yesterday / ?)

Slide 19 - Open question

(we / not / meet / James / last week)

Slide 20 - Open question

Slide 21 - Link

When something is finished and you know when
A
You use the past simple
B
You use the present perfect

Slide 22 - Quiz

When something happened in the past and is now still going on
A
You use the past simple
B
You use the present perfect

Slide 23 - Quiz

The past simple is made with:
A
verb + ed
B
2nd form
C
have/has
D
3rd form

Slide 24 - Quiz

Slide 25 - Video