Past simple - questions

Past simple.
When do you use the past simple?
How do you use the past simple?

Which two options do we have? (verb)
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Past simple.
When do you use the past simple?
How do you use the past simple?

Which two options do we have? (verb)

Slide 1 - Slide

Get to work!
1. She ............ the bus last night (get on).
2. He ............. his last train (mis).
3. They .............. home from school last week. (walk)
4. They ........... a 100 euro's as a present. (receive)
5. She ......... very angry at him for being lazy. (is)
6. He .......... a dog when he was little (get)

Slide 2 - Slide

Now..
Past simple questions:
  • Rule 1: Was / were + auxilliary verbs (could/would) + sentence
  • Rule 2: With all the other verbs --> did + rest sentence
  • When you ask a WH-question (who, what, which, when, where, why/ how) --> WH + rest of the sentence.

Slide 3 - Slide

Past simple - 
There are two ways to mage a negative sentence in the p.s.

  • Rule 1: With was/ were + auxilliary verbs --> add not / n't

  • Rule 2: With all the other verbs: didn't + infinitive

Slide 4 - Slide

We ........... awesome in our new clothes (look)
A
look
B
looked
C
lookt

Slide 5 - Quiz

They ............. to get in line on time (race).
A
raced
B
race
C
racet

Slide 6 - Quiz

We ............ on holiday to Greece together (go)
A
going
B
went
C
goed

Slide 7 - Quiz

She .......... a new suitcase (buy)
A
bought
B
buyed
C
buyd

Slide 8 - Quiz

We ............ to Africa by plane (fly)
A
flown
B
flew
C
flyed

Slide 9 - Quiz

What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?

Slide 10 - Open question

What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?

Slide 11 - Open question

We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.

Slide 12 - Open question

. _________________ (I / forget) something?

Slide 13 - Open question