Past Simple 4 Regular verbs and was/were

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Past Simple (= verleden tijd)

• was / were
• Regular verbs

Past Simple = Verleden tijd

Lesson goal...

I know the past simple spelling rules.

I can write sentences using was / were

I can spell regular verbs correctly.

Past Simple

What is the past simple?

When do we use the past simple?

Verb to be?

How to make the past simple: Spelling Regular verbs

Type of verbs	Rule	Past simple
Most verbs	+ -ed	I watch ed television.
Verbs ending with -e	+ -d	He live d with an elephant!
One-syllable verbs ending with vowel + consonant	double consonant + -ed	He stop ped me from buying a cat.
Verbs ending with consonant + -y	drop the y + -ied	He tr ied to cross the ocean.

How to make the past simple: Regular verbs

Affirmative (+)	I / he / she / it they / we / you	watch ed	television.
Negative (-)	I / he / she / it they / we / you	did not (didn't)	watch television.
Question (?)	Did When did	I / he / she / it they / we / you	watch television.

Write the past simple:
She _______ (start) at a new school yesterday..

Write the past simple:
My brother _______ (study) in France for one year.

Write the past simple:
They ________ (stop) selling Nokia phones last year.

Regular Verbs = regelmatige werkwoorden

• Werkwoorden die volgens de gebruikelijke regel vervoegd worden.

• Werkwoorden zijn regelmatig als ze in de verleden tijd dezelfde stam hebben als in de tegenwoordige tijd

Irregular verbs = onregelmatig werkwoord

• Werkwoord dat bij de vervoeging* wisselingen van klinkers* en/of medeklinkers* vertoont

Verleden tijd To be: Was / Were (zijn: waren)

Je gebruikt het verleden tijd van het werkwoord 'to be' om iemand te laten zien dat iets in de verleden tijd gebeurd. 

Onderwerp	Werkwoord: Be
I	was
She / he / it	was
We / You / They	were

Verb to be: Was / Were (+)

Positive sentences (+):

Onderwerp	Werkwoord: Be
I	was	at the zoo yesterday.
She / he / it	was	an aquarium in 1986.
We / You / They	were	were at Zandvoort in August!

Verb to be: Was / Were (-)

Negative sentences (-):

Onderwerp	Werkwoord: Be	(-)
I	was	not wasn't	at the zoo last week.
She / he / it	was	not wasn't	an aquarium in 2021.
We / You / They	were	not weren't	were at Zandvoort in September!

Verb to be: Was / Were (?)

Question sentences (?):

Werkwoord: Be	Onderwerp
Was	I	at the zoo?
Was	she / he / it	at the aquarium?
Were	we / they / it	at Zandvoort?

Circle the correct verb to be: was or were.

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