1vw2_12-01

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome

Past simple

What was the past simple again?

To tell something happened yesterday, last week, last month, last year, five year ago.

 verb+ed = past simple.

Go to the next slides for examples.

We ______ (paint) our house last month.

1. painted
2. paint
3. paints
4. is painting

I _______ my aunt and uncle yesterday.

1. visit
2. visits
3. visited
4. vissits

I _______ (be) in the kitchen with my mums when the doorbell rang.

1. were
2. was
3. bees
4. be

Past simple irregular verbs

Some verbs (werkwoorden) have their own form instead of -ed.

I think about you every day --> I thought about you every day.

I sing a song --> I sang a song

He runs very fast --> He ran very fast.

I / see / Mark but / see / Alicia

Sue / come / to my party / but Dan / come.

I make / sandwiches but I / make / cake.

Past Time Expressions

When we talk about the past, we often use expressions like these:

1. Yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon
2. Last night, last week, last month, last December
3. An hour ago, two weeks ago, a month ago, a year ago
   

Vocabulary exercise

On the next few slides, complete the sentences with a time expression using 'ago'.

Example: Andy is twenty. He left school when he was sixteen. --> Andy left school four years ago.

It's 8 o'clock. I had breakfast at 7 o'clock.
I had breakfast ____________

It's 10.20. The film began at 10.00.
The film_______

It's 10.20. The film began at 10.00.
The film_______

It's December. Your holiday was in July. My holiday_______

Vocabulary exercise

Complete the sentences using your own personal experiences. Use irregular verbs in your answers!

Try to think of as many as possible.

Example:

A year ago, I ran a half marathon.

A year ago, I ________

Ten years ago, I _________

Last year, I __________

Yesterday morning, I ________

Last night, I ________

Well done!

You've recapped the past simple, learned about irregular verbs and past time expressions, and practiced reading.

And now...

Study the vocabulary of unit 6 & the irregular verbs

Tomorrow: see magister