Unit 5 Lesson 5 - Writing (Past Simple + / - / ?)

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Unit 5 Lesson 5 - Writing (Past Simple + / - / ?)

What do you remember about the Past Simple? Rules, structure, etc. (in English)

Verb + d

Verb -y + ied

Verb + led

Irregular verb

Verb + ed

Double consonant + ed

To play

To try

To stop

To cancel

To love

To be

1. Verb ending in 'e' = only add '-d'

2. Verb with consonant + y = remove 'y' and add '-ied'

3. Verb with vowel + y =  add '-ed'

4. Verbs ending in 1  vowel and 1 consonant = 2x consonant

5. Two+ syllables & ends in 'L' = double the 'L'

I live in New York > I lived in New York.

I try to talk often > I tried to talk to him.

I play guitar every day > I played guitar a lot.

I clap > I clapped

We travel > We travelled

Positive (+) past simple

Werkwoord + uitgang

Verb + ed

verb + d

verb -y + ied

etc.

Negative (-) past simple

Did not / Didn't + full verb

He didn't talk to us.

We didn't do our homework.

I did NOT lie to you!

interrogative (?) past simple

Did + subject + full verb

Did he work on his project yesterday?

Did they discuss important matters during the meeting?

Note: Questions can also be negative!

Didn't you forget to clean out the bin this morning?

Change to negative (-) sentence:
"I played video games all weekend."

Change to interrogative (?) sentence:
"They didn't talk to me."

Workbook

Go to page 199 of your workbook, please.

We will do exercise 3 together.

Homework for 02-04-2025:

Do - exercise 2, 3, 4 of Unit 5 Lesson 5 (page 199 - 200)

Study - Words of Unit 5 Lesson 5 (10 min. StudyGo)