Past simple - regular verbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Past Simple

Past simple!

Agenda

- Lesson goals 

- Past simple explanation

- Practice

- Write a short story (10 min)

- Goals achieved?

Today's Goals...

I understand how to form the past simple (regular verbs + irregular) as well as was/were while using the interactive platform LessonUp  

I can create a story using the past simple was/were in pairs and read my story to the class 

What is the past simple?

Past Simple

You use the past simple when something happened in the past and is finished

Past Simple - Regular Verbs

After a regular verb you put '-ed'

I/you/we/they walked

She/He/It walked

Past Simple - Regular verbs
Other Spelling Rules

We add -ed to verbs ending in vowel + -y

• play - I played
  verb ends in -e, then add -d:
• live - I lived

verb ends with a consonant + y....then -y changes to -ied:

• carry - I carried

verb ends in consonant + vowel, then double the last letter and add -ed:

• drop - I dropped

Past Simple - Signal words: (WALDY)

In Dutch signal words are called 'signaal woorden'  

These words help you to see if something happened in the past

• W:  when
• A:   ago
• L:   last
• D:  days and dates
• Y:   years 

Past Simple - Signal words: (WALDY)

• W: when                        When I was 24, I lived in Canada.
• A: Ago                             I went to Greece two years ago.
• L: last                              Last week I ate pizza for dinner.
• D: days and dates     I called the dentist on Monday.
• Y: years                           In 2016 I worked in London. 

went and ate: are these regular verbs?

- No. Because they don't have an -ed, -ied ending.

My sister .......... (play) the guitar last year.

My teacher ....... (try) to teach us the past simple.

They ....... (plan) to meet at school yesterday.

-ed

-d

-ied

-ned

live

start

work

try

use

listen

paint

watch

study

help

plan

Review: Was/were

When do you use WAS/WERE?

Was/Were

Positive    

I / she / he / it   +  was 

You/ we / they  +  were

Negative
I / she / he / it + wasn't 

You/ we / they + weren't

She ..............(be) at the school at 4pm.

1. was
2. were

We ..............(be) excited to write our own short story.

1. was
2. were

Any Questions about Past simple or was/were?

Activity:

Write a short story in the past

IN PAIRS, Write a story describing each picture and use:

• was/wasn't, were/weren't
• past simple (verbs)
• feeling words 
• 1 sentence for each picture (16 sentences)

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You use a past simple when...

1. Something happend in the future
2. something happens every day
3. something happend in the past and is finished
4. something didn't happen yet.

Today's Goals...

I understand how to form the past simple (regular verbs + irregular) as well as was/were while using the interactive platform LessonUp  

I can create a story using the past simple was/were in pairs and read my story to the class 

How well do you understand the past simple?

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