Past simple

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Past simple

Past Simple

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

The past simple is what in Dutch 

is called the verleden tijd.

 Regular Verbs

Basis regel: -ed erachter

I walk -> I walked

We play -> we played

You pack -> you packed

 Regular Verbs

Af en toe iets aanpassen:

I live -> I lived

We try -> we tried

You stop -> you stopped

I travel -> I travelled

Past Simple - Irregular verbs

Er zijn ook onregelmatige werkwoorden.

To write -> wrote; I wrote her a letter last week

to go -> went; He went to Italy last year

to make -> made: They made a very nice meal two days ago

What is the past tense of: play

1. plays
2. played
3. playd
4. playet

What is the past tense of: live

1. lived
2. liveed
3. livd
4. livet

What is the past tense of: clap

1. clappet
2. clapt
3. claped
4. clapped

What is the past tense of: Study

1. studyd
2. studyied
3. studyed
4. studied

They ....... (study) at home after school yesterday.

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

She ........... (be) a singer when she was young.

Past Simple - Vragen

Did + onderwerp + HELE WW  

Did he sleep? -> DUS NIET: Did he slept?

• To be? ->  Was/were vooraan in de zin
  - Was he asleep? 

Past simple - Ontkenningen

Did not (didn't) + HELE WW

Dus niet: I did not liked that movie 

Maar: I did not like that movie -> I didn't like that movie 

He............. (not like) this movie

But ... she ...? (to win)

Sadly, she ....... (not win) the money

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