Past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Test preparation

HV1 

Planning

Grammar recap

Mini test 

The umbrella man

Check learning objectives

learning objectives

I know what to expect from the test

I can recognise the past simple

Mini test

check your knowledge for the test 

Needed materials:

Pen + paper

Keep track of your score!

Fill in the correct form of 'to be'
Use the past simple.
He _____ the 35th president of the United States.

Fill in the correct form of the verb.
Use the past simple.
He _____(live) in the white house from 1961 till 1963.

This song brings back some ___
memories.

1. Of course!
2. government
3. childhood
4. country

Make a sentence with the following word: -floor-

past simple- question
(like)
.....you....his ideas?

Fill in the correct verb, use the past simple.
He ____(say) that he would like to watch a football game.

How many questions did you get correct?

06

The umbrella man

Another conspiracy theory surrounding JFK's assignation 

01:48

What was the weather like on the day of Kennedy’s assassination?

1. A bit cloudy
2. It was a sunny day
3. It rained
4. The weather isn't mentioned

01:58

What did the umbrella-man do with his umbrella when the president approached?

1. He opened his umbrella and held it above his head
2. He waved his umbrella
3. He pointed towards JFK with his umbrella
4. Nothing

02:11

Wich of the conspiracy theory about the umbrella man is true?

1. He gave the gunman a signal to fire on to the president
2. He was holding an umbrella on a sunny day while standing close to JFK, as he was shot
3. Some people thought that he played a secret role in the assassination
4. All of the answers are correct

02:44

What is a conspiracy theory about the umbrella itself?

02:56

What is bizarre about the moment he opened the umbrella?

Make the assignment 

about the umbrella man

• Answer the questions 
• Use the past simple 

Who was the umbrella man?

"Steven Witt said he was a one-man protestor who was at the wrong place at the wrong time." 

Where are you in your learning?
Rate your own understanding before the test.

I still need to practice the words

I still need to practice the past simple of 'to be'

I still need to practice the irregular verbs

I don´t know.

I'm confident about all elements that will be on the test

I still need to practice how to ask questions in the past simple