Past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

Past simple

Today's lesson

Lesson goals:

• Learn how you write about things that happened in the past.
• Learn how you put words in the right order.

Meet Joel & Sara

Last summer, Joel and Sara travelled to England for two weeks. They travelled in August and stayed in a college with other students in Brighton, the South of England. They talked to a lot of students of different nationalities and learned a lot about other cultures and customs. 

Of course, they learned a lot of English too because they practiced it every day. In the morning they studied a little, they asked the teacher to speak slowly when necessary and answered her questions. In the afternoon they visited different places or played different sports at the college. They often walked down to the beach with their new friends and played or chatted. In the evening they sometimes watched videos or played board games.

The best days were Saturday and Sunday because they travelled to London. Joel and Sara visited all the monuments like Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace. They wanted to see the King but they didn’t see her, only her guards!

They liked everything in the city. At the end of the two weeks, they cried a little when they waved goodbye to their new friends and promised to write or send emails when they arrived home.

Meet Joel & Sara

Last summer, Joel and Sara travelled to England for two weeks. They travelled in August and stayed in a college with other students in Brighton, the South of England. They talked to a lot of students of different nationalities and learned a lot about other cultures and customs. 

Of course, they learned a lot of English too because they practiced it every day. In the morning they studied a little, they asked the teacher to speak slowly when necessary and answered her questions. In the afternoon they visited different places or played different sports at the college. They often walked down to the beach with their new friends and played or chatted. In the evening they sometimes watched videos or played board games.

The best days were Saturday and Sunday because they travelled to London. Joel and Sara visited all the monuments like Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace. They wanted to see the King but they didn’t see him, only the guards!

They liked everything in the city. At the end of the two weeks, they cried a little when they waved goodbye to their new friends and promised to write or send emails when they arrived home.

Meet Joel & Sara

Last summer, Joel and Sara travelled to England for two weeks. They travelled in August and stayed in a college with other students in Brighton, the South of England. They talked to a lot of students of different nationalities and learned a lot about other cultures and customs. 

Of course, they learned a lot of English too because they practiced it every day. In the morning they studied a little, they asked the teacher to speak slowly when necessary and answered her questions. In the afternoon they visited different places or played different sports at the college. They often walked down to the beach with their new friends and played or chatted. In the evening they sometimes watched videos or played board games.

The best days were Saturday and Sunday because they travelled to London. Joel and Sara visited all the monuments like Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham Palace. They wanted to see the King but they didn’t see him, only the guards!

They liked everything in the city. At the end of the two weeks, they cried a little when they waved goodbye to their new friends and promised to write or send emails when they arrived home.

Similarities?

Past simple

Schrijven/praten over dingen die in het verleden zijn gebeurd. 

Regular verbs:

Altijd hele werkwoord + ed

Heden - Verleden

I work - I worked
You walk - You walked
We watch - we watched 

Careful!

Eindigt een werkwoord op een klinker? (a/e/i/u/o) 
Dan komt er alleen een -d achter het hele werkwoord

We like - We liked

Eindigt een werkwoord op een -y?

Dan wordt -y vervangen door -ied

We party - we partied 

Careful!

Irregular verbs (werkwoorden die je niet ''standaard'' kan vervoegen)

Learn by heart!

Asking questions about the past..

What __________________ yesterday? 

Yesterday, I played tennis.

Where _______________ last week?

I went to London to see my best friend. 

What __________________ at the wedding?
I drank champagne at the wedding. 

Asking questions about the past..

What did you do yesterday? 

Yesterday, I played tennis.

Where did you go last week?

I went to London to see my best friend. 

What did you drink at the wedding?
I drank champagne at the wedding. 

Asking questions about the past..

Je gebruikt did als je vragen stelt over het verleden. Na did gebruik je het hele

werkwoord.

Did the FBI interview Juan Romero?

Where did you see him?

JFK was a very popular president.

No wonder that the people in the US were very sad when JFK died.

The FBI decided there weren't more than three suspects and  maybe Oswald wasn't the only shooter.

Who was responsible for his murder?

JFK is/was a very popular president.

No wonder that the people in the US are/were very sad when JFK died.

The FBI decided there aren't/weren't more than three suspects and  maybe Oswald isn't/wasn't the only shooter.

Who is/was responsible for his murder?

JFK was a very popular president.

No wonder that the people in the US were very sad when JFK died.

The FBI decided there weren't more than three suspects and  maybe Oswald wasn't the only shooter.

Who was responsible for his murder?

Was/were

• Past tense (verleden tijd) of to be 
• Am/is/are
• Irregular verb

Was (was)

Voor enkelvoud

I

He

She

It 

Were (waren)

Voor meervoud + you

You (jij)

You (jullie)

We

They