Past Simple vs. Present Perfect.

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, t
• Leerjaar 2

The past simple

The present perfect

STAM

Voltooid deelwoord (3 rij)

have

had

bought

think

go

gone

be

been

catch

caught

become

see

seen

eaten

Susie .................(find) her coat yet.

1. finded
2. doesn't find
3. Hasn't found
4. didn't find

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Exercise 1-link (click here)

Exercise 2-link (click here)

Exercise 3-link (click here)

Exercise 4-link (click here)

Are you up for a challenge?

Challenge 1(link here)

Challenge 2 (link here)

2 part exercise to practice the past simple.

Part 1.

Create a grid for yourself that looks like this (use word or excel.)

Listen to the following song clips.

Write down all the verbs you here in the PAST SIMPLE tense.

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Stam

Past Simple

Voltooid deelwoord

vertaling

Take it a step further- Part 2.

In the song texts, you heard the verbs in the past simple tense and you wrote them down.

 Complete the grid with the stam, voltooid deelwoord and Dutch translation of the verbs you heard.

Use the list in the back of your book to help you.

Here is an example:

Stam	Past Simple (from songs)	voltooid deelwoord	Nederlands
Take	Took	Taken	nemen

Present Perfect in Song.

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