THiNK Past Simple rerun

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Past Simple review

Translate this sentence into English
Wij praatten gister met onze vrienden.

The correct answer is

We talked to our friends yesterday.

Put the sentence in the past tense:
She watches a lot of TV.

The correct answer is

She watched a lot of TV.

The Rule

With Regular verbs:

• We usually add ___ to the verb (e.g. start - started / stay stayed)
• if the verb ens in -e (e.g., use), we add __.
• If a short verb ends in consonant +vowel + consonant (e.g. plan), we double _________________ and add -ed.
• We add -ed to verbs ending in vowel + -y (e.g. stayed).
• If the verb ends in consonant + -y (e.g. try), we change the -y to ___ and add __

The Rule

With Regular verbs:

• We usually add -ed to the verb (e.g. start - started / stay stayed)
• if the verb ens in -e (e.g., use), we add -d.
• If a short verb ends in consonant +vowel + consonant (e.g. plan), we double the last consonant and add -ed.
• We add -ed to verbs ending in vowel + -y (e.g. stayed).
• If the verb ends in consonant + -y (e.g. try), we change the -y to -ie and add -d

Put this sentence in the past tense:
I hop on the train, just in time!

The correct answer is

I hopped on the train, just in time!

Put the sentence in the past tense:
I play on the PS4 for hours.

The correct answer is

I played on the PS4 for hours.

Translate the sentence into English:
Hij bakte (fry) een ei.

The correct answer is

He fried an egg.

Now, how to make the past simple negative

Make this sentence into a negative:
I liked the movie.

The correct answer is

I didn't like the movie.

Translate this sentence into English:
Zij sliepen niet.

The correct answer is

They didn't sleep.

Rule

To make any verb negative in the past simple, use ______+ the base form of the verb.

Rule

To make any verb negative in the past simple, use didn't + the base form of the verb.