Past simple 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to English class!

HT2E

Today

Today we are going to...

- work with the past tense again.

- read online.

- repeat the vocabulary.

Lesson aims

After his class you ...

- can use the past tense.

- have read at least one book in Reading Assistant.

Past simple

Last lesson we talked about the past simple.

Who remember when we use the past simple?

How is the past simple formed?

Past simple

 The past simple is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now.

The past simple is usually formed by adding d, ed, or ied to the base form of the verb.

I love her. I loved her.

I work hard. I worked hard.

I carry. I carried.

Homework check

- Page 235 in your Sterk book

- Exercise 11, 12, 13 & 14

Use the grammar explanation on page 299 to fill in the grid in exercise 12.

Irregular verbs Past simple

Regular verbs

We often add -ed, -d or -ied to verbs to make the past simple.

I work. I worked.

I hope. I hoped.

I carry. I carried.

Irregular verbs

Some verb are irregular and they don’t add -ed to make the past simple.

The irregular verbs follow no rules; you should know them by heart.

I drink. I drank.

I forget. I forgot.

I have. I had.

Let's practise!

Error analysis - homework

Online reading

www.sterkengels.nl

Reading Assistant

Repeat the vocabulary

Blooket

'Visual art'