Past Simple Questions&Negations To Be + Aux. verbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

Questions&Negations Past Simple

To Be & Hulp ww

Rule 1

Grammar 18/19

Learning Goals

I can use the past simple (regular and irregular) correctly.

I can make questions and negations with the verb To Be and  Auxiliary verbs  in the past simple correctly.

When to use which tense..

Present Simple t.t.	facts, habits, routine.
Present Continuous t.t. duurvorm	something is happening now, and to express irritation. ( to be+verb+ing)
Future Toekomende tijd	A plan. (to be + going to + verb)
Past Simple v.t.	things that happened and have finished.

Verleden tijd

Tegenwoordige tijd (duurvorm)

Toekomende tijd

Tegenwoordige tijd

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Future (to be going to)

Past Simple

Examples

Present Simple	Water boils at 100 degrees. He studies two hours every day. I don't like potatoes.
Present Continuous	Look! They are coming ! You are always shouting !
Future	We are going to buy a new car soon. She is going to have a baby in April.
Past Simple	Last year I went to Scotland

Listen!

soon

usually

last month

in 2018

at the moment

next summer

regularly

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Future (to be going to)

Past Simple

Past Simple

You use the past simple if you talk about actions or events that happened at a certain time in the past. 

The action or event is finished.

Signal words: Last ... (week, month etc.) ... ago (a minute, an hour etc.), dates in the past (in 2007, on February 20th), yesterday. 

Past Simple

Regular verbs are formed in the past simple by adding

  -(e)d

to the verb.

We looked at the animals.

I waited in near the entrance.

Past Simple: spelling

Verbs that have a short vowel + a consonant at the end get a double consonant in before -ed.

He stopped to take a picture.

They grabbed the food tossed into the cage.

Past Simple

Verbs that have a -y at the end get -ied in the past simple if there is a consonant in front of the -y.

The monkey tried to climb the tree.

If there is a vowel in front of the -y, they get -ed after the -y.

The cubs played with the ball.

Past Simple (irregular)

The irregular verbs have their own forms of the past simple (see list with irregular verbs on page 204).

I sat on a bench. (to sit)

She bought a snack. (to buy)

You were at the elephants. (to be)

Questions in the past simple

There are 2 ways to form a question in the past simple.

Rule 1: was, were, would, could are placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Your friend was glad to see you.

Was your friend glad to see you?

We could take the bus.

Could we take the bus?

Negations in the past simple

The same structure applies for making negations in the past simple.

Rule 1: in sentences with were, was, would, could, you add not to the verb.

I couldn't be a the game yesterday.

They wouldn't move for an hour.

Past simple

Negations and questions 

Did

didn't

Rule 2: in class 2.

De past simple van
''to be'' is ...

1. was
2. were
3. was/were
4. are

Past simple
I ... very happy yesterday. (to be)

1. am not
2. isn't
3. wasn't
4. weren't

Wat is de juiste vorm van to be in de past simple?
_____ you talking to me?

1. was
2. were
3. am
4. are

Make the question in Past Simple:
We were happy.

Make the negation:
He was happy.
(verkorte vorm gebruiken)

Make the Question in Past Simple:
We could make it to the party.

Make the negation:
He would listen.
(verkorte vorm gebruiken)

Make the negation in Past Simple:
Make the negation:
She was in our team.
(verkorte vorm gebruiken)

Make a short negative sentence with the verb To Be

Make a short question with the verb To Be

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