Summary of the tenses

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 2

English

The one with a whole lot of grammar

English tenses
(e.g. Present Simple)

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Used to

I walk

I have walked

I used to walk

I had walked

I am walking

I walked

I was walking

Present Simple = ww + s

- tegenwoordige tijd

- feit, gewoonte, schema

- iets wat altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt

- Signaalwoorden: always, never, regularly

+ They clean the house every week

- They don't clean the house every week

? Do they clean the house every week?

Let op! She, He, It (SHIT) + S

+ He cleans the house every week

- He doesn't clean the house every week

? Does he clean the house every week?

Present Continuous = am/is/are + ww + ing

- tegenwoordige tijd

- op dit moment

- iets wat nu aan de gang is

- irritatie

- Signaalwoorden: at the moment, right now

+ They are cleaning the house right now

- They aren't cleaning the house right now

? Are they cleaning the house right now?

She normally .......... (to walk) to school, but today she ............. (to take) the bus.

..... the moon ....... (shine) at night?
Yes, but it ................. (not shine) at the moment.

Any questions?

Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk + korte actie

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

+ They cleaned the house last week

- They didn't clean the house last week

? Did they clean the house last week?

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

+ He wrote a letter to her yesterday

- He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Past Continuous = was/were + ww + ing

- verleden tijd

- was in het verleden aan de gang

- lange actie, tijdje bezig

- in NL: 'ik was aan het ....' 

+ They were cleaning the house when I came home

- They weren't cleaning the house right now

? Were they cleaning the house right now?

Yesterday, I ................. (to clean) the kitchen, when the telephone .......... (to ring)

..... they ....... (to pay attention) to the teacher?
No, they .................. (to listen). They ......... (to stop) listening after 5 minutes.

Any questions?

Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

-  afgelopen + korte actie

- Time words: last week, in 2012, yesterday

+ They cleaned the house last week(ww + ed)

- They didn't clean the house last week

(didn't + hele ww)

? Did they clean the house last week?

(did + ondw + hele ww)

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

+ He wrote a letter to her yesterday

- He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Present Perfect

- In het verleden begonnen en nog steeds effect/aan de gang

- Signaalwoorden: FYNEJAS

(for, yet, never, ever, just, already, since)

has/have + volt.dw (ww + ed/ 3de rijtje)

+ She has lived here since 2005

- She hasn't lived here since 2005

? Has she lived here since 2005?

So you work at McDonald's?
Yes, I ................... (to work) there for three years now.

.....you......(to see) your friend last night?
Yes I did, but he.....(to leave) early.

I ..... (not see) her yet. ......... you (see) her last night?

She.......(break) her arm, so she can't drive a car.

We .....(work) on the house since 2021. We finally......(move) in last week.

Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

+ They cleaned the house last week

- They didn't clean the house last week

? Did they clean the house last week?

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

+ He wrote a letter to her yesterday

- He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Past Perfect

- in het verleden gebeurd

- past perfect voor het langst geleden moment

(situatie 1)

+ They had cleaned the house before we came home

- They hadn't cleaned the house before we came home

? Had they cleaned the house before we came home?

Let op! Onr.  ww = 3e rijtje

+ He had given a speech before the protest started

As soon as I ______ (to finish) breakfast, I _______ (to walk) to school.

Before they _______ (to write) to the head master, they ____ already _______ (to write) a letter to the teacher.

Used to + hele ww

- oude gewoontes

- regelmatige gebeurtenissen van vroeger die nu niet meer gebeuren

+ I used to hang out with my friends all the time.

- I didn't use to hang out with my friends all the time.

? Did you use to hang out with your friends all the time?

Let op!

+ Used to + hele ww.

- Didn't use to + hele werkwoord

? Did use to + hele werkwoord

What game ....... you ............... (play) when you were a child?

No, I ..................... (have) a lot of money back in the days.

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