past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Past simple

Do you remember?

You use the present simple to talk about things which you do on a regular basis.

Time markers are: always / never / sometimes / often / frequently / seldom / etc.

Do you remember?

I always cycle to school. (+)

She listens to music at night. (+)

We don't pay attention in English class. (-)

He doens't play basketball twice a week. (-)

Do you go to Spain every holiday? (?)

Does he do his homework everyday? (?)

The past simple

You use the past simple to talk about things which you did on a regular basis. I always walked to school

You also use the past simple to talk about finished actions in the past. I played football last week

Time markers are: Last / ago / date / yesterday

The past simple

Hoe vervoeg ik het werkwoord?

+ zinnen  --> onregelmatig ww. --> 2e rijtje  (back of your book)

                    --> regelmatig ww. --> ww/ed

- zinnen  --> didn't + hele ww

? zinnen --> did + (wie/wat) + hele ww.

A quick check: 

I always cycled to school until I was 18. (+)

She listened to music yesterday. (+)

We didn't pay attention in English class when we were young. (-)

He didn't play basketball 3 days ago. (-)

Did you go to Spain in 2017? (?)

Did he do his homework last week? (?)

How do I learn which are the irregular verbs?

Regular verbs have the pattern - verb+ ed (play/walk/talk)

Most verbs follow this pattern but some do not!

These are irregular verbs and the only way to know them is to learn them by heart. The list is at the back of the Student book on page 158 or in the Workbook on page 87)

Wat is de verleden tijd van play

1. played
2. ploud

Wat is de verleden tijd van think

1. thought
2. thinked

Wat is de verleden tijd van read

1. readed
2. read

Wat is de verleden tijd van freeze

1. freezed
2. froze

I ... soccer last night. (+)

1. play
2. did play
3. played
4. didn't play

She ... to school when she was young. (+)

1. didn't cycle
2. cycled
3. cycle
4. did cycle

She ... dinner last night. (-)

1. didn't cook
2. cooked
3. cook
4. did cook

We ... our homework yesterday. (-)

1. did
2. do
3. did do
4. didn't do

... you ... go to the doctor two weeks ago? (?)

1. Do you go
2. Did you go
3. Didn't you go
4. Did you went

... she ... New York in 2001(?)

1. Did she visit
2. Does she visit
3. Did she visited
4. Do she visit

Worktime

Take notes in your notebook about the past simple.

Make sure to write about 

+ sentences

- sentences

? sentences