Past simple

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• Leerjaar 1

Past simple 

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Planning

Talking about the past

Asking questions about the past 

When to use was / were 

Irregular verbs

Kahoot quiz

Learning objectives

Talking about the past

Asking questions about the past 

What did you do last weekend?

Past simple

When to use the past simple ?

We use the past simple for something in the past which is finished.

What ? verb + ed

Example: I watched tv last night. 

Irregular  verbs

(onregelmatige werkwoorden) 

It all happened very quickly. The car came straight out of the side road, and the van went into the back of it. The van driver didn't have a change. It was the car drivers fault.
-Write the verbs below that show that these actions took place in the past-

It all happened very quickly. The car came straight out of the side road, and the van went into the back of it. The van driver didn't have a change. It was the car drivers fault. 

Negative

The negative of the Past Simple is formed with didn't

I didn't arrive yesterday

She/he/it didn't arrive yesterday

You didn't arrive yesterday

We didn't arrive yesterday

They didn't arrive yesterday

She ... the guitar when she was little (play) (+)

1. Played
2. Play
3. Is playing
4. Play

We ... a good film last week (see) (+)

1. Are seeing
2. Saw
3. See
4. Seed

What is the past simple of 'to be'?

He is tall 

he was short 

They are on a holiday 

They were on a holiday

Write a sentence in the past simple

Test yourself!

https://create.kahoot.it/share/past-simple-quiz/2878e58e-3175-40f8-876c-9684252f4c90

Past tense

1. Think of a story you would like to tell. 

2.When you write / tell a story you usually use the past tense.

The reason for this is that the event took place in the past.

3. When you're speaking about something that happend in the past, the verbs should be in the past tense.

Choose which assignment you would like to do.

• Writing activity about the past simple.  Your'e going to put the pictures in the correct order and describe the pictures in the past simple. 
• Write your'e own story in the past simple.