Chapter 3. Grammar revision + Reading

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

What are we going to do today?

- Homework check 

- Grammar revision 

- Grammar E2 + exercises 

- Text C + exercises

- Time left? ReadTheory 

Lesson goal: you can use the Prepositions of place & time in three sentences correctly 

Let's check

Let's check our homework together. 

27c + 28a. + opdracht 10, 11a, 12, 13, 14 & 16.

Past Perfect

De past perfect verwijst naar een tijd voorafgaand aan het nu. Het wordt gebruikt om duidelijk te maken dat de ene gebeurtenis plaatsvond voor de andere in het verleden, deze andere gebeurtenis staat dan vaak in de Past Simple. 

Je maakt de Past Perfect door: had + ed (regelmatige ww) & had + 2de vorm ww (onregelmatige ww)

The thief ............. (to escape) before he entered the building.

1. had escaped
2. escaped

Uitleg voorbeeld zin:

In de zin: the thief had escaped before he entered the building. 

gebeurt het werkwoord had escaped dus voorafgaand van het werkwoord entered. 

I ...... (to pack) my bags already when the trip got cancelled.

1. packed
2. had packed
3. have packed

My sister ..... (to finish) the dishes when I came home.

Prepositions of time and place

In English we use 3 prepositions of time and place: in/on/at. 

Time: 

On is used for days and dates. --> We have soccer on Saturday.

In is used for months, years, seasons and parts of the day. --> We did our exams in 2010. 

At is used for specific times of day and holidays. --> Our school starts at 08:15.

Prepositions of time and place

Place: 

On is used for surfaces, public transport and roads/streets/rivers. --> The boat sailed on the river Themes. 

In is used for general places, cities/countries and things inside an area or space. --> We live in The Netherlands. 

At is used for specific locations or particular places. --> I will meet you at the trainstation. 

Do: 

exercise: 29b, 30, 31

Done? Go to Text C and do exercise: 18, 20 & 21. 

Done? Go to ReadTheory

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today?