Present Simple -> past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Present Simple/ Past Simple

What do you remember about the
Present Simple?
Think about: when we use it,
how to make it, signal words.

Using what you know about the
Present Simple, can you make any
guesses about the Past Simple?

Check what you already know...

Present simple
He ..... (to call)

1. call
2. calls

Present simple
It ....... (to start) in 10 minutes.

1. start
2. starts

Past simple
We ........... (to talk) about or holiday.

1. talk
2. talked
3. talkd
4. talks

Past simple
I ...... my boyfriend.

1. kiss
2. kisses
3. kissed
4. kisset

Past simple
They ...... hard for the test.

1. study
2. studyd
3. studied
4. studies

• Grab your notebook. 
• While you watch the video, make a Tense Reference Page (TRP) for the Past Simple. 
  

To Do:

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(to walk) past simple
He ....... in the park.

(to hurry) past simple
She ..... to the bus.

(to stop) past simple
The baby ..... crying.

(to kiss) past simple
She ..... her boyfriend.

(to be)
Where ..... I?

1. am
2. are
3. is

(to be)
Derrek and Sheila ..... at work.

1. am
2. are
3. is

She
(go) to Australia in 1994 and she liked it very much.

1. go
2. is going
3. gone
4. went

My father usually
(like) his steak well-done.

1. like
2. likes
3. liked
4. liking

The dog
(eat) its toy last night.

1. eat
2. ate
3. eats
4. eaten

The policeman
(talk) to the burglar yesterday.

1. talk
2. talks
3. talked
4. is talking

(you /have) a test last week?

1. do you have
2. did you have
3. are you having
4. have you

I often see her mother but she never
(speak) to me.

1. talks
2. spoke
3. spoken
4. speaks

When do you use the past simple?

When do you use the present simple?

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