Past tense

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

This lesson

You will learn how and when to use the past tense.

You will learn about the irregular verbs.

You will practise using the past tense.

Which sentence is correct?

1. I write a letter yesterday.
2. I written a letter yesterday.
3. I wrote a letter yesterday.
4. I writed a letter yesterday.

Which sentence is correct?

1. He left at 8 this morning.
2. He leaves at 8 this morning.
3. He leaved at 8 this morning.
4. He leave at 8 this morning.

Which sentence is correct?

1. I buy a new phone last month.
2. I buyed a new phone last month.
3. I buys a new phone last month.
4. I bought a new phone last month.

Which sentence is correct?

1. She went to the cinema last night.
2. She goes to the cinema last night.
3. She goed to the cinema last night.
4. She gone to the cinema last night.

Which sentence is correct?

1. They play video games all night.
2. They played video games all night.
3. They plays video games all night.
4. They plaid video games all night.

Which sentence is correct?

1. They did their homework this morning.
2. They done their homework this morning.
3. They do their homework this morning.
4. They does their homework this morning.

The verbs changed when being put in the past tense.
What is the past tense of 'play' and 'leave'?

Verbs

Regular verbs

Examples: stay, ask, live, work, ignore, stop, wait

Past tense: stayed, asked, lived, .......

Irregular verbs

Examples: be, buy, fly, know, go, see, hit, write

Past tense: was/were, bought, flew, knew, ......

How do you put a regular verb
in the past tense?

Regular verbs

You put -d or -ed behind the verb. 

lived

asked

played > there is a vowel before 'y' (play)

studied > there is a consonant before 'y' (study)

stopped

With some word the final letter is being doubled. 

Such as: travelled and stopped. 

Irregular verbs

They change and you have to learn them by heart.

break > broke

eat > ate

I broke, he broke, we broke, they broke

I ate a sandwich, he ate ..., they ate..., you ate...

List of irregular verbs

infinitive	past tense	past participle
buy	bought	bought
fly	flew	flown
write	wrote	written

Which question is correct?

1. Where did you stayed last night?
2. Where do you stayed last night?
3. Where did you stay last night?
4. Where do you stay last night?

Questions in past tense

Did you like the show?

Did you play a game last night?

Did you know about him?

Did you buy a new phone?

Did she fly to Spain yesterday?

Did they do their homework?

Go to itslearning

Go to English 1tto

Go to 'sources'

Open the folder 'irregular verbs'

There is a list with the verbs you have to know.

Do exercises 1, 2 and 3.

Homework

Study irregular verbs from awake to feel (first 2 pages)

Do online exercises 1-4 in itslearning.

Work on your PIF.