simple past questions and negative

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Past Simple

Questions and negatives

Make this sentence negative.
The girls were at school.

Make this sentence negative.
The girl was at school.

Past simple rules

Usually add -ed

wanted, started, worked, asked

Past simple rules

If the verb/werkwoord ends in -e, add d

use = used

decide = decided

live = lived

Past simple rules

We double letters (just like with Present Continuous)

plan = planned

stop = stopped

travel = travelled

Past simple rules

y

vowel/klinker + y 

stay = stayed

consonant/medeklinker + y

try = tried

Past Simple Negative

 DID NOT (DIDN'T) + Hele werkwoord (do, go, take...)

He listened to me. --> He did not (didn't) listen to me. 

They took the bus home. --> They didn't take the bus home.

She wrote a song. --> She didn't write a song. 

The kids ran fast. --> The kids didn't run fast. 

 Past Simple negative: to be. 

Put not/n't after was/were. 

Examples:

Karin was at school. --> Karin wasn't at school.

The horses were afraid. --> The horses weren't afraid.

The hotel was dirty. --> The hotel wasn't dirty. 

Questions - Past Simple: to be

Geen hulpwerkwoord nodig: vorm van 'be' vooraan zetten

She was the star of the week. --> Was she the star of the week?

You were enemies back then. --> Were you enemies back then?

Harold was king. --> Was Harold king? 

The dogs were mean. --> Were the dogs mean?

Questions in the Past Simple

Did + onderwerp + HELE werkwoord (go, see, take...)

He heard a noise yesterday. --> Did he hear a noise yesterday.

They played in that film. --> Did they play in that film?

We bought a new caravan. --> Did we buy a new caravan?

Gracie kissed her cat. --> Did Gracie kiss her cat?

-ed

-d

-ied

double letter -ed

-yed

started

wanted

hoped

tried

decided

used

asked

planned

stopped

stayed

fried

carried

travelled

played

enjoyed

Put this into the Past Simple.
The man …. (to be) very famous.
(schrijf alleen de werkwoordvorm op)

Many boys ….. (to be) born in 2011.

My dad …. (not - to read) the newspaper this morning.
(gebruik geen afkorting)

I …. (not +to have) a hamster when I was little. (gebruik geen afkorting)

Donald Trump …. (to be + not) President of Mexico.

My mum ….. (to go) shopping with her sister last Saturday.

The student …. (not - to understand) what the professor told him.

He ...(to give) me a present.

I …. (not - to help) my classmate with this exercise.

My teacher …. (to write) a book last year.

(we + to sing) a song?

The boy …. (to ask) the girl for help.

On the next slides there are some websites where you can practise the Past Simple. Use your irregular verb list if you can't remember the past simple of a verb. If you have any questions, please ask!

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On the next slide you are the teacher and you need to correct the answers. Click with the left mouse button on the wrong answer and write the correct answer in the box. There are 19 mistakes!

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