Past simple and past perfect

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Past Simple vs Past Perfect

Lesson goal

At the end of this class you can:

• apply  the past simple and the past perfect correctly to sentences that provide a clear context and/or signal words. 

Past simple & past perfect

Gebeurtenis die helemaal in het verleden ligt zonder link naar nu. 

Gebeurtenis in het verleden die plaatsvindt voor een andere gebeurtenis in het verleden

Gebeurtenis in het verleden die een link heeft met nu.

Gebeurtenis in het verleden die een tijdje aan de gang was. 

Past continuous 

Present perfect 

Past simple 

Past perfect 

has/have + voltooid deeltwoord (stam +ed/ irregular verbs 3e rij)

was/were + ing-vorm 

had + voltooid deelwoord (stam +ed/ irregular verbs 3e rij)

stam + ed / irregular verbs rij 2

Past continuous 

Present perfect 

Past simple 

Past perfect 

Past simple: een actie in het verleden met geen link naar het heden.  

Hoe? Stam + ed/ 2e rijtje irregular verbs.

Yesterday, they walked to school/ she went to the park.

Past perfect: een actie die in het verleden plaatsvond vóór een andere actie in het verleden.  

Hoe? Had + stam+ ed/ had + 3e rijtje irregular verbs. 

John had travelled all around the globe/ had paid all his bills.

Wanneer er twee acties in het verleden plaatsvinden, gebruik je voor de actie die het verst in het verleden ligt de past perfect.

Some examples:

• When we entered the cinema, the movie had already started.

• James apologised for the trouble he had caused. 

• Before they arrived in London they had visited Paris and Amsterdam.

Choose the correct forms:
After the family ...... [to have] breakfast, they .... [to go] to the zoo.

1. have, had gone
2. hadded, did gone
3. had had, went
4. had, had gone

When Jenny ..... [to call] I ...........[just, to finish] my breakfast

1. had called, had just finished
2. called, had just finished
3. called, just finished
4. had called, just finished

When Serina ..... [to read] all the birthday cards, she ......[to make] a short thank-you speech.

1. readed, had made
2. read, maked
3. had read, had med
4. had read, made

When the police ..... [to arrive], the thief .....[already, to escape].

1. arrived, already escaped
2. had arrived, already escaped
3. had arrived, had already escaped
4. arrived, had already escaped

Jill ..... [to meet] Ryan before you ...... [to introduce] them at the party last night.

1. meet, introduced
2. had met, introduce
3. met, had introduced
4. had met, introduced

Do you feel confident that you can apply the past simple and the past perfect correctly to sentences with a clear context and/or signal words?

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