MS 10 Last class before test

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

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Mission 10 - vocab, phrases, grammar

phrases mission 10

Narrative tenses

One Saturday morning, my friends and I ………………..(drive) down to Surf Beach. It ……………….. (be) a beautiful day for surfing with a blue sky and a mild temperature. The waves that ……………….. (be) rolling into the shore ……………….. (promise) fun for us all. I ……………….. (paddle) out to the line-up and ……………….. (catch) a couple of really nice waves. This ……………….. (be) a great start to the day. I  ……………….. (be) in the water long after I ……………….. (realise) that I  ……………….. (drift) parallel to the beach. I ……………….. (look) back to shore to see where I  ……………….. (leave) my gear. This was so I could paddle back to my original position in the lineup. While I ……………….. (look) to shore, I ……………….. (hear) some splashing noises about thirty metres further out to sea. I ……………….. (be) immediately excited because I……………….. (assume) it would be dolphins playing in the water.  I ...... often ………………..(see) this happen before, so it ……………….. (be) reasonable to assume that this……………….. (explain) the noises.

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

Past perfect: een actie die in het verleden plaatsvond vóór een andere actie in het verleden.  Had + voltooid deelwoord (stam +ed/3e rijtje onregelmatige ww)

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

Past Continuous - timeline

Past simple & continuous -timeline

Present perfect: Iets is in het verleden begonnen en gaat nog door of heeft nog duidelijk effect op het heden.

Past tenses

Mummy and Rumpi ...... (to gather) from the priest to whom they ........ (to speak) that the vault was watched over by a security guard at night. The guard ...... (to fall) asleep and the thief ........(to enter) the building via a skylight and shinnied down a rope. The priest .... (to tell) them that the thug ...... (to open) the vault with the use of sophisticated equipment.

Tarquin Hall - The Case of the Love Commandos

each / all

each: individuals in a group

all:  group as a whole

Reading diary

1. Your first definition of literature

2. Entry on ‘The Elephant in the Village of the Blind’

3. Song lyrics analysed on rhyme scheme and use of literary language

4. Entry on ‘Hey Mr. Tambourine Man’ – Bob Dylan

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