Past Simple Negative

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Past Simple

CEN Grammar

Learning Goals

1. I know how to talk about past events, using the verb to be, regular verbs and irregular verbs in their negative forms.

Before we start

Let's see what you remember from the last grammar lesson.

Braindump:
What do you remember about the past simple?

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
You ___ (be) very annoying as a child.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
Jamie ___ (play) the piano last night.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
We ___ (see) him last night.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
She ___ (take) a cookie from the jar.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
Michael ___ (try) to kiss me!

Let's see how you do with this new grammatical item.

Do not use any shortened forms in the coming exercises

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
You ___ (not - be) very insolent as a child.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
Susan ___ (not - stay) long last night.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
I ___ (not - understand) anything during yesterday's lesson.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
Plato ___ (not - write) plays.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
We ___ (not - watch) that new movie.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
Grandma ___ (not - cook) dinner last night.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
This house ___ (not - be) built in 1901.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
Dad ___ (not - kick) the dog last night.

Past Simple

Rememerb?
Describes something in the past, therefore the word:
past simple.

What are we going to find out?

•  When we use the past simple
• How to create the past simple as negatives

What was it again? (1 too many)

Rule #1

Rule #2

Remember the sentences from the previous slide.

it started and ended in the past

it started in the past, but is still happening now

the people you are talking about are dead

Past Simple

Signalwords

• in 2010, in 1999, in 800 AD
  
• when I was younger
  
• (the day before) yesterday
• last week / month / year / century / etc.
  
• an hour / a week / a month ago

I know when to use the past simple.

Yes

Not entirely, but I don't need any help.

Not entirely, and I would like some help.

I don't get it at all.

Fill in the gap:
Mum ___ a very smart kid when she was young.

1. was not
2. were not

Fill in the gap:
My grandparents ___ good at geography.

1. was not
2. were not

Fill in the gap:
You ___ very nice to me last night.

1. was not
2. were not

Fill in the gap:
She ___ a very attractive woman.

1. was not
2. were not

Fill in the gap:
We ___ too late yesterday!

1. was not
2. were not

Fill in the gap:
They ___ hiding in the closet.

1. was not
2. were not

Correct forms of to be

• I was not (wasn't)
• You were not (weren't)
  
• He / she / it was not (wasn't)
• We were not (weren't)
• They were not (weren't)

Past Simple (regular & irregular verbs):

Try to think of a rule:

How do we create the correct negative form of the verb?

Affirmative sentence:

You did not work there in 2020.

You did not dance all night.

They did not see each other a lot as kids.

She did not look at the screen.

It did not confuse you.

He did not promise to do better next time.

He did not know the answer.

• Did not + verb 

Important:

• So, we do not add (e)d to the verb or use the irregular form! 
  
  
• Regular:
  You played outside last night. > You did not play outside last night.
  
  
• Irregular:
  I saw him yesterday. > You did not see him yesterday.

And hooray!

• Irregular verbs (onregelmatige werkwoorden) follow the same rules as regular verbs when we ask questions.
  
  
• Regular:
  
• You killed that bug. > You did not kill that bug.
  
  

Irregular:

I knew the answer. > I did not know the answer.

Be careful!

Do not use any shortened forms in the coming exercises.

Put the verb in its correct form:
You ___ (not - have) to do your homework.

Put the verb in its correct form:
Peter ___ (not - stay) in a hotel.

Put the verb in its correct form:
Robin ___ (not - go) to the cinema.

Put the verb in its correct form:
It ___ (not - work) the way we wanted.

Put the verb in its correct form:
Mary ___ (not - drink) milk as a kid.

Put the verb in its correct form:
Mike ___ (not - start) his new job yesterday.

Put the verb in its correct form:
You ___ (not - be) at school yesterday.

Put the verb in its correct form:
Our English teacher ___ (not - work) in Australia in 2010.

Put the verb in its correct form:
They ___ (not - like) that movie.

Zet het werkwoord in de juiste vorm:
The man ___ (not - die) in the accident.

I know how to use the past simple.

Yes

Not entirely, but I do not need any help.

Not entirely and would like some help.

I don't get it at all.