Past Simple - Questions and Negations

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

                                                Grammar

    Past Simple , Questions and Negations

                                Leerjaar 2 - Engels

Learning objectives

I can use the past simple (regular and irregular) correctly.

I can make questions and negations in the past simple correctly.

I can tell something about Valetta.

Past Simple

You use the past simple if you talk about actions or events that happened at a certain time in the past. The action or event is finished and there is no connection with the present. 

Signal words: Last ... (week, month etc.) ... ago (a minute, an hour etc.), dates in the past (in 2007, on February 20th), yesterday. 

Past Simple (regular)

Regular verbs are formed in the past simple by adding -(e)d to the verb.

We looked at the animals.

I waited near the entrance.

Past Simple (regular)

Verbs that have a short vowel + a consonant at the end get a double consonant in before -ed.

He stopped to take a picture.

They grabbed the food tossed into the cage.

Past Simple (regular)

Verbs that have a -y at the end get -ied in the past simple if there is a consonant in front of the -y.

The monkey tried to climb the tree.

If there is a vowel in front of the -y, they get -ed after the -y.

The cubs played with the ball.

Last year, during our holiday, we _________ the loveliest souvernir.

1. buyed
2. bought
3. baught
4. buy

My siblings _________ my two dogs new tricks last week.

1. taught
2. teached
3. tought
4. teach

Yesterday morning, Richard's dad ______ him sneaking out of the house.

1. cought
2. catched
3. caught
4. catch

He ______ a lot of time at the lake in 1998

1. spend
2. spent
3. spends
4. spended

Past Simple (irregular)

Past Simple (irregular)

Questions and Negations

Questions in the past simple

There are 2 ways to form a question in the past simple.

Rule 1: was, were, would, could are placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Your friend was glad to see you.

Was your friend glad to see you?

You were happy yesterday.

Were you happy yesterday?

Questions in the past simple

There are 2 ways to form a question in the past simple.

Rule 2: receive an extra verb (did) which is added at the beginning of the sentence. The main verb also changes to the infinitive

We brought the rackets.

Did we bring the rackets?

He committed  a crime.

Did he commit a crime?

Negations in the past simple

The same structure applies for making negations in the past simple.

Rule 1: in sentences with were, was, would, could, you add not to the verb.

You were at the game yesterday.

You were not a the game yesterday.

Negations in the past simple

The same structure applies for making negations in the past simple.

Rule 2: an extra verb (didn't) is added in front of the main verb. The main verb also changes to the infinitive.

He caught the ball.

He didn't catch the ball.

We saw the rally.

We didn't see the rally.

We _____ (not) the bus to school yesterday.

1. didn't take
2. didn't took
3. are going to take
4. didn't taked

Last week it ____ (not) in Norway.

1. not snowed
2. didn't snowed
3. not snowen
4. didn't snow

_______ (not) it warm in Spain during your last holiday?

1. Weren't
2. Wasn't

Yesterday, the grocer _____ (to say) that he ______ (to have - not) any apples left

1. says / has not
2. is saying / is not having
3. is going to say / is not going to have
4. said / didn't have

Independent study (keuzeblok/homework)

- Theme words: Ex. 10, 11ac, 12, 13, 14ac, 15 and 16 (p. 44-47).

- Writing and grammar: Ex. 28, 29, 30 and 32 (p. 56-59).

- Check your answers.

Study

- Theme words "travelling" and "packing your suitcase" (p. 78).

- Grammar 1 (p. 81)

Repeat (from last week)

- Theme words "holiday activities" (p. 78).

- Vocabulary A (p. 78-79).

- Stone 1 (p. 80).