Past Simple & Past perfect

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

What do we call this tense?

When I was a kid, I dreamed of driving an Aston Martin one day. 

Today

• You will remember how to use the past simple.
• Some of you will be able to use the past perfect as well.

• We will practice speaking
• We will practice writing

Past Simple

Regelmatig werkwoord: +ed

• work - worked
• bake - baked
• copy - copied

drive

write

bring

find

put

see

• drove 
• wrote
• brought
• found
• put
• saw

Past simple - when to use it

• When something happened in the past and has ended. 
• Clear when it happened: yesterday, last week, last year.

Speaking exercise

When I was a kid, I dreamed of becoming a fighter pilot. I even learned how to fly a small airplane, but soon found out that this dream was not for me. I always got airsick after 15 to 30 minutes and I still struggle with that today. 

Speaking exercise

Tell the student next to you what you dreamed of as a kid. 

Use the past simple. 

Past perfect

I saw a black cat.

I had seen a black cat right before I bumped into a street light.

The titanic had received many warnings before it hit the iceberg.

I had already eaten when my friend stopped by to visit.

When I (look) ... through the bank statements yesterday, I saw that Ginny (transfer) ... the wrong amount.

1. looked - had transferred
2. had looked - transferred

We (just finish) ... our meal, when a couple of drunk people (enter) the restaurant.

1. had just finished - entered
2. just finished - had entered

Last month all my bank transfers (be) ... cancelled because I (reach) ... my overdraft limit.

1. had been - reached
2. were - had reached

Security (tell) ... me this morning that they (see) ... someone walking on the roof of the building.

1. told - had seen
2. had told - saw

Writing assignment

Quinn was (to be) an ordinary man. At least, he … (to seem) that way to his friends and family. He … (to have) a job at a local law firm and … (to live) in an ordinary house, which he … (to buy) the year before. No one … (to know) or even … (to suspect) that he had a dark side. A side which he carefully … (to keep) hidden…

Writing assignment

Quinn was (to be) an ordinary man. At least, he seemed that way to his friends and family. He … (to have) a job at a local law firm and … (to live) in an ordinary house, which he … (to buy) the year before. No one … (to know) or even … (to suspect) that he had a dark side. A side which he carefully … (to keep) hidden…

Writing assignment

Quinn was (to be) an ordinary man. At least, he seemed that way to his friends and family. He had a job at a local law firm and … (to live) in an ordinary house, which he … (to buy) the year before. No one … (to know) or even … (to suspect) that he had a dark side. A side which he carefully … (to keep) hidden…

Writing assignment

Quinn was (to be) an ordinary man. At least, he seemed that way to his friends and family. He had a job at a local law firm and lived in an ordinary house, which he … (to buy) the year before. No one … (to know) or even … (to suspect) that he had a dark side. A side which he carefully … (to keep) hidden…

Writing assignment

Quinn was (to be) an ordinary man. At least, he seemed that way to his friends and family. He had a job at a local law firm and lived in an ordinary house, which he had bought the year before. No one … (to know) or even … (to suspect) that he had a dark side. A side which he carefully … (to keep) hidden…

Writing assignment

• Open the writing assignment on teams. 
• Fill in the remaining blanks.
• Finish the story or create your own story. 
• Use the past simple.
• If you can, add the past perfect where appropriate.