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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Past simple

Making questions

Your turn

1. She had two brothers and 5 dogs.
2. We were the champions in 2009, my friend.
3.  He was sad when his girlfriend left him.
4. The monkey played with a banana.
5. They cried during Titanic.

Making questions using the past tense.

Question: 

The question in the Past Simple is formed with did. 

Let op: Bij vraag met Did wordt het werkwoord weer tegenwoordige tijd.

Why did they stop walking?

Behalve met het werkwoord to be

She was happy with her life

Dan plaats je het werkwoord vooraan:

• Was she happy with her life?

He was annoyed after the announcement

• Was he annoyed after the announcement?

Questions and negatives past simple

You went to a concert last night.

Did you go to a concert last night?

You didn't go to a concert last night.

Na een vorm van 'to do' gebruik je ALTIJD een HEEL werkwoord!

Did you see the accident last night? 

You didn't walk to school yesterday.

Past Simple - negatives and questions 

Questions 

Did + entire verb:

Did you walk to school yesterday?

Negatives 

Didn't + entire verb:

You didn't walk to school yesterday.

Negatives/negations

1. She had 1 sister and 4 brothers.
2. We were happy with our results.
3. They played with their cats and dogs.
4. I was surprised when I heard the news.
5. You were kind to me that day.

Talk to your classmate

1. Talk to all your classmates
2. Write 1 question in the past simple and write down 1 negative/negation
3. Example: Were you happy as a child? Eva ate all the scones.
4. So: 1 question for all your classmates (write down the answers) and 1 negative/negation for all of your classmates
5. Goal: To get familiar with negatives in the past simple 

Best of luck!!