Past simple

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• Leerjaar 1

Past simple

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Past simple - positive sentence 

You use the past simple when you are sure

something started in the past and also

ended in the past 

With regular verbs                        With irregular verbs

always verb+ed

2e rij (Past Simple)

Let's try

1. Yesterday, I ______ (visit) my grandparents.
2. She ______ (eat) all the cookies last night.
3. We ______ (watch) a great movie last weekend.
4. They ______ (travel) to Paris last summer.
5. He ______ (play) soccer with his friends yesterday.
6. My brother ______ (finish) his homework an hour ago.

• visited
• ate
• watched
• traveled
• played 
• finished

Negative sentences

With ALL verbs:

Subject (Onderwerp) + didn't + verb (werkwoord)

I didn't drink milk.

She didn't see you.

My mom didn't listen to me.

Let's try

1. ______ (not / I / to watch) the football match last night.

2. ______ (not / she / to finish) her homework on time.

3. ______ (not / we / to go) to the park because it was raining.

4. ______ (not / he / to bring) his book to class yesterday.

5. ______ (not / they / to understand) the instructions for the test.

6. ______ (not / you / to call) me back after dinner.

7. ______ (not / the dog / to bark) at the strangers outside.

• I didn't watch
• She didn't finish
• We didn't go
• He didn't bring
• They didn't understand
• you didn't call
• the dog didn't bark

Questions

With ALL verbs:

Did + subject (onderwerp) + verb (werkwoord)

Did she eat a cookie?

Did they watch TV?

Did I faint?

Let's try

1. ______ (you / to see) the movie that was on TV last night?

2. Where ______ (she / to go) after school yesterday?

3. ______ (they / to finish) their homework before dinner?

4. What time ______ (he / to arrive) at the party?

5. Why ______ (we / to miss) the bus this morning?

6. ______ (I / to forget) my keys at home again?

• did you see
• did she go
• did they finish
• did he arrive
• did we miss
• did I forget

Mixed exercises

1. ______ (you / to visit) your grandparents last weekend?

2. ______ (not / she / to finish) her project on time.

3. ______ (we / to watch) the fireworks on New Year’s Eve.

4. ______ (not / he / to play) in the football match yesterday.

5. ______ (they / to win) the quiz competition last week?

6. ______ (not / I / to hear) the alarm this morning.

7. ______ (she / to bake) a delicious cake for the party.

8. ______ (you / to enjoy) the concert last night?

19. ______ (not / we / to arrive) at the station on time.

• Did you visit
• she didn't finish
• we watched
• he didn't play
• did they win
• I didn't hear
• She baked
• Did you enjoy
• We didn't arrive

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