Y1: Past Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

Today

- Past simple revision

- Studying irregular verbs

- extra explanation for those who have difficulty with this tense

At the end of the lesson... You will be able to use at least 1 regular and at least 1 irregular verb. 

Explanation

I will write everything on the board. During this time, it has to be quiet in the classroom for you to understand what I'm saying. 

Was and were are the Past Simple of To Be. 

This means that was and were can tell you that something in the past was/were going on. 

I was 11 years old last year.

They were on a boat yesterday.

But, we need other verbs to speak in the past as well. And we can use the Past Simple on them too!

Was/were

I am in Turkey

(you are still there)

I was in Turkey

(You are now somewhere else)

Other verb

I walk to school

(this is now)

I walked to school

(you don't anymore)

Past

When we talk about situations that are facts or routines in the past, we use past simple. 

For to be: 

Am = was

is = was

are = were 

Simple

For other verbs, we take the verb and add +ed.

Examples:

I walked

He talked

They stalked

But...

There are also verbs called Irregular verbs. These don't work with +ed, they have their own form. 

These need to be studied, but fear not! There is a gimkit available to help you study these verbs. 

Practice!

I walk... to school yesterday.

I play... soccer when I was younger.

My mum call... to say Hi.

I learn... a lot in our English lesson last week.

Well done!

Now...

Use the rest of this lesson to practice with irregular verbs in Gimkit. For everyone who has trouble using this tense, please come and sit with me as I explain everything once again.