Grammar 5/09/2024

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 2

Today

• Grammar
• Time to do it yourself. 
• Grammar 
• Time to do it yourself.  
  

Present simple 

• Het heden. 

I walk to school everyday. 

I play football every week. 

My brother and I visit my grandparents every night. 

Past simple 

• Het verleden. 

I walked to school yesterday. 

I played football last night. 

My brother and I visited my grandparents two weeks ago. 

 

The past simple

Rule= whole verb + ed. 

•  Already an -e? --> Whole verb + d. 

I changed my clothes this morning. (To change)

• Ends in vowel + consonant?  --> Double consonant + ed. 

We stopped doing our homework last night. (To stop) 

• Ends in consonant + y? --> ied. 

I tried my best. (To try). 

My little sister ...... me with my homework this morning. (To help)

1. helpped
2. help
3. helped
4. helps

My brother ....... all my answers this morning. (To copy)

1. copyd
2. copys
3. copied
4. coppied

We ....... some free time last weekend. (To enjoy)

1. enjoyed
2. enjoy
3. enjoied
4. enjoys

Do it yourself 

• Do exercise 27b and c on page 52. 

Time: 4 minutes. 

Voice level: Normal voice. 

Need help? Raise your hand. 

Finished early? Ask me for the worksheet. 

Answers

Present simple 

I go to school everyday. 

I ride my bike everyday. 

I buy a new T-shirt every week. 

I meet her at the airport. 

I have a great day. 

The list of the irregular verbs is on page 214-215. 

Past simple- irregular verbs

• The irregular verbs do not follow the normal rule, they have their own past simple. 

I went to school yesterday. 

I rode my bike yesterday. 

I bought a new T-shirt last week. 

I met  her at the airport this morning. 

I had a great day. 

Present simple 

To be = zijn

I am 

You are 

He/she/it is 

They are 

You are 

We are

Past simple- irregular verbs

I was

You were 

He/she/it was

They were

You were

We were

My friend and I ..... to do our homework yesterday. (To forget)

My trip to Spain ........... a lot of fun. (To be)

We .......... a tree house in our garden. (To build)

Do it yourself

Do exercise 28c and 29 on page 54. 

Time: 10 minutes. 

Voice level: Normal voice. 

Need help? Raise your hand. 

Finished early? Ask me for the worksheet. 

Think about something (fun) you did last week. Can you describe this in at least two sentences? Use the past simple.

Next week

Homework: Study the grammar. 

You can use the blooket in google classroom

or do the worksheet if you would like to practise some more. 

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