Past Simple (regular verbs)

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• Leerjaar 1

When do we use the past simple?

1. To talk about something we want to do.
2. To talk about something we never want to do.
3. To talk about finished actions in the past.
4. The talk about situations in the past that are still going on.

Lesson goals

After today's lesson I .....

- Know when to use the past simple 
-Know how to use the past simple (regular verbs) 

Wanneer gebruiken we de Past Simple? 

We gebruiken de Past Simple wanneer we het hebben over acties uit het verleden (die afgelopen zijn). 

1. I watched some TV yesterday. 

2. The police stopped me three days ago. 

How do we make a past simple?

Je vormt de verleden tijd door -ed achter het werkwoord te zetten.  

1.  Play --> played

2. Walk --> walked 

3. Change --> changed 

How do we make a past simple? 

Positive (+)	Negative (-)	Question (?)
I walk ed	I didn't walk	Did I walk ?
She walk ed	She didn't walk	Did she walk ?
They walk ed	They didn't walk	Did they walk ?

LET OP !

Na did of didn't volgt altijd het hele werkwoord

We __________ (not play) in the garden when we were kids.

She ________ (cheat) on her girlfriend when they were still together.

I _________ (love) my cat, but she died three years ago.

She ________ (hurry) back home when it started to rain.

Spelling rules

• Meeste werkwoorden: + ed
• werkwoorden die eindigen op een e: + d 
• Werkwoorden die eindigen met een medeklinker + Y: weg met de Y en plak + ied (try --> tried)  
• Werkwoorden die eindigen met een klinker én een medeklinker? Verdubbel de laatste letter + ed 

( stop --> stopped)

Write the past simple form of the following verbs:

1. cook 2. carry 3. drop
4. marry 5. play 6. help

What do you remember about the past simple?

Homework 

Book page 38

Exercises 3, 5, 6

MEL: 3.2  

Learn the rules about past simple