Grammar 2nd year - review part 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's lesson

- Grammar review part 1 - this/that/these/those; 

                                                    - past simple

Grammar review: Part 1

this - that / these - those

this/that/these/those

This

That

These

Those

Past Simple

1. We use it with finished actions, states, or habits in the past  when we have a finished time word (yesterday, last week, at 2 o'clock, in 2003).

I went to the cinema yesterday.

We spent a lot of time in Japan in 2007.

2. We use it with finished actions, states, or habits in the past when we know from general knowledge that the time period has finished. This includes when the person we are talking about is dead.

Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa.

The Vikings invaded Britain.

3. For stories or lists of events, we often use the past simple for the actions in the story and the past continuous for the background.

He went to a café. People were chatting and music was playing. He sat down and ordered a coffee.

Past Simple

The Past Simple with 'be'

Positive with 'to be'

I was cold

you were tired

he was in the garden

she was late

it was sunny

we were on holiday

they were hungry

Past Simple

The Past Simple with 'be'

Negative with 'be'                        Negative Short Form

I was not sleepy                                       I wasn't sleepy

You were not on the bus                     You weren't on the bus

He was not at school                            He wasn't at school

She was not beautiful                          She wasn't beautiful

it was not cold                                         It wasn't cold

We were not at work                             We weren't at work

They were not tired                               They weren't tired

Past Simple

Positive with Other Verbs: verb+ed or verb in the past simple form (irregular)

I walked (regular)

You played (regular)

He cooked (regular)

She listened (regular)

It rained (regular)

We ate (irregular)

They drank (irregular)

Past Simple

The negative form of past simple

In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive':

Negative                                              Negative Short Form

I did not walk                                                  I didn't walk

you did not play                                             you didn't play

he did not cook                                              he didn't cook

she did not listen                                          she didn't listen

it did not rain                                                 it didn't rain

we did not eat                                               we didn't eat

they did not drink                                        they didn't drink           Mistake: They didn't drinked.

Past Simple

Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the infinitive after it.

did I walk?

did you play?

did he cook?

did she listen?

did it rain?

did we eat?

did they drink?

Mistake: Did you walked?

Past simple of
to talk?

1. talks
2. talking
3. talked
4. tolk

Past Simple of
to see?

1. saw
2. seen
3. see
4. seed

Welke zin staat in de
Past Simple?

1. I love to cycle to school.
2. We often go to church.
3. They haven't seen him yet.
4. I didn't hear him come in.

Past simple regular verbs

Past simple irregular verbs

swim

walk

drive

cook

give

have

Questions?

Thanks for your attention and see you next week!