past simple -present perfect - past continuous

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• Leerjaar 4

Tenses

• past simple
• present perfect
• past continuous

Tenses

• Past simple: finished event in the past
• Present perfect: started in the past and still happening now
• Past continuous: happened for a while in the past (was/were + verb-ing

What do you know about the past simple?

Past Simple

• Finished event in the past
• Regular: Verb +ed
• Irregular: Second row
• Example: Yesterday I talked to my brother.

What is the past tense of: Help

1. helping
2. helped
3. helps
4. help'd

fill in: I ..... a sandwich yesterday.

1. eat
2. eated
3. eating
4. ate

You use a past simple when...

1. Something happend in the future
2. something happens every day
3. something happend in the past and is finished
4. something didn't happen yet.

What do you know about the past continuous?

Past Continuous

• Something happened for a longer time in the past
• Oftentimes used in combination with a past simple.
• was/were + verb-ing
• Example: I was doing the dishes when the doorbell rang.

Past continuous

I .......... my hair.

1. was washing
2. were washing

Sam .......... a friend when you came in.

1. was calling
2. were calling

Mum and I .......... to London by train.

1. was travelling
2. were travelling

They .......... fun of us.

1. was makeing
2. were makeing
3. was making
4. were making

What do you know about the present perfect?

Present Perfect

• Started in the past, still happening now
• Happened in the past, consequences/results are still visible
• have/has + past participle 
• Example: She has lived in this house since 2015

Welke zin staat in de Present Perfect?

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.

Welke zin staat in de Present Perfect?

1. My cat finally caught the mouse.
2. His cat hasn't caught a mouse since last year.
3. My dog never catches anything.
4. Did you get caught?

Welke zin staat in de Present Perfect?

1. She goes home at 8 o'clock.
2. He fell off his bike.
3. She has eaten 3 sandwiches so far.
4. They worked all day yesterday.

Vul de juiste vorm in van de Present Perfect:

I ___ ___ (be) home since 3 o'clock.

1. have be
2. has be
3. have been
4. has been

Zet deze zin in de present perfect:
I .... ( to know) him all my life.

1. knew
2. am knowing
3. have known
4. know

practise makes perfect

Jackson has lived in Rome for two years.

1. Past simple
2. Present perfect

Fill in - Present perfect:
............( you, do) your homework yet?

1. did you do
2. have you do
3. did you have
4. have you done

In welke tijd staat deze zin?
I have known him all my life.

1. past simple
2. present simple
3. present perfect
4. past perfect

have / has + voltooid deelwoord(3e rij onregelmatige ww) is:

1. past perfect
2. present continuous
3. present perfect
4. past continuous

I lived in California in 2015.

I have lived in California since 2015.

Present Perfect

Past Simple

Het is al afgelopen.

Vroeger begonnen, nu nog zo.

Present perfect

Past simple

I have lost my bag.

She has broken her leg.

Our son has learned how to read.

I studied French when I was little. 

It was in stock last week.

I saw a movie yesterday.

Past Continuous

Past Simple

Present Perfect

They were looking at you

He was walking the dog

Her horse ate everything

They walked to school yesterday. 

He has been going to school for many years

Past simple

Past continuous

Present perfect

Since

So far

A day ago

Not yet

Yesterday

In 2019

Last week

While

The other day

Lately

Already

Recently

When

Ever

Just

Done

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