Past Simple Part Two

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

The Past Simple

Lesson Goal

At the end of this lesson you know WHEN and HOW to use the Past Simple by listening to the explanation and doing exercises.

What do you remember form the Past Simple

RECAP: to be --->  was / were

+ I was sleepy. 

- I wasn't sleepy.

? Was I sleepy? 

+ We were tired.

- We weren't tired.

? Were we tired? 

Affirmative, negative and questions with BE in the Past Simple. 

We_____( not be) at school yesterday.

RECAP - Irregular verbs

Some verbs in English are irregular, this means that in the past tense they  have their own form:

to write -> wrote; I wrote her a letter last week

to go -> went; He went to Italy last year

to make -> made: They made a very nice meal two days ago

There are no rules for the irregular verbs, you just have to learn them by heart.

Name some irregular verbs
for example: sleep, slept

We____(wake up) very late during the holiday.

My mum____(make) delicious pancakes during the weekend.

WHEN do we use the Past Simple? To talk about...

1. a finished action in a time before now.
2. actions that happen right now.
3. about routines and facts

WHEN - Past Simple

A finished action in the past. We use the following key words:

The LADY-words! :)

L - last week (month, summer, Monday, October, etc)

A - ...ago ( a long time ago / three years ago, etc)

D - DATES; in 2001 / 1998, etc

Y -  yesterday

 HOW- Regular Verbs

After most regular verb you put -ed'

I walk -> I walked

He walks -> He walked

They walk -> They walked

 Regular Verbs Spelling

consonant = medeklinker

vowel = klinker

A verb ending on a consonant + -y, 

then -y changes to -ie: 

I carry - I carried

Not with a vowel + -y: 

I play - I played

 Regular Verbs Spelling

A verb ending on an -e, just add a -d: 

I live - I lived

The last consonant (medeklinker) is doubled when there is 1 vowel (a,i,e,o,u) in front of it: 

I drop - I dropped

I poop --> I pooped  (2 vowels)

I pop --> I popped(1 vowel --> double p)

We_________(change) trains at Rotterdam Central yesterday.

I_________(marry) my best friend last week.

She_________(shop) for clothes all the way in Indonesia last summer.

+ I worked. 

- I didn't work.

? Did I work? 

+ He flew.

- He didn't fly.

? Did he fly? 

Affirmative, negative and questions in the Past Simple. 

What time_____(he/get up) this morning?

We____(not/use) the computer last night.

____(she/make) that painting during the holiday?

Lesson Goal

At the end of this lesson you know WHEN and HOW to use the Past Simple by listening to the explanation and doing exercises.

Remember

me? ;)