past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Good Morning class!

Use your laptop!

Use your own name!

Take out your notebook and a pen! 

PHONES IN YOUR BAG!

What do you already know?

I was home yesterday. 

You were ill last Wednesday. 

He was too tired to play the other day

We were up late last night.

They were on holiday last Saturday.

Past Simple (was/were)

Use:

To talk about facts in the past or something that happened in the past

Was/ were 

Signal words:

yesterday, last day/night/morning/afternoon/evening/year, the other day, five hours ago, in [year]

Was/were:
The dog ..... in the park alone yesterday.

1. Was
2. Were

Was or were:
I ...... in Wales two years ago.

1. Was
2. Were

Past Simple (was/were)

Negative: 

Add NOT after was/were

Was/were:
They ...... mad at the driver.

1. Was
2. Were

Was/were:
You .... very busy last Friday

1. Was
2. Were

The dog was in the park alone yesterday.

I was in Wales two years ago.

They were mad at the driver.

You were very busy last Friday