Kader 1 English 22-03-2021

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 1

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Past Simple tense

• The verb to be - was / were
• The verb have - has / had

Lesson Objective

By the end of the lesson you can:

_{1.  Write 1 sentence in English using the the verb 'to be' in simple past tense.}

_{2. Write 1 sentence in English using the the verb 'have' in simple past tense.}

_{2. Read an English text and highlight the past tense verbs 'to be' and 'to have'.}

                                                           

                                                          

                                                              

Past Simple

English:

• A completed action in a time before now.
  
• When you talk about something that happened.

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De simple past tense wordt gebruikt om te spreken over een voltooide handeling op een moment in het verleden. De duur is niet belangrijk. Het moment van de handeling kan in een recent of een ver verleden liggen.

Recap - The verb 'to be'

The verb to be is used to say something about a: 

• person - you / me / friend / neighbour / hairdresser
• thing - object
• state - feeling / physical description
• to show a permanent or temporary quality, state, job, etc.

Used to indicate tense - the time when something happened.

Example - past / present / future

The verb 'to be'

Present Simple

• is
• are
• am
• are

The verb to be in the present simple tells the listener that something that is happening now.

The verb 'to be'

Past Simple

• were
• was

The verb to be in the past tense: 

Tells the listener that something happened to something / someone in the past.

Which best describes the "past tense"?

1. an action you are doing now
2. A completed action in a time before now.
3. You talk about when something happened.
4. an action you are going to do tomorrow

Which tense?

I was a fireman.

1. present
2. future
3. past

"I was a fireman."

1. The tense?
2. Verb to be?

Which tense?

"We were on holiday."

1. present
2. past
3. future

"We were on holiday."

1. The tense?
2. Verb to be?

It ....... cold. (was / were)

was

were

The cat ..... on the roof. (was / were)

was

were

We ..... at home when you called.
(was / were)

was

were

Task

You must:

• Write 1 sentence using the past tense verb 'to be' (was / were).
• You have 1 minute.

Example: I was a once a famous actor.  / We were at the park yesterday.

Write your sentence...

Recap - The verb 'have'

The verb 'have' can be use in an English sentence to show:

1. Ownership 

Example:  "I have a blue cat!"

2. Past tense - Something happened in the past.

Example: "We had left early."

Example:  "Denise had read a book about tigers  yesterday."

The verb 'to be'

Present Simple

• have
• has

The verb to be in the present simple tells the listener that something that is happening now.

The verb 'have'

Past Simple

• had

The verb to be in the past tense: 

Tells the listener that something happened in the past.

Which tense?

"She had a headache yesterday."

1. present
2. past
3. future

"She had a headache yesterday."

Which word:
1. indicates tense
2. the verb 'to have'

Which tense?

"We had a cat when I was younger."

1. past
2. future
3. present

"We had a cat when I was younger."

1. The tense?
2. Verb 'to have'?

Task

You must:

• Write 1 sentence using the past tense verb 'to have' (had).
• You have 1 minute.

Example: 

We had gone to the zoo yesterday. / We had pizza for dinner yesterday.

Write your sentence...

TASK: Reading an English text

Step 1: Read the English text - You have 5 minutes.

Step 2: Underline the sentences with the verb:

• to be - were / was
• to have - had

Write one sentence from from the story 'Harry Potter' that has the past tense verb:
- were / was
-had

Round Up: 

Did we achieve the learning Objectives??

1. Write one sentence in English using the the verb 'to be' in simple past tense.

2. Write one sentence in English using the the verb 'have' in simple past tense.

2. Read an English text and highlight the past tense verbs 'to be' and 'to have'