Past simple
When
- Korte acties, feiten
Signaal: Yesterday, last week
How: stam + ed / Irregular verb (2e rij)
Did/Didn't + present simple verb
Example:
I walked to school yesterday, because my tire turned out to be flat.
Past continuous
When
- Lange actie in de verledentijd; while, when.
How: Was/were +ing
Example: I was walking to school, when I heard my tire make a weird sound
Present perfect
When
- Wanneer iets in het verleden is begonnen en je nu resultaat ziet
- Wanneer iets nog eens kan gebeuren
Signaal: for, yet, never, ever, just, already, since
How
Has/Have + past participle (ed/3e rij)
Hasn't/Haven't + (ed/3e rij)
Example:
I have walked to school for one week now.