B1a Grammar Revision

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Grammar Revision U4&5

What is the past simple?

Past Simple - Verleden Tijd

Regular verbs = verb + -ed

eg: walked - jumped - cooked - played

a completed past action (voltooid verleden actie)

How do you ask a question in the Past Simple? (vraag stellen in het verleden tijd)

Question in Past Simple

Did you walk the dog?

Did he cook dinner?

DId they play football?

Did she jump over the wall?

How do you put the Past Simple in the negative? (ontkennend)

Negative in Past Simple

I didn't/did not play football.

He didn't/did not cook dinner.

She didn't/did not jump over the wall.

They didn't/did not walk the dog.

What is the Past Simple
of "to be" and "to have"?

Past Simple "to be" and "to have"

to be = I -he-she-it was  /  you-we-they were

to have = had

this 

that

those

these

singular

plural

near

far

adverb before

adverb after

main verb

to be

What do you know about
word order
in English sentences?

Word Order

P before T in alphabet

P = Place

T = Time

Place before Time!

When do you use could or couldn't?

When do you use can?

When do you use
the Present Simple?

Present Simple

always - usually - never

He always plays football on Wednesday evenings.

We usually go to my grandma once a week.

I never eat chocolate.

When do you use the
Present Continuous?

Present Continuous

Happening as you speak

We are having dinner right now.

She is playing hockey now.

You are doing your homework so put your phone away.

Countable

Uncountable

Milk

Notebook

Tea

Orange

Camera

Pasta

Much

Many

Few

Little

A few

A Little

Countable

Uncountable

Countable

Uncountable

Positive

Negative

Positive

Negative

When do you use
should/shouldn't?

Write down an example of "should" and an example of "shouldn't" in 2 sentences.

What is the main rule for tag questions?

Tag Questions

+ = -

- = +

She does eat meat, doesn't she?

They have a car, don't they?

He knows how to cycle, doesn't he?