Recap Grammar- Past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 2

Goals

To learn about past simple

How to make questions and negations in past simple 

How to use past continuous

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Past simple regular verbs

• You use the past simple to talk about actions/ events that happened in the past.
• The action/ event is finished. There's no connection with the present.

To make the past simple of a regular verb you add -(e)d.

My mum liked my new swimsuit a lot. 

We changed flights in London. 

Past simple irregular verbs

• For irregular verbs there is no rule you can follow in the past simple.
• You need to learn the forms of the verbs.

For example:

• (to) be = was/ were
• (to) buy = bought

Past Simple

Make the past simple using the words between brackets.

He … the glass when she scared him. (to drop)

The teacher … the answers on the blackboard. (write)

Yesterday, Mark and Eric ... the computer game 'Tomb Raider'. (play)

Sorry, that I couldn't come to your party. I _____ sick. (be)

Past simple: Questions

Past simple: questions

Er zijn drie manieren om in de past simple een vraag te maken.

1. Staat er was/were of een hulpww als could/would in de zin?

Was/ were of het hulpww (could/ would) aan het begin van de zin.

- Was your mum in Italy two week ago?

- Were you happy to go back home?

- Could you take photos of the dolphins?

Past simple: questions

2. Je zet did aan het begin van de zin. Daarna gebruik je altijd het hele ww. 

- Did I bring my bathing costume?

- Did they enjoy their holiday?

- Did she take route 66?

Past simple: questions

3. Met een WH-woord:

Who/what/which/when/where/how zet je dan aan het begin van de zin. 

- Where was Jenn last week?

- How could they leave without their passports?

- When did you travel through Asia? 

Make a question.
The teacher was sick yesterday.

Make a question.
(The secretary / to write) a note?

Past simple: Negations

Past simple: negations

Er zijn twee manieren om in de past simple een ontkenning te maken: 

1. Bij was/were of een hulpww als could/ would voeg je -n't (not) aan het woord.

- She wasn't in Italy.

- Rick and Bo weren't happy to leave France.

- I couldn't see the Mona Lisa in Paris. 

Past simple: negations

2. Bij andere ontkenningen in de verleden tijd zet je didn't voor het hoofdwerkwoord.

Na didn't komt altijd het hele werkwoord.

- I didn't bring my sunglasses.

- Lucy didn't like camping.

- We didn't see any dolphins. 

Make a negation.
I thought he was a nice guy.

Make a negation.
My mother drank tea all the time.

Make a negation.
Stephanie was happy when she heard the news.

Past Continuous

Past tense of the verb 'to be' and verb + ing

I was playing

You were singing

He was dancing

We were shouting

You were discussing

They were eating

Your father ... the car. (to repair)

I ... a magazine. (to read)

Frank ... a TV show when his mother called. (watch)

They ... each other while everyone was watching! (kiss)