Ondersteuning Engels - Summary of the tenses

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• Leerjaar 2

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English tenses
(e.g. Present Simple)

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Perfect

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Used to

I walk

I have walked

I used to walk

I had walked

I am walking

I walked

I was walking

Present Simple = ww + s

- tegenwoordige tijd

- feit, gewoonte

- iets wat altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt

- Signaalwoorden: always, never, regularly

+ They clean the house every week

- They don't clean the house every week

? Do they clean the house every week?

Let op! She, He, It (SHIT) + S

+ He cleans the house every week

- He doesn't clean the house every week

? Does he clean the house every week?

Present Continuous = am/is/are + ww + ing

- tegenwoordige tijd

- op dit moment

- iets wat nu aan de gang is

- Signaalwoorden: at the moment, right now

+ They are cleaning the house right now

- They aren't cleaning the house right now

? Are they cleaning the house right now?

She normally .......... (to walk) to school, but today ............. (to take) the bus.

..... your aunt ....... (to live) in Zwolle?
Yes, but she ................. (to move) to Wezep next month.

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Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

+ They cleaned the house last week

- They didn't clean the house last week

? Did they clean the house last week?

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

+ He wrote a letter to her yesterday

- He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Past Continuous = was/were + ww + ing

- verleden tijd

- was in het verleden aan de gang

- in NL: 'ik was aan het ....' 

+ They were cleaning the house when I came home

- They weren't cleaning the house right now

? Were they cleaning the house right now?

Yesterday, I ................. (to clean) the kitchen, when the telephone .......... (to ring)

..... they ....... (to pay attention) to the teacher?
No, they .................. (to listen). They ......... (to stop) listening after 5 minutes.

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Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

+ They cleaned the house last week

- They didn't clean the house last week

? Did they clean the house last week?

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

+ He wrote a letter to her yesterday

- He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Present Perfect

- In het verleden begonnen en nog steeds effect/aan de gang

- wanneer staat (meestal) niet in de zin.

- Signaalwoorden: since, for

+ She has lived here since 2005

- She hasn't lived here since 2005

? Has she lived here since 2005?

So you work at McDonald's?
Yes, I ................... (to work) there for three years now.

So you work at McDonald's?
No, I ................... (to work) there for three years, but I quit.

Present Perfect

- In het verleden begonnen en nog steeds effect/aan de gang

- wanneer staat (meestal) niet in de zin.

- Signaalwoorden: since, for

have/has + volt. deelwoord (ww+ed/3e rijtje)

+ She has lived here since 2005

- She hasn't lived here since 2005

? Has she lived here since 2005?

Present Perfect Continuous

- In het verleden begonnen en nog steeds effect/aan de gang

- heeft een poosje geduurd, gebeurt voor de zóveelste keer

have/has + been + ww + ing

+ She has been watching TV for 3 hours!

- She hasn't been working since last summer.

? Has she been getting into trouble that many times?

Past Simple = ww + ed

- verleden tijd

- plaatsgevonden en afgelopen

- wanneer is belangrijk

- Signaalwoorden: last week, in 2012

+ They cleaned the house last week

- They didn't clean the house last week

? Did they clean the house last week?

Let op! Onr. ww = 2e rijtje

+ He wrote a letter to her yesterday

- He didn't write a letter to her yesterday

? Did he write a letter to her yesterday?

Past Perfect

- in het verleden gebeurd

- meerdere momenten in het verleden

- past perfect voor het langst geleden moment

+ They had cleaned the house before we came home

- They hadn't cleaned the house before we came home

? Had they cleaned the house before we came home?

Let op! Onr.  ww = 3e rijtje

+ He had given a speech before the protest started

As soon as I ______ (to finish) breakfast, I _______ (to walk) to school.

Before they _______ (to write) to the head master, they ____ already _______ (to write) a letter to the teacher.

Used to + hele ww

- oude gewoontes

- regelmatige gebeurtenissen van vroeger die nu niet meer gebeuren

+ I used to hang out with my friends all the time.

- I didn't use to hang out with my friends all the time.

? Did you use to hang out with your friends all the time?

Let op!

+ Used to + hele ww.

- Didn't use to + hele werkwoord

? Did use to + hele werkwoord

What game ....... you ............... (play) when you were a child?

No, I ..................... (have) a lot of money back in the days.

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Present Simple Passive

The man cleans the house every week -> The house is cleaned every week.

She gives him a present every year --> A present is given  to him every year.

Present simple --> am/is/are + volt. dw (3e rijtje)

Present Simple: Active to passive
I close the door -> The door ....

Past Simple Passive

The teacher informed the students --> The students were informed by the teacher.

The dog bit the child --> The child was bitten by the dog.

Past simple --> was/were + volt. dw (3e rijtje)

Past Simple: Active to passive
She wrote a letter -> A letter ....