Revision vh2a + hk2a Past simple tense 18-5-2025

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-3

The past simple

Summary of tenses (part 3):

The Past Simple

Learning targets:

• I know the standard rule of the past simple
• I know when to use the past simple.

Next class: Revision on present perfect tense

Who do you remember about the past simple tense?

Past simple
Wanneer gebruik je de past simple.

1. Wanneer iets altijd, nooit of regelmatig gebeurt.
2. Wanneer iets nu bezig of aan de gang is.
3. Wanneer iets in het verleden is gebeurd.
4. Wanneer iets in het verleden is begonnen en nu nog bezig is.

Past Simple

PAST SIMPLE

Past Simple:

Wat is de regel van de past simple?

1. ww+ ed of irregular verb 2e rijtje
2. shit = hele ww+-s
3. vorm van to be + hele ww+ -ing
4. have/has + voltooid deelwoord (3e rijtje)

Past simple

What word(s) give away the tense of the sentence?

Past Simple 

Past Simple Tense

Affirmative	Question	Negative
I went to school.	Did I go to school?	I didn't go to school.

We were at the parc yesterday.

Were we at the parc yesterday?

We weren't at the parc yesterday.

Past Simple: stop

Past Simple: cry

Select the past simple form of the verb for the sentence: He _____ (finish) his homework before dinner.

1. finish
2. finishes
3. finished
4. finishing

Fill in the blank: Yesterday, he _____ (go) to the store.

1. went
2. gone
3. goed
4. goes

Select the proper past simple form: We _____ (drink) a lot of water at the party.

1. drunk
2. drinks
3. drinked
4. drank

Pick the correct past simple form to complete the sentence: We _____ (visit) the museum last weekend.

1. visited
2. visiting
3. visit
4. visits

Fill in the blank with the correct past simple form: I _____ (break) my phone last week.

1. broken
2. breaking
3. broke
4. broked

Choose the past simple form for the verb in the sentence: They _____ (walk) to school yesterday.

1. walk
2. walks
3. walking
4. walked

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What have you learned about the past simple tense today? Provide an example to prove your point.