Havo 2 Past Simple vs Present Perfect

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• Leerjaar 2

When do we use the past simple?

Finished actions in the past

When you're talking about an action that started and stopped in the past -> before the present time.

Series of finished actions

First I got up, then I had breakfast....

Rule:

Normal verbs get + ED at the end of the word

I walked to school ....

I jumped over a bridge ....

Uitzonderingen

Irregular verbs

Short verbs consonant-vowel-consonant double consonant

Y -> IED

Irregular verbs

The second row of the irregular verbs list

Only way to know is to learn by heart!!

I flew to paris

consonant-vowel-consonant

If a short word has a consonant-vowel-consonant combination

like -> Stop

T-O-P

then the last consonant has to double! (not with w,x,y)

I stopped .....

Y to ied

If a verb ends with Consonant + Y 

then the Y turns into an IED

TR+Y =

Tried

He (to visit) his grandmother

She (to try) her hardest but still failed

How do we make the Present Perfect?

A form of "to have" + past participle

I have known him for years

When do we use it?

Something started in the past, and is still going on

I have known him for years

(I met him 10 years ago and still know him)

Finished action without a period of time. But the result is still relevant! 

I have been to Tokyo

I have lost my keys

Uitzondering

Irregular verbs! Third row!

Go - Went - Gone!

Do - Did - Done!

Time to work!

B Theme words: Do the exercises 10-12 and 14

 Complete A when you haven’t completed them