T2-en-2324 - Questions and negative sentences in the past simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Learning objectives

I can use the past simple (regular and irregular) correctly.

I can make questions and negative sentences in the past simple correctly.

Exercise

Change the following sentences

Turn the sentence in a question in the past tense:

"The doctors operate on the patient"

Turn the sentence in a question:

"Erza looked out of the window during class"

Turn the sentence in a question in the past tense:

"You are laughing all the time"

Turn the sentence negative in the past tense:

"The doctors operate on the patient"

Turn the sentence negative:

"Erza looked out of the window during class"

Turn the sentence negative in the past tense:

"I am laughing all the time"

What's next?

2, 1 or 0 mistakes?

Work individually and in silence on the following exercises:

Ex. 51, 52, 53 and 54 (p. 68-71)

More than 2 mistakes?

Follow the instruction.

Do you remember the rules about the past simple?

The standard rule is:

For questions you need:

For negative sentences you need:

'to be' in questions/negatives

ww + ed

did + ww

didn't + ww

no did / didn't

Questions in the past simple

Rule 1: was, were, would, could are placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Your friend was glad to see you.

Was your friend glad to see you?

You were happy yesterday.

Were you happy yesterday?

Questions in the past simple

Rule 2: receive an extra verb (did) which is added at the beginning of the sentence. The main verb also changes to the infinitive (hele ww)

We brought the rackets.

Did we bring the rackets?

He committed  a crime.

Did he commit a crime?

Negations in the past simple

Rule 1: in sentences with were, was, would, could, you add not to the verb.

You were at the game yesterday.

You were not a the game yesterday.

Negations in the past simple

Rule 2: an extra verb (didn't) is added in front of the main verb. The main verb also changes to the infinitive.

He catched the ball.

He didn't catch the ball.

We saw the rally.

We didn't see the rally.

Turn the sentence in a question:
"David was ill last week"

Turn the sentence in a question:
"Jack listened to you"

Turn the sentence negative:
"My parents were at home this morning"

Turn the sentence negative:
"Elisa bought me a snack"

Homework

- Reading: Ex. 41, 43 and 44 (p. 60-63).

- Writing and grammar: Ex. 51, 52, 53 and 54 (p. 68-71).

- Check your answers.