Past simple (regular verbs + to be+irregular verbs)

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Past simple

Past Simple

You use the past simple when something happened in the past and is finished.

 Regular Verbs

After a regular verb you put -ed'

I walk -> I walked

He walks -> He walked

They walk -> They walked

 Regular Verbs Spelling

Als een werkwoord eindigt op een medeklinker + -y, dan verandert de -y in -ie: I carry - I carried

Let op, er verandert niets als het werkwoord eindigt op klinker + -y:

I play - I played

 Regular Verbs Spelling

Als een werkwoord eindigt op -e, dan komt er in de past simple alleen een -d achter: I live - I lived

In de past simple wordt de laatste medeklinker verdubbeld als er één klinker voor staat: I drop - I dropped

Past Simple - Signal word

In Dutch signal words are called 'signaal woorden'  

These word help you to see if something happened in the past

• yesterday
• last week
• ten minutes ago
• in 2015

You use a past simple when...

1. something will happen in the future
2. something happens every day
3. something happened in the past and is finished
4. something hasn't happened yet.

Choose the correct Past Simple form:
Nancy ....... with her friends yesterday.

1. has played
2. played
3. plaied
4. did played

Past simple:
I _____ (study) very hard yesterday.

1. study
2. studyed
3. studies
4. studied

Past simple:
You _____ (clean) the house this morning.

1. clean
2. cleans
3. cleaned

Past simple:
The bus _____ (stop) at the busstop.

1. stop
2. stops
3. stoped
4. stopped

Wat is een signaalwoord van de verleden tijd?

1. tomorrow
2. last week
3. never
4. since

Wat is een signaalwoord van de verleden tijd?

1. next week
2. lately
3. a month ago
4. today

What is the past tense of: 'to work'

1. works
2. worked
3. working
4. worken

What is the past tense of: 'to study'

1. studyd
2. studyied
3. studyed
4. studied

Irregular Verbs

Let's focus on the verb TO BE

TO BE

Simple present   -->             Simple past

I am                                            I was

You are                                     You were

He/She/It is                            He/She/It was

We are                                      We were

You are                                     You were

They are                                   They were

 When do we use was / were?

I ______ wrong.

You ______ wrong.

He, She, It  ______ wrong. 

We ______ wrong.

They ______ wrong.

Was

were

was

was

were

were

was

were

were

was

Past simple

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS

Vraag: Ging jij naar Londen vorige week?

Vraag: Keek jij TV gisteren?

Vraag: Droomde hij over mij?

Vraag: Zei ze iets?

Vraag: Viel jij?

Maak negatief: He worked there.

Maak negatief: They walked to school.

Maak negatief (short form!):
She was happy.

Maak negatief: I studied a lot.

Give a short answer:
Did you study for English?

1. Yes, I did.
2. No, I didn't.

Give a short answer:
Did you watch TV yesterday?

1. Yes, I did.
2. No, I didn't.

Give a short answer:
Did you come to school by bike this morning?

1. Yes, I did.
2. No, I didn't.

Give a short answer:
Did the teacher give an example?

1. Yes, the teacher did.
2. No, the teacher didn't.
3. Yes, she did.
4. No, she did not.

Write as many verbs as you can remember

I Played a Game

I played a game.

I rode my bike.

I had a snack.

I took a hike.

I read a book.

I watched T.V.

I built a fort.

I climbed a tree.

I surfed the web.

I played guitar.

I caught a bug

inside a jar.

I called my friends.

I dug a hole.

I kicked a ball.

I scored a goal.

I had a swim.

I learned to skate.

I played with toys.

I stayed up late.

It’s fair to say

I do like school,

but even more, though,

weekends rule!

 — Kenn Nesbitt