Unraveling the Past: Exploring the Past Simple Tense

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 2

Unraveling the Past: Exploring the Past Simple Tense

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and use the past simple tense correctly in English.

What do you already know about the past simple tense?

What is the Past Simple?

The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions or states in the past. It is formed by adding -ed to regular verbs and using irregular verb forms for irregular verbs.

Regular Verbs in the Past Simple

Regular verbs form the past simple tense by adding -ed to the base form of the verb. For example, 'walk' becomes 'walked' and 'play' becomes 'played'.

Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple

Irregular verbs have unique past tense forms that do not follow a specific pattern. For example, 'go' becomes 'went' and 'eat' becomes 'ate'.

Positive Sentences

In positive sentences, the subject is followed by the past simple form of the verb. For example, 'I watched a movie last night.'

Negative Sentences

In negative sentences, the subject is followed by 'did not' (didn't) and the base form of the verb. For example, 'She didn't eat breakfast this morning.'

Question Sentences

In question sentences, 'did' is placed before the subject and the base form of the verb is used. For example, 'Did they finish their homework?'

Practice Time!

It's time to put your knowledge into practice. Complete the exercise sheet provided and check your answers.

He _______ (go) to the store yesterday.

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

They _______ (play) soccer last night.

1. playing
2. plays
3. played
4. play

She _______ (study) for the test yesterday.

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

We _______ (watch) a movie on Friday.

1. watching
2. watch
3. watches
4. watched

I _______ (eat) lunch an hour ago.

1. ate
2. eating
3. eats
4. eat