Past simple

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• Studiejaar 1

(to walk) past simple
He ....... in the park yesterday.

(to hurry) past simple
She ..... to the bus this morning.

(to stop) past simple
The baby ..... crying when she was her mother.

Past simple

Regular verbs

werkwoord + ed:

• Work = worked
• Play = played
• Walk = walked

Present:

• like

• study

• plan

Past :

• liked

• studied

• planned

irregular verbs

Have their own rules:

• to go - went - gone
• to see - saw - seen
• to write - wrote - written
• to come - came - come
• to send - sent - sent
• to read - read - read

She (go) to Australia in 1994.

1. go
2. is going
3. gone
4. went

The dog (eat) its toy last night.

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

I (write) her a letter last week.

1. writed
2. writes
3. wrote
4. written

I (see) it on the news yesterday

1. saw
2. seen
3. see
4. sees

When do you use the past simple?

Workbook

Page 39

exercise 1, 2, 3, exam exercise