Past Simple: Questions and Negatives


Past Simple
Grammar Explanation/Uitleg and exercises
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Past Simple
Grammar Explanation/Uitleg and exercises

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 Past Simple negative: to be. 
Put not/n't after was/were. 
Examples:
Karin was at school. --> Karin wasn't at school.
The horses were afraid. --> The horses weren't afraid.
The hotel was dirty. --> The hotel wasn't dirty. 
The drinks were for free. --> The drinks weren't for free. 

Slide 2 - Slide

Make this sentence negative.
The girls were at school.

Slide 3 - Open question

Make this sentence negative.
The girl was at school.

Slide 4 - Open question

Past simple rules
Usually add -ed
wanted, started, worked, asked

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Questions - Past Simple: to be
to be = was/were
Start the sentence with was/were
Examples:
She was the star of the week. --> Was she the star of the week?
You were enemies back then. --> Were you enemies back then?
Harold was king. --> Was Harold king? 
The dogs were mean. --> Were the dogs mean?

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Past simple rules
If the verb/werkwoord ends in -e, add d

use = used
decide = decided
live = lived

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Past simple rules
We double letters (just like with Present Continuous)

plan = planned
stop = stopped
travel = travelled


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Past simple rules
y

vowel/klinker + y 
stay = stayed

consonant/medeklinker + y
try = tried








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Past Simple Negative
RULE: 
Subject + DID NOT (DIDN'T) + verb (do, go, take...)
Examples:
He listened to me. --> He did not (didn't) listen to me. 
They took the bus home. --> They didn't take the bus home.
She wrote a song. --> She didn't write a song. 
The kids ran fast. --> The kids didn't run fast. 

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Questions in the Past Simple
RULE:
Did + subject + verb (go, see, take...)
Examples:
He heard a noise yesterday. --> Did he hear a noise yesterday.
They played in that film. --> Did they play in that film?
We bought a new caravan. --> Did we buy a new caravan?
Gracie kissed her cat. --> Did Gracie kiss her cat?

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-ed
-d
-ied
double letter -ed
-yed
started
wanted
hoped
tried
decided
used
asked
planned
stopped
stayed
fried
carried
travelled
played
enjoyed

Slide 12 - Drag question

Put this into the Past Simple.
The man …. (to be) very famous.
(schrijf alleen de werkwoordvorm op)

Slide 13 - Open question

Many boys ….. (to be) born in 2000.

Slide 14 - Open question

My dad …. (not - to read) the newspaper this morning.

Slide 15 - Open question

I …. (to have) a hamster when I was little.

Slide 16 - Open question

Donald Trump …. (to be) President of the United States of America.

Slide 17 - Open question

My mum ….. (to go) shopping with her sister last Saturday.

Slide 18 - Open question

The student …. (not - to understand) what the professor told him.

Slide 19 - Open question

He ...(to give) me a present.

Slide 20 - Open question

I …. (not - to help) my classmate with this exercise.

Slide 21 - Open question

My teacher …. (to write) a book last year.

Slide 22 - Open question

We …. (to sing) a song.

Slide 23 - Open question

The boy …. (to ask) the girl for help.

Slide 24 - Open question

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Slide 25 - Poll