Past Simple

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• Leerjaar 2

Past Simple

PAST SIMPLE

We use the past tense to talk about:

• Something that happened once in the past:
  

We went to Spain for our holidays.

• Something that happened several times in the past:
  

When I was a boy, I walked a mile to school every day.

• Something that was true for some time in the past:
  

I lived abroad for ten years.

*Past Simple = Verleden tijd

Past Simple | v.t.

• With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding –ed:
  

called / liked / wanted / worked

• But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English.

went / wrote / said / flew / was-were / did

Past simple spelling

Normale regelmatige werkwoorden	+ed	Look ed
Werkwoorden die eindigen op 'e'	+d	Like d
Werkwoorden die eindigen op medeklinker + 'y'	-y + -ied	Stud ied Carr ied
De laatste medeklinker wordt verdubbeld als er één klinker voor staat	Dubbele medeklinker	Stop ped Rip ped

Past simple negative sentences (-)

Past Simple = Verleden tijd

	+	-
I/you/we/they	I watch ed They did	I didn't (did not) watch They didn't (did not) do
he/she/it	He watch ed She bought	He didn't (did not) watch She didn't (did not) buy

Let op: Het woord did is al verleden tijd. 

Daarna gebruik je dus de stam van het werkwoord.

Past simple questions (?)

	+	-
I/you/we/they	I watch ed We went	Did they watch? Did they go?
he/she/it	He watch ed It found	Did he watch? Did it find?

Let op: Het woord did is al verleden tijd. 

Daarna gebruik je dus de stam van het werkwoord.

Past Simple
bevestigend (+), ontkennend (-) en vragend (?)

	Bevestigende zinnen ( + )	Ontkennende zinnen ( - )	Vraagzinnen ( ? )
Regelmatig voorbeeld	She painted her room last week.	She didn't paint her room.	Did she paint her room last week?
Onregelmatig voorbeeld	She ate sushi for dinner.	She didn't eat sushi for dinner.	Did she eat sushi for dinner?

Bevestigend (+):     Stam + -ed / Eigen vorm

Ontkennend (-):     Persoon + didn't + stam

Vragend (?):             Did + persoon + stam

Yesterday, she ___________ (walk) to the park.

1. walking
2. walks
3. wolked
4. walked

We ___________ (play) soccer last weekend.

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

I ___________ (clean) the kitchen after dinner.

1. cleaned
2. cleanded
3. cleaning
4. cleans

She ___________ (buy) a new dress for the party a few minutes ago.

1. buy
2. bought
3. buys
4. buying

Yesterday, Tom _______ (eat) a sandwich for lunch.

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

What ____ you ____ last weekend?

1. did / did
2. did / done
3. do / did
4. did / do

Where ____ you ____ for your last vacation?

1. did / go
2. do / went
3. did / went
4. do / go

____ she _____ for the exam she made last Tuesday?

1. Does / study
2. Did / study
3. Does / studied
4. Did / studied

My friend ___ (not get) the job.

1. didn't get it
2. did not got
3. didn't get
4. did not get

The weather ___ (not improve) last week.

1. did not improve
2. didn't improve
3. did not improved
4. didn't improving