Past simple

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Welcome

How are you?

Good to see you!

What do you already know about the past simple?

What do these words have in common? crashed , worked, watched, studied

When do we use past simple?

When something has ended

Signal words: last week, last month, yesterday, last year (a period of time)

How do we use past simple?

verb+ ed

work + ed = Worked

-fill in the gap- They .....(watch) TV last night

-fill in the gap- Priscilla .... (talk) to her friends yesterday

-fill in the gap- It...(rain) a lot last weekend

I wash my clothes. Change it to the past simple

Uitzondering!

Irregular verbs 

see the list on page 254!

example:

 Correct :  I saw my friend yesterday

Incorrcect : I seed my my friend yesterday

to be - was /were

to have - had

-fill in the gap- I ...... ( have) a terrible headache yesterday

-fill in the gap- Bob ....... (come) home from school late

She ..... (study) hard and....... (pass) the exam

He ...... (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room

-fill in the gap-

(?) Esther .... (be) at home last night.

-fill in the gap-

They ...... (be) late for school this morning.

My mother .... (clean) the car yesterday

Past simple forms

(+) He walked to school last week.

(-) He didn't walk to school last week. -->didn't + hele ww

(?) Did he walk to school last week? --> Did+ hele ww

Usually

I get up at 6AM

I take a shower at 6:15AM

I don't eat breakfast

I take my car to work

I arrive at work at 7:50AM

I leave work at 16:00

In the evening I go to dance class. 

Yesterday

I got up at 6AM

I took a shower at 6:15AM

I ........ eat breakfast

I....... my car to work

I ............. at work at 7:50

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-fill in the gap-

(-)Bob ....... (come) home from school late

-fill in the gap-

(?)Bob ....... (come) home from school late

-fill in the gap-

(-)Bob ....... (come) home from school late

-fill in the gap-

(?) They ...... (be) late for school this morning.

-fill in the gap-

They ...... (be) late for school this morning.

Ik snap hoe je de past simple gebruikt

(-) She ..... (study) hard and....... (pass) the exam

She ..... (study) hard and....... (pass) the exam

Ik kan past simple / verleden tijd aan iemand uitleggen

1

Yes, of course!

2

I'm not sure

3

Haven't got a clue