Past simple

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

Time to practice!

You use the past simple when...

1. something is going to happen in the future
2. something happens every day
3. when something happened in the past
4. something still needs to happen

You use the past simple when...

1. something is going to happen in the future
2. something happens every day
3. when something happened in the past
4. something still needs to happen

What is the past simple of 'to go'?

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

What is the past simple of 'to tell'?

1. told
2. tolded
3. telled
4. tolt

What is the past simple of 'to think'?

1. tought
2. taught
3. thought
4. thinked

What is the past simple of 'to see'?

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

Wat is de Past Simple van work

1. works
2. worked
3. working
4. work

Wat is de Past Simple van help

1. helping
2. helped
3. helps
4. help'd

Wat is de Past Simple van study

1. studyd
2. studyied
3. studyed
4. studied

Wat is de Past Simple van buy

1. buyed
2. bought
3. boughd
4. bught

I ..... a sandwich yesterday.

1. eat
2. drink
3. drank
4. ate

We ..... on holiday 2 years ago.

1. go
2. went
3. been
4. walked

My sister .......... (play) the guitar last year.

They ....... (go) home after school yesterday.

PAST SIMPLE NEGATIVE

RULE: DID NOT/DIDN'T + Verb in the present (!)

      Harry looked out of the window.

            => Harry did not /didn't look out of the window

      Ron walked to another cabin.

            => Ron did not/didn't walk to another cabin.

      The frog jumped out of the train.

            => The frog did not/didn't jump out of the train

Time to practice!

Put the sentence in the correct order.
did not / yesterday. / to school / walk / She

Put the sentence in the correct order.
last week. / for the test / David / study / didn't

Put the sentence in the correct order.
I / was / my bike / when / younger. / about / did not / I / care

Put the sentence in the correct order.
about / did not / talk / my life. / You

Questions in the simple past

a. With question words (where, what, who, how...): 

               question word + did + subject + verb (present!)

        ex. Where did you go yesterday? 

b. Inversion questions:   

                 Did + subject+ verb (present!)+....

          ex. Did they eat dinner last night?

Answer the question.
She went to the beach.

1. Where does she go?
2. Where did she go?
3. Where did she went?
4. Where went she?

Answer the question.
He was a clown.

1. Which hobby does he have?
2. What did he do?
3. Why doesed he dress like this?

Do you understand today's lesson?

1. Yes, completely!
2. A little bit, I need some more practice.
3. Not at all!