Idris Ali: HAVO 1_Past_Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Today...... 

Recap of past simple

• Form
• Meaning
• positive/ affirmative 
• negative

At the end of the lesson you will be able to know .....

•  when to use the past simple
• how to use the past simple

Write the past form of: visit, play, tidy, plan, watch

Write the past form of: cook, like, jump, listen, try

Past Simple

•  Regular: Verb+ed (V-ed): (visit = visited), (watch = watched)
• Short vowel (verbs): (plan = planned), (clap = clapped)
• verbs ending in -(consonant)+y: (try = tried)
• Verbs ending in -(vowel)-y: stay = stayed

We ............ (start) to paint our house last month.

I ................. (study) for the exam last night.

I .............. (call) my friend yesterday.

After five years in London, I ............. (move) to a small village in Devon and ............. (start) to make new friends.

He watched a movie last night.

now

in the past

John bought a present for his mother's birthday last week.

now

in the past

When do we use the past simple?

We use past simple for things happened in the past (yesterday, last week, in 1993, three days ago). 

I ............ (not sleep) well last night.

She .................... (not like) the movie.

They didn't .................. all the questions.

1. answered
2. answer

I didn't ........... the film.

1. enjoy
2. enjoyed

He didn't .......... his room.

1. clean
2. cleaned

Negative (not)

didn't + V

• She didn't like swimming. 
• I didn't go to bed early last night. 
• They didn't  play a good game. 

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