Past Simple: irregular verbs

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

By the end of this lesson, you...

...have refreshed your memory on the past simple. 

...you know how to use the past simple in irregular verbs. 

Table of Contents

Past simple: regular verbs

Past simple: irregular verbs

The Past Simple

Last year, I __________(live) in the USA. 

The superhero __________(spy) on the villain. 

This summer, I __________(tan) a lot from being at the beach. 

The Past Simple

Last year, I lived in the USA. (+ed)

The superhero __________(spy) on the villain. 

This summer, I __________(tan) a lot from being at the beach. 

The Past Simple

Last year, I lived in the USA. (+ed)

The superhero spied on the villain. (-y, +ied)

This summer, I tanned a lot from being at the beach. (medeklinker x2 + ed)

The Past Simple

Last year, I lived in the USA. (+ed)

The superhero spied on the villain. (-y, +ied)

This summer, I tanned a lot from being at the beach. (medeklinker x2 + ed)

For a long time, I ______(think) dragons were real. 

I ________(fall) from my bike this morning. 

The Past Simple

Last year, I lived in the USA. (+ed)

The superhero spied on the villain. (-y, +ied)

This summer, I tanned a lot from being at the beach. (medeklinker x2 + ed)

For a long time, I thought dragons were real. (irregular verb)

I fell from my bike this morning. (irregular verb)

 she always                                    a burrito.

Yesterday, she                              a burrito.

Slide the right form of '(to) eat' to the sentences. You will have 2 words left. 

ate

eaten

eats

eats

Watch out!

Kijk naar de vervoegingen van 'to eat':

pers. prnn.	present simple	past simple
I	eat	ate
you (mv)	eat	ate
he/she/it	eat s	ate
we	eat	ate
they	eat	ate

Watch out!

Kijk naar de vervoegingen van 'to eat':

pers. prnn.	present simple	past simple
I	eat	ate
you (mv)	eat	ate
he/she/it	eat s	ate
we	eat	ate
they	eat	ate

Je vervoegd werkwoorden NIET in de verleden tijd!

Right now, you                              at school.

Yesterday, you                               at school.

Slide the right form of '(to) be' to the sentences. You will have 2 words left. 

Yesterday, they                               at school.

am

are

is

was

were

Watch out

Kijk naar de vervoegingen van 'to be':

pers. prnn.	present simple	past simple
I	am	was
you (mv)	are	were
he/she/it	is	was
we	are	were
they	are	were

Watch out

Kijk naar de vervoegingen van 'to be':

pers. prnn.	present simple	past simple
I	am	was
you (mv)	are	were
he/she/it	is	was
we	are	were
they	are	were

In de verleden tijd vervoeg je to be wel!!

Watch out!

Kijk naar de vervoegingen van ‘(to) think’.

 ‘(to) think’ is een onregelmatig werkwoord (irregular verb). 

In de verleden tijd is ‘(to) think’ dus niet ‘thinked’, maar ‘thought’.

Dutch translation	Infinitive (hele ww)	Past simple
denken	(to) think	thought

Overview of the rules!

Past simple regular verbs:

• Bij regelmatige werkwoorden in de past simple zet je -ed achter de stam. 
• Uitzonderingen: Er zijn 4 uitzonderingen waarbij je niet zomaar '-ed' achter de stam kan plakken. 

Past simple irregular verbs:

• Bij onregelmatige werkwoorden in de past simple vervoeg je elk werkwoord op een andere manier. 
• Uitzondering: to be. Bij to be heb je 2 vormen in de verleden tijd: was/were.

Past simple = verleden tijd

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The Past Simple

Last year, I lived in the USA. (+ed)

The superhero spied on the villain. (-y, +ied)

This summer, I __________(tan) a lot from being at the beach. 

Past simple: irregular verbs

Now...irregular verbs

What do you already know?

I                              about her all day.

Yesterday, I                              about her all day.

Slide the right form of '(to) think' to the sentences. You will have 1 word left. 

Think

Thinked

Thought

Watch out!

Kijk naar de vervoegingen van ‘(to) think’.

Dutch translation	Infinitive (hele ww)	Past simple
denken	(to) think	thought

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