Test review workbook B

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Test review workbook B

Agenda

Warm up

Test review: all grammar

Practice: study grammar, vocabulary, or sentences.

All grammar

Past simple "to be"

Past continuous

Adverbs and adjectives

Degrees of Comparison

Word order

past simple of to be

I	was
you	were
he	was
she	was
it	was
we	were
you	were
they	were

Past simple van 'to be'

+	-	?
I was there	I wasn't there	Was I there?
You were there	You weren't there.	Were you there?
He/she/it was there	He/She/It wasn't there.	Was he/she/it there?
We/You/They were there	We/You/They weren't there.	Were we/you/they there?

Past Continuous - form

Subject

+

was/were

 +

verb + ing

Past continuous form

subject + was/were + verb-ing

(onderwerp + was/were +werkwoord-ing)

Past continuous: Form

Bevestigend: subject + was/were + verb-ing

(onderwerp + was/were +ww-ing)

I was walking

Ontkennend: Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing

I wasn't (was not) walking 

Vragend: Was / were + subject + verb-ing?

Were they walking?

Past continuous: use

We gebruiken de past continuous voor handelingen of gebeurtenissen die in het verleden voor een bepaalde tijd gaande waren.

They were studying yesterday morning

Degrees of Comparison

You can follow along in your book on page 36-37

We will take >10 minutes for the explanation if it all goes well :)

Comparisons

Comparisons = vergelijkingen

We gebruiken comparisons om mensen, dieren, dingen te vergelijken met elkaar. 

Comparisons

Signal words

Comparatives: Than

I am smarter than my brother.

Superlatives: The

That's the largest cat I've ever seen.

Spelling variations

1. Woorden die eindigen op e -> alleen r/st

Nice, nicer, nicest

2. Woorden die eindigen op y -> ier/iest

Busy, busier, busiest

3. Woorden die eindigen op klinker + medeklinker -> medeklinker verdubbelen

Big, bigger, biggest

Onregelmatig woorden

Good, better, best

bad, worse, worst

far, further, furthest

Less / least

Less kan je gebruiken om te zeggen dat iets minder is dan iets anders

more expensive, less expensive

most expensive, least expensive

New Grammar: Word order

You can follow along on page 39 of your book

Uitleg >5 minutes

Word order

The order of words in sentences in English is different from Dutch.

This is what you need to remember:

Wie->doet->wat/wie->waar->waneer

Tijdsbepalingen

Deze gaan aan het begin of einde van de zin.

Yesterday, I saw a good movie.

I saw a good movie yesterday.

Uitzonderingen

Words that mention frequency go after the subject:

I always drink tea at breakfast.

We usually catch the 9:00 bus.

They never spend money on drinks.

Do you ever make dinner at home?

Plaatsbepalingen

In an English sentence the place always comes before the time.

We went to the nicest restaurant last week.

She played hockey at the sport center on the weekend.

Warm up

Look at the words in red. What are they doing in the sentence?

I watched a great movie.

They are petting a brown dog.

That cake was delicious!

Answer:

Adjectives (bijvoeglijk naamwoorden) give information about nouns (zelfstandig naamwoorden)

I watched a great movie.

They are petting a brown dog.

That cake was delicious!

Adverbs

What are the words in red doing in the following sentences?

She writes beautifully.

We are walking quickly.

Answer

Adverbs (bijwoorden) give information about verbs, (werkwoorden) and how the action in a sentence happens.

(These usually end with -ly)

I greatly appreciate your help.

Why are you walking so slowly?

Adverbs +

Adverbs can also give more information about adjectives.

The incredibly small mouse.

The very ugly armchair.

Adverb spelling

Adverbs usually end in -ly. 

When a word ends in -y -> -ily easy -> easily

When a word ends in -le -> -ly terrible -> terribly

When a word ends in -c -> -ally basic -> basically

Adverb spelling 2

Some adverbs do not follow the spelling rules and do not get a new ending:

hard, fast, high, near, short, late

Sometimes you hear the -ly version of these words, but those words have another function (don't worry about this for now)

good vs well

good is an adjective -> a good book

well is an adverb -> You did well on the test

Exceptions

Na zintuigelijke werkwoorden komt een adjective, niet een adverb

Zintuigelijke werkwoorden: to be, to become, to feel, to look, to seem, to smell, to stay, to sound, to taste

That sounds great! 

She is cool.

Practice

Past simple "to be"

Past continuous

Adverbs and adjectives

Degrees of Comparison

Word order