Wat is de PAST SIMPLE TENSE? (verleden tijd)
- Iets dat duidelijk in het VERLEDEN is gebeurd en nu afgelopen is.
- Keywords: yesterday, last week, last summer, ten minutes ago etc.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE (OVT) Nederlands:Regelmatige werkwoorden
Wandelen - wandelde/ wandelden
Fietsen - fietste/ fietsten
Nederlandsverleden tijd regelmatige werkwoorden - TE-TEN/ DE-DENOnregelmatige werkwoorden
Gaan- ging/ gingen - onregelmatig
Lopen - liep/ liepen - onregelmatigNederlandsverleden tijd onregelmatige werkwoorden: veranderen van vorm
REGELMATIGE WERKWOORDEN ENGELS
+ ED achter het werkwoord
Walk - Walk+ED = walkedbij regelmatige werkwoorden in de PAST SIMPLE gebruik je de stam + ed.
- I talk - I talked
- I walk - I walked
- She works - She workedBij onregelmatige werkwoorden in de PAST SIMPLE is er geen vaste regel. Deze moet je uit je hoofd leren!
- I go - I went
- We write - we wrote
- She sees - She saw
STAPPEN OM EEN ZIN IN DE VERLEDEN TIJD TE ZETTEN:
- Kijken of er een woord in de zin staat die verleden tijd aangeeft
- Yesterday, last week, ten minutes ago, last summer
- 161-162 kijken of het een onregelmatig werkwoord is
- Ja - 2e vorm (2e rijtje)
- NEE- regelmatig werkwoord
- Regelmatig werkwoord
- + ED
- Vragend (?) DID + hele werkwoord
- Ontkennend (-) DIDN’T + hele werkwoord
EXERCISE 1:
Put the underlined verbs in the PAST SIMPLE
1. I always go to school, but yesterday, I __________ to the park
2. He works in a supermarket. Last week, he ___________there for five
days.
3. I never call people because I hate to talk on the phone, but
yesterday, I __________ my uncle
4. She always has breakfast at seven, but yesterday she __________it at
six.
5. He makes delicious cakes. He ___________one last night.
6. We are 2nd years now. last year, we ____________ 1st
years.
7. Judy always helps her mother in the boutique, she ____________ her
last year, too.
EXERCISE 2: Put the verbs between brackets in the
PAST SIMPLE
1. Yesterday, she (answer) _______________my letter.
2. I (have) ____________ two sandwiches for breakfast this morning.
3. Mrs. McLeod (clean)___________ the kitchen this morning.
4. The Beatles (be) ___________________very famous all over the world.
5. She (buy) _____________________two bangles at the Portobello Road market.
6. Ted (do) ____________________ his homework at school.
7. The reporter (interview) _________________the pop-star after the concert.
8. He (learn) __________________ French when he lived in France.
9. Mr. Hastings (mow) _____________________the lawn on Saturday.
10.
When the weather was sunny, the children
(sail) __________their boats to the Round Pond.
11.
He (come) ______________ home at ten last
night
12.
Mrs. Neville (water) _____________ her
plants early this morning.
13.
“Go Spurs!” (yell) ____________Tedd and
Roy.
14.
We (write)______ him a letter, but he
didn’t answer.
15.
At the party, a beautiful girl (ask)
______ his name.
16.
Ted and his mother (cook) ________the
breakfast at eight o’clock.
17.
My parents (go) ________out at seven this
evening
18.
After school, Karim (help) _______________
his father to wash the van.
19.
When he was in WH Smith’s, Roy (look)
__________ for a hi-fi magazine.
20.
Mr. McKenzie (park)__________ the VW near
the Commonwealth Institute.
21.
Judy (be) __________late for school this
morning
22.
I (drink) _____two cups of coffee with my
breakfast.
23.
He (pay) _________for the hamburger with a
£1,- note.
24.
Rosemary and Roy (talk) _________ to each
other after the Indian dancing.
25.
They always (speak) _________ English when
they were in Malta.
26.
Mrs. Green (wash) _______ the clothes on
Tuesday.
27.
We (watch)_____________ TV after dinner.
28.
Terry (record) _______ the CD when he was
in London.
29.
Sabrina (rest)____ in her dressing-room
before the show.
30.
Rosemay (spend) _______ a month in St.
Tropez.
31.
We (see) ____________him at the concert.
32.
We (support) ______ Ajax when we lived in
Amsterdam.
33.
Who (teach) ________ you to speak English?
34.
The Johnsons (visit) ______ Mrs. Neville
when she was in the hospital.
35.
The fans (wait) ________ in the queue for
tickets for the concert.
36.
They all (want) ________ the best places.
EXERCISE 3: ENGELS
VRAGEND MAKEN in SIMPLE PAST
DID +
HELE WERKWOORD
1. They
talked about their homework
2. You ate
my toast.
3. I had a
car.
4. They had
a party.
5. He
brought his friend.
6. They were
happy together.
7. He was
here yesterday.
8. They were
in the park.
9. They were happy together.
10. He was here
yesterday.
11. The bird
was in the
garden
EXERCISE 4: ENGELS ONTKENNEND MAKEN in
SIMPLE PAST
DIDN’T
+ HELE WERKWOORD
1. King Arthur lived in Camelot .
2. He had an army of knights.
3. They fought for him.
4. They promised that they would help King Arthur .
5. The knights sat at the round table.
6. They all had something to
say.
7. King Arthur had a
wife.
8. Her name was
Guinevere.
9. She helped him become a great king.
10.
This was the end.
THEORY
PRESENT
TENSE TO BE
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are
PAST TENSE
TO BE
I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
EXERCISE 5
Fill in the
translation of the above verbs and pronouns.
Example:
I am = Ik
ben
A) Fill in
the blanks (lege plekken met). Use WAS / WERE:
1. Mary and
Susan …… were ……… ill yesterday.
2. The
weather …………………….. very hot last Saturday.
3. The
students …………………….. at the theater last night.
4. Betty
…………………………….. in Germany last summer.
5. My
brother and I …………………….. at the football stadium on Saturday.
6.
…………………………. it cold yesterday?
B) Put these
sentences into the PAST. Use past form of verb “ TO BE “:
T O D A Y
Y E S T E R D A Y
Example: I’m
at home. ….. I was at home………………………………
1. Jane and
Michael are tired. ……………………………………………….
2. She’s in
the park. ……………………………………………….
3. It’s a
sunny day. ……………………………………………….
4. You’re
late. .………………………………………………
5. They
aren’t hungry. ……………………………………………….
6. We aren’t
at work. ……………………………………………….
7. I’m
thirsty. .………………………………………………
8. You
aren’t at school. ……………………………………………….
9. We’re at
the cinema. ……………………………………………….
10.Paula
isn’t happy. ……………………………………………….
11.Everyone
is excited. ……………………………………………….
12.I’m not
afraid. .. .……………………………………………..
C) Choose
WAS or WERE and circle it:
1. He was /
were a policeman.
2. We was /
were very happy.
3. Was /
Were you happy?
4. They
wasn’t / weren’t interested in.
5. I was /
were at school.
6. It wasn’t
/ weren’t expensive.
7. Was /
Were she your teacher?
D) Complete
the text with WAS or WERE:
Interviewer:
What ……………. it like during the First World War, Bill?
Bill : It
……………… a terrible time. I ………………. a young man, so I …………
in the army.
We …………….. in Italy.
Interviewer:
Where ……………….. your wife and children?
Bill : They
……………… in London. That ……………. dangerous too. There ……...
bombs and
there ……………… not a lot of food. The children ………….. very
young and
they ……………….. very frightened.
E) Are these
statements TRUE or FALSE? Correct the FALSE statements using WASN’T or WEREN’T
(look at the interview D)
Example: a)
Bill was an old man during the First World War.
FALSE- Bill
wasn’t an old man during the First World War.
b) Bill was
in the army. TRUE
c) Bill was
in Poland. ………………………………………………………………..
d) Bill’s
wife and children were in Italy. …………………………………………….
e) It was
dangerous in London. ………………………………………………………
f) There was
a lot of food in London. ………………………………………………..
g) The
children were quite old. ………………………………………………………
h) The
children were frightened. …………………………………………………….
F) Make
questions about the text using WAS or WERE:
Example: a)
How old / Bill / during the First World War?
How old was
Bill during the First World War?
b) / Bill /
in the army? ………………………………………………………………?
c) Where /
Bill? ……………………………………………………………………..?
d) Where /
Bill’s wife and children? ………………………………………………..?
e) / It
dangerous in London? ………………………………………………………..?
f) / there
bombs? ……………………………………………………………………?
g) / there a
lot of food? …………………………………………………………….. ?
h) How old /
the children? …………………………………………………………. ?
I) / the
children frightened? ……………………………………………………….. ?
G) Read the
interview and answer the questions:
Bill Jenkins
is 100 today.
Interviewer: Bill, I expect
life is very different today than a hundred years ago. What was it like?
Bill : Yes, it is
very different. Life was much quieter then. There are so many cars now. There
weren’t any cars when I was a boy.
Interviewer: Were you happy
as a child?
Bill : Oh yes, I was
very happy, but I’m still happy now!
Interviewer: Tell me about
your family.
Bill : Well, my
father was a postman and my mother was a cook. We weren’t rich, but we weren’t
poor either. There were five children. My brothers and sisters were all younger
than me but I’m the only one still here.
1. Were there
any cars when he was a boy?
2. Was he
happy or sad when he was a child?
3. What was
his mother’s job?
4. How many
children were there in his family?
5. How old
is Bill Jenkins?
H) Mary
spent last weekend in Madrid. Ask her some questions using WAS or WERE:
Example:
(your hotel / good?) ….. Was your hotel good?…………
1. (your
room / comfortable?) ……………………………………….
2. (the
weather / nice?) ……………………………………….
3. (the
streets / full of people?) ……………………………………….
4. (the
shops / expensive?) ……………………………………….
5. (the city
/ exciting at night?) ………………………………………..
6. (the
museums / interesting?) ………………………………………..
7. (the
people / friendly?) ………………………………………..
8. (your
flight / OK?) ………………………………………..
I) George
and Sally have been married for 50 years. They are talking about their first
house. Use WAS or WERE and a word between brackets (tussen haakjes) to complete
their conversation
(new,
Italian, big, green, cheap, cold, bad)
Example:
George : The house was warm.
Sally : No,
it ….was cold.
1. George:
The garden was small.
Sally : No,
it ………………………………………………..
2. Sally :
The neighbors were French.
George: No,
they …………………………………………….
3. George:
The living-room was red.
Sally : No,
it ……………………………………………….
4. Sally :
Our first chairs were expensive.
George: No,
they ……………………………………………
5. George:
The kitchen was old.
Sally : No,
it ………………………………………………
6. George:
The local shops were good.
Sally : No,
they ……………………………………………
J) Put WAS,
WASN’T, WERE or WEREN’T in the gaps in these conversations:
1. Peter :
….. Was …….. Paul at work today?
Julie : No,
he ……………….. in the office. I think he’s sick.
2. Henry :
……………… you in South America last year?
Steve : Yes.
I ……………….. in Bolivia on business, and then my wife and I ………… in Brazil for a
holiday.