Theme 1 2 KGT Lesson prepositions of Time

VOORZETSELS VAN TIJD- PREPOSITIONS OF TIME

ON

• Bij dagen en data
• On Mondays
• On December 15th

AT

• Bij kloktijden
• Vaste uitdrukkingen
• At 11 o’clock
• At Christmas, at weekends, at the same time

IN

• Bij maanden, jaartallen, seizoenen en delen van de dag
• In February
• In 1960
• In summer
• In the afternoon

Grammar 1: PAST SIMPLE TENSE

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
  
  Nederlands
  verleden tijd regelmatige werkwoorden - TE-TEN/ DE-DEN
   
  Onregelmatige werkwoorden
  
  Gaan-  ging/ gingen - onregelmatig
  Lopen -  liep/ liepen -  onregelmatig
   
  Nederlands
  verleden tijd onregelmatige werkwoorden: veranderen van vorm
  
  REGELMATIGE WERKWOORDEN ENGELS
  + ED achter het werkwoord
  Walk - Walk+ED = walked
  bij regelmatige werkwoorden in de PAST SIMPLE gebruik je de stam + ed.

• I talk - I talked
• I walk - I walked
• She works - She worked
   
   
  Bij 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:

1. Kijken of er een woord in de zin staat die verleden tijd aangeeft
   1. Yesterday, last week, ten minutes ago, last summer
2. 161-162 kijken of het een onregelmatig werkwoord is
   1. Ja - 2^e vorm (2^e rijtje)
   2. NEE-  regelmatig werkwoord
3. Regelmatig werkwoord
   1. + ED
4. Vragend (?)  DID + hele werkwoord
5. 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 2^nd years now. last year, we ____________ 1^st 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.

3. Paula : Philip and I ……………….. at home in London last week. We …………… at Mike’s house in Cornwall. It was lovely there. Do you know Mike?

Jane : Yes, I …………………. at Mike’s party in Oxford in the summer.

……………………you there?

Paula : No, we weren’t there. Philip and I ……………….. in Portugal in the summer.

 

K) Make questions using WAS / WERE:

1. Jim / at home / last night. ……… Was Jim at home last night?…?

2. You / at school / on Monday. …………………………………………?

3. David / here / yesterday. ……………………………………….. ?

4. the cinema / open / on Sunday. ……………………………………….. ?

5. Kate and Jane / late / yesterday. ……………………………………….. ?

6. you / in the football team / last year. ……………………………………….. ?

7. all your friends / at your party. ……………………………………….. ?

8. it / hot / last week. ………………………………………. ?

 

L) Make negative (ontkennende) sentences using WAS / WERE:

1. Kevin / at my party. …… Kevin wasn’t at my party………...

2. Nick / in class yesterday. …………………………………………

3. It / warm / yesterday. …………………………………………

4. Tina and Jim / late. …………………………………………

5. Etty / on the bus. …………………………………………

6. We / at the match / yesterday. …………………………………………

7. Our teachers / pleased with us. ………………………………………...

8. I / at the restaurant. ………………………………………...

 

N) Fill in the blanks using WAS (NOT) / WERE (NOT):

1. I’m here today but I ……. wasn’t ……… here yesterday.

2. Jennifer is tall now but she …………………….. tall two years ago.

3. It is rainy today but it ……………………… yesterday.

4. Mr. Smith is angry now but he ……………………………… an hour ago.

5. The shops are open today but they ………………………….. on Sunday.

6. My car is clean today but it …………………………………… yesterday.

7. My father isn’t at home now but he ………………………………….. an hour ago.

8. The students are in class today but they …………………………….. last week.

9. It isn’t sunny now but it ………………………………. an hour ago.

10. We aren’t hungry now but we …………………………… twenty minutes ago.