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2. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple (De Verleden Tijd)

3. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Explanation in Dutch: De Past Simple gebruik je om aan te geven dat iets in het verleden is gebeurd. Vaak wordt het tijdstip genoemd, bijv.: yesterday, lastyear, when I was younger, etc. Je gebruikt de Past Simple ook wanneer je vraagt naar wanneer iets gebeurde, bijv.: When did you talk to her?

4. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Exercise 1: Find the verbs in the Past Simple (Zoek de werkwoorden die in de verleden tijd staan.) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. He started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music. He was only 35 years old when he died.

5. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Check your answers: (Controleer je antwoorden) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. He started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music. He was only 35 years old when he died.

6. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple RULE 1: Regular verbs • The Past Simple ends in -ed: • I work in a travel agency now. Before that I ……………… in a shop. • We ……………… them to our party but they ……………… not to come • Last night, the police ……………… me on my way home worked invited decided stopped

7. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Regular verbs - Spelling rules Als het hele werkwoord eindigt op: A. medeklinker +y? Dan verandert de -y in -ied. Example: Today I study. Yesterday I studied. B. medeklinker waar een korte beklemtoonde klinker voor staat? Dan wordt de medeklinker verdubbeld. Example: Today I stop. Yesterday I stopped. C. stomme -e? Deze -e valt weg de uitgang -ed wordt toegevoegd. Example: Today I like you. Yesterday I liked you.

8. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Exercise 2: Find 5 examples of A, B & C and write them in your notebook. (Vind 5 voorbeelden van A,B & C en schrijf ze in je schrift) A. medeklinker +y? Dan verandert de -y in -ied. B. medeklinker waar een korte beklemtoonde klinker voor staat? Dan wordt de medeklinker verdubbeld. C. stomme -e? Deze -e valt weg de uitgang -ed wordt toegevoegd.

9. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple RULE 2: Irregular verbs Many verbs are . Then the Past Simple does not end in -ed. irregular Examples: write Mozart more than 600 pieces of music. wrote  see We Rose in town yesterday saw  go  I to the cinema three weeks ago went

10. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple List of irregular verbs Example: NED ENG PAST SIMPLEPERFECT 1 zijn be was/were have been 2 buigen bend bent have bent 3 beginnen begin began have begun Click here for a complete list in WORD

11. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple ? ? ? ? Questions ? In questions we use did/didn’t + infinitive. Example: write Normal: I wrote a book yesterday. Question: Did I write a book yesterday?

12. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple ! ! ! ! Negatives ! In negatives we also use did/didn’t + infinitive. Example: write Normal: I wrote a book yesterday. Negative: I didn’t write a book yesterday.

13. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple SO AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION NEGATIVE I worked Did I work? I didn’t work She saw Did she see? She didn’t see They went Did they go? They didn’t go Exercise 3: Now try to make 5 examples yourself and write them in your notebook. (Maak zelf 5 voorbeelden en schrijf ze in je schrift)

14. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Exercise 4: Make 6 sentences with the Past simple of the following verbs: (Maak 6 zinnen met de verleden tijd van de volgende werkwoorden) begin / choose / take / go / drive / eat Example: Yesterday, I took my girlfriend home. take:

15. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Exercise 5: Make questions of these 6 sentences (Maak nu vragen van deze 6 zinnen) Example: Yesterday, I took my girlfriend home. Question: Did I take my girlfriend home yesterday?

16. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Exercise 6: Make negatives of the 6 sentences you made in exercise 3. (Maak de 6 zinnen van oefening 3 negatief) Example: Yesterday, I took my girlfriend home. Negative: I didn’t take my girlfriend home yesterday.

17. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Exercise 7: Fill in the Past Simple (Vul de verleden tijd in) When I (come) home I (eat) something. Then I (walk) upstairs. I (want) to go to bed to get some sleep. But my bed (be) gone. The first thing I (think) was: who (do) this? I (walk) downstairs again, I (open) the door of the living room and… …there it (be)! In the middle of the living room (stand) my bed. How did it get here? My mother (laugh). I (ask) her if she (know) something about it but she (do) not. Suddenly the bed (move) and started to shake all over. It (rise) up from the floor and (go) into the direction of the window. Before it could fly away I (jump) on it. The windows (open) and the bed with me on it (sail) through the opening.

18. Let me tell you about... The Past Simple Useful WEBSITES for extra information and lots of exercises ... http://www.digischool/en/grammatica/tenses.htm

19. And now you know something about... The Past Simple … don’t you?