The Past Simple

The Past Simple

The Past Simple

Welcome to the introduction to the Past Simple. Down below you can watch the video which is about the Past Simple. In the video Mr. Morton does certain actions in the past that are also finished in the past. It is turned into a song and shows you what the Past Simple looks like again.  Watch out! There are a couple of verbs (werkwoorden) that are in the Present Tense!

The Past Simple Song

Explanation of the Past Simple

Down below you will find a link to a website that explains the Past Simple. Please click on it and read the explanation. After that you can continue to the next page.

Past Simple Uitleg

The Past Simple Exercise

Now that you have watched the video. Please watch it again and categorize (in een schema zetten) the verbs (werkwoorden) that are in the Present Tense, all the irregular verbs in the Past Simple (onregelmatige werkwoorden) and all the regular verbs in the Past Simple (regelmatige werkwoorden). It should look something like the picture below (you can click on it). You can find the answers below the video.

The Past Simple Song

One more exercise

Okay, one more exercise just to make sure that you got it! Read the text below and write down all the verbs that are the Past Simple tense. Again, categorize them into Past Simple Irregular (onregelmatig) and Past Simple Regular (regelmatig).

Choose your own route!

It's time to choose your own route!

- Option 1 --> If you still struggle a lot with the Past Simple you can go to the next page. Here we will practice how to make the Past Simple. Afterwards you can continue to 'Past Simple Negations'.

- Option 2 --> If you think you already know how to make the Past Simple, but still struggle with how to make negations (ontkenningen) and questions with them, then you can skip the next page and go to "Past Simple Negations".

How to make the Past Simple

Exercise how to make the Past Simple

Past Simple Exercise
There are some irregular verbs. Those are 'break, say, go, sing and feel' You can find those irregular verbs on page 213 in your book.

How to make negations with the Past Simple

Past Simple Negations Explanation

Past Simple Negations Exercise

Turn the sentence into negations

Made a lot of mistakes?

If you made a lot of mistakes in the previous exercise, please raise your hand and I will come to help you out a bit. If you did well then you can continue to next page where you will practice with making questions with the Past Simple.

How to make questions with the Past Simple

Past Simple Questions Uitleg

Past Simple Questions Exercise

Turn the sentence into questions

Made a lot of mistakes?

If you made a lot of mistakes in the previous exercise, please raise your hand and I will come to help you out a bit. If you did well then you can continue to next page where you will do a test to see if you have become a Master of The Past Simple.

The Final Test

Make Questions

Make Negations