How do we recognise the Past Simple?
De Past Simple gebruiken we wanneer we het over gewoontes hebben die in het verleden zijn afgelopen.
Om de Past Simple te maken doe je het volgende:
Stam + ed of het tweede rijtje van de sterke werkwoorden (irregular verbs):
I went home from the library yesterday. (to go)
He skated in 2002 to his work. ( to skate)
We worked very hard on that project for our graduation. (to work)
Aan de hand van signaalwoorden kan je de Past Simple herkennen:
yesterday
last week
a month ago
in a year
in 2010
Positive sentence (+): I was home yesterday.
Negative sentence (-): He did not cook dinner last week.
Question sentence (?): Did we go to school last year?