The past simple is used to describe completed actions in the past.
Structure:
Affirmative: Subject + verb + -ed (or irregular form).
Negative: Subject + did not + base verb.
Question: Did + subject + base verb?
Examples:
Affirmative: I visited Paris last year. / She ate an apple.
Negative: They did not watch the movie. / He did not go to school.
Question: Did you see the movie? / Did she finish her homework?
Complete the sentences:
Yesterday, we ______ (to watch) a movie.
Answer: Yesterday, we watched a movie.
Step-by-Step:
Identify the subject (we).
Add "-ed" to the base verb "watch" (regular verb).
He ______ (to write) a letter.
Answer: He wrote a letter.
Step-by-Step:
Recognize "write" as an irregular verb.
Use the irregular past form "wrote."
They ______ (to go) to the park last Sunday.
Answer: They went to the park last Sunday.
Step-by-Step:
Recognize "go" as an irregular verb.
Use the irregular past form "went."
De "past simple" wordt gebruikt om afgeronde acties in het verleden te beschrijven.
Structuur:
Affirmative: Onderwerp + werkwoord + -ed (of onregelmatige vorm).
Negative: Onderwerp + did not + stam van het werkwoord.
Question: Did + onderwerp + stam van het werkwoord?
Voorbeelden:
Affirmative: I visited Paris last year. / She ate an apple.
Negative: They did not watch the movie. / He did not go to school.
Question: Did you see the movie? / Did she finish her homework?
Vul de juiste vorm van het werkwoord in:
Yesterday, we ……… (to watch) a movie.
Antwoord: Yesterday, we watched a movie.
Stap-voor-stap:
Gebruik de stam van het werkwoord "watch."
Voeg "-ed" toe omdat het een regelmatig werkwoord is.
He ……… (to write) a letter.
Antwoord: He wrote a letter.
Stap-voor-stap:
Herken "write" als een onregelmatig werkwoord.
Gebruik de onregelmatige verleden tijd "wrote."
Schrijf de volgende zinnen in de negatieve vorm:
She cooked dinner.
Antwoord: She did not cook dinner.
Stap-voor-stap:
Voeg "did not" toe vóór het werkwoord.
Gebruik de stamvorm "cook" (geen -ed na "did not").
They saw the movie.
Antwoord: They did not see the movie.
Stap-voor-stap:
Voeg "did not" toe vóór het werkwoord.
Gebruik de stamvorm "see."
Maak vragen voor de volgende antwoorden:
Yes, I watched TV.
Antwoord: Did you watch TV?
No, she didn’t go to school.
Antwoord: Did she go to school?