Past SimpleOm aan te geven dat iets in het verleden is gebeurd. Vaak wordt het tijdstip genoemd, bv.: yesterday, last year, when I was younger.
Hoe?Regelmatige ww: ww + (e)d - I worked We worked - You worked You worked - He/she/it worked They worked
Enkele belangrijke onregelmatige werkwoordsvervoegingento be (zijn) to have (hebben)I was we were I had we hadyou were you were you had you hadhe/she/it was they were he/she/it had they hadto do (doen) I did we didyou did you didhe/she/it did they did
Onregelmatige ww: 2e rijtje eat ate eaten have had had sing sang sung
VoorbeeldenI ate toast yesterday.He worked at AH last year.I went to school until 1999.She wore black in the eighties.
Past ContinuousOm aan te geven dat iets in het verleden een tijd duurde Dat er iets op een bepaald moment in het verleden aan de gang was
Hoe?was / were + ww + ing -I was working - We were working -You were working - You were working -He/she/it was working - They were working
VoorbeeldenI was eating toast when I choked.He was working at the AH when he met the most beautiful girl in the world.I was going to school when the truck hit me.She was wearing black when he asked her on a date.
Past Simple & Past Continuousin één zinDe langstdurende gebeurtenis krijgt de Past Continuous (1)De kortstdurende gebeurtenis krijgt de Past Simple (2)
