The document provides instruction and examples for using the past simple tense in Dutch. It includes examples of filling in and crossing out incorrect verbs. The past simple tense is used to talk about actions or events that were completed in the past. Some key examples include stopping a train, arriving letters, and sending birthday cards last week.
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1. Past Simple Verleden tijd
1. Fill in
Vul de juiste vorm van de werkwoorden tussen haakjes in. Gebruik de Past simple.
1 The train [1]__________ (stop) at every station this morning.
2 When [2]__________ my letter [2]__________ (arrive)?
3 All my relatives [3]__________ (send) me birthday cards last week.
4 Thomas [4]__________ (go) to school by bike yesterday.
5 A minute ago the teacher [5]__________ (answer) my question.
6 The famous pop group [6]__________ (not play) at the concert last month.
2. Cross out
Streep het foute woord door.
Hi Peter,
Yesterday I [1] go / went to the cinema. I [2] am / was there with Victoria. I [3] met /
meet her last week. I [4] write / wrote her a letter two weeks ago and [5] ask / asked
her out. Yesterday I [6] kiss / kissed her for the very first time. I [7] call / called her on
the phone all the time! I also [8] send / sent her an email every day! Well, what else
happened? I already [9] did / do my homework this morning. Oh, and afterwards I
[10] visit / visited my grandmother.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Take care, Nathan
3. Cross out
Streep de foute werkwoordsvorm door.
Let me tell you what [1] happened / was happening to me last night. I [2] came / was coming back
from my friends party. I [3] walked / was walking home when I [4] heard / was hearing footsteps
behind me. I didnt have the nerve to look back so I [5] began / was beginning to walk a bit faster. I
[6] grew / was growing even more worried when I [7] heard / was hearing the footsteps behind me
coming nearer and nearer. Then I [8] started / was starting running. Just then the person behind me
[9] shouted / was shouting something but I couldnt hear what he said. I quickly ran into a side street
and [10] hid / was hiding in a dark corner. While I [11] waited / was waiting for the person to pass I
[12] heard / was hearing someone call my name. It was my friend. It turned out that I had forgotten
my coat and my friend was the one that had been running after me all the time. Ive never been so
scared in all my life!
2. 4. Fill in
Fill in
Vul de past simple vormen in.
This year Last year
VB Denise studies design. She studied art.
1 My parents only work on weekdays. They sometimes [1]__________ on
Saturdays.
2 Michael is a model. He [2]__________ high school pupil.
3 Shannon makes all her own clothes. She only [3]__________ a sweater.
4 I like wearing red. I [4]__________ wearing black.
5 My sister goes shopping every day. She [5]__________ shopping once a
week.
6 Tim has a gold watch. He [6]__________ a silver one.
7 We walk 200 metres to get to school. We [7]__________ 400 metres.
8 Debby wants to go to Paris. She [8]__________ to go to Milan.
9 Baggy trousers are trendy. They [9]__________ just nice.
10 Tamara visits lots of fashion shows. She [10]__________ only one.
11 Owen does his homework regularly. He never [11]__________ his
homework.
5. Fill in
Fill in the correct form.
Vul de juiste vorm van het werkwoord tussen haakjes in.
Dear Susan,
How are you? I am doing fine. Yesterday I [1]__________(write) Jason a letter. You
know, my pen pal from Australia. He [2]__________ (visit) us with his class a few
years ago. We [3]__________ (have) a lot of fun. Jason [4]__________ (love)
scaring people with his crazy jokes. I bet he still does that. I remember one time when
we [5]__________ (go) to our neighbours house to borrow some sugar. We
[6]__________ (ring) the doorbell, but nobody [7]__________ (answer) the door.
Jason and I [8]__________ (decide) to go back when Jason [9]__________ (see)
my neighbours cat. He [10]__________ (pick) it up and [11]__________ (take) it
to our house. Then he [12]__________ (leave) a message for my neighbour saying
that he could get his cat back if he [13]__________ (give) his neighbours a pound of
sugar. Luckily, my neighbour [14]__________ (think) it was very funny, too!
All the best,
Remco