Past simple (can/be)

Je praat over iets dat is gebeurd in het verleden.

"I was at school." and "They were in time."

Belangrijk: am, are, is & can worden in de past was, were & could.

Een ontkennende zin ziet er zo uit:

"I wasn't at school." or "They weren't in time."

Om een vraagzin in the past te maken schuif je het werkwoord helemaal naar voren, daarna de persoonsvorm en daarna de rest van de zin.

"She was in the garden." -> "Was she in the garden?"

"They were outside." -> "Were they outside?"

"He was in the house." -> "Was he in the house?"

"She could talk all day long." -> "Could she talk all day long?"

Om te zeggen of vragen dat iemand iets niet heeft gedaan, gebruik je 'not'.

"I couldn't leave the party." -> "Couldn't I leave the party?"

"She wasn't very sad." -> "Wasn't she very sad?"

"They weren't on the roof." -> "Weren't they on the roof?"