Grammar unit 2
Past simple
General rule VERTALING
POSITIVE
I looked. Ik keek.
You looked. Jij keek.
He looked. Hij keek.
She looked. Zij keek.
It looked. Het keek.
We looked. Wij keken.
You looked. Jullie keken.
They looked. Zij keken.
+ irregular verbs!
NEGATIVE
I didn’t / did not looked. Ik keek niet.
You didn’t / did not looked. Jij keek niet.
She didn’t / did not looked. Hij keek niet.
He didn’t / did not looked. Zij keek niet.
It didn’t / did not looked. Het keek niet.
We didn’t / did not looked. Wij keken niet.
You didn’t / did not looked. Jullie keken niet.
They didn’t / did not looked. Zij keken niet.
-> didn’t + infinitive
! wasn’t, weren’t and couldn’t instead of didn’t
QUESTION
Did I look? Keek ik?
Did you look? Keek jij?
Did he look? Keek hij?
Did she look? Keek zij?
Did it look? Keek het?
Did we look? Keken wij?
Did you look? Keken jullie?
Did they look? Keken zij?
-> did + subject + infinitive
! was, were and could instead of did
Past simple
General rule VERTALING
POSITIVE
I looked. Ik keek.
You looked. Jij keek.
He looked. Hij keek.
She looked. Zij keek.
It looked. Het keek.
We looked. Wij keken.
You looked. Jullie keken.
They looked. Zij keken.
+ irregular verbs!
NEGATIVE
I didn’t / did not looked. Ik keek niet.
You didn’t / did not looked. Jij keek niet.
She didn’t / did not looked. Hij keek niet.
He didn’t / did not looked. Zij keek niet.
It didn’t / did not looked. Het keek niet.
We didn’t / did not looked. Wij keken niet.
You didn’t / did not looked. Jullie keken niet.
They didn’t / did not looked. Zij keken niet.
-> didn’t + infinitive
! wasn’t, weren’t and couldn’t instead of didn’t
QUESTION
Did I look? Keek ik?
Did you look? Keek jij?
Did he look? Keek hij?
Did she look? Keek zij?
Did it look? Keek het?
Did we look? Keken wij?
Did you look? Keken jullie?
Did they look? Keken zij?
-> did + subject + infinitive
! was, were and could instead of did