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THE TENSESTijd Wanneer? Signaalwoorden Hoe? Voorbeeld Let op!
1 Present Simple 1) feit always, sometimes, 1. I, you, we, you, they I always eat cornflakes do – he does
2) gewoonte, regelmaat never, usually, hele ww. for breakfast. fish – she fishes
3) tijdschema, rooster, etc. every day/week, study – he studies
2. he, she, it + -s The train leaves at 3
o’clock.
2 Present Perfect 1) iets is in het verleden since, for…, 1. have/has + ww + -ed He has worked here travel – he has travelled
begonnen en duurt nog voort. just, yet, lately, since 1990. study – she has studied
2) het resultaat van iets dat in so far, up till now, of
het verleden is gebeurd is nog (for) how long? She has broken her leg
steeds merkbaar. 2. have/has + onreg. (and can’t play soccer).
ww. 3e vorm
3 Present Continuous 1) als iets op dit moment aan de (right) now, am/are/is + ww + -ing I can’t talk to you now. travel – he is travelling
gang is. at the moment, irr: I am doing my study – she is studying
2) als je iets van plan bent in de always, constantly, homework.
toekomst. all the time.
3) Bij irritatie. (He is always Bij look/listen a/h We are planning to go to
complaining!) begin van een zin. Spain next summer.
4 Past Simple 1) iets is in het verleden gebeurd yesterday, last…, 1. ww + -ed Yesterday, we watched travel – travelled
en is nu afgelopen. …ago, in 1983, TV from 7 until 10 pm. study – studied
When? How long of buy – bought (2e vorm)
ago? Last week, John broke
2. onreg .ww. 2e vorm his leg.
5 Past Perfect Een gebeurtenis vond verder When, after, before, 1. had + ww + -ed We had played soccer travel – we had travelled
terug in het verleden dan een as soon as, by the for three hours, when study – she had studied
andere gebeurtenis in het time. of Paul broke his leg. buy – they had bought
verleden. Vaak in combinatie met
de past simple. 2. had + onreg. ww 3e
vorm
6 Past Continuous 1) iets was in het verleden een Zie past simple, was/were + ww + ing John was playing travel – he was travelling
tijdje aan de gang when, while, as football when the phone study – she was studying
2) vaak in combinatie met past rang.
simple (lange actie – past
continuous wordt I came in when my
onderbroken door korte actie father was reading the
– past simple) newspaper
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