Wordorder What goes where?
Wordorder positive sentence subject verb(s)* indirect object (meew.vw) direct object (lijd.vw) place time** I will tell you the story at school tomorrow * Houd de werkwoorden bij elkaar! ** Tijdsbepaling mag ook vooraan de zin.
Wordorder negative sentence subject Verbs + ‘not’ indirect object direct object place time I will not tell you the story at school tomorrow.
Exercise negative our holiday / will / at home / we / not / spend / next year → did / I / him / see / not / last night / at the disco → will / a letter / not / next week / send / you / she → to the cinema / we / want / not / do / tonight / to go → play / in the bar / did / he / last week / not / the piano →
Exercise negative our holiday / will / at home / we / not / spend / next year → We will not (won’t) spend our holiday at home next year. did / I / him / see / not / last night / at the disco → I did not (didn’t) see him at the disco last night. will / a letter / not / next week / send / you / she → She will not (won’t) send you a letter next week. to the cinema / we / want / not / do / tonight / to go → We do not (don’t) want to go to the cinema tonight. play / in the bar / did / he / last week / not / the piano → He did not play the piano in the bar last week.
Wordorder in questions interrogative auxiliary verb subject other verb(s) indirect object direct object place time What would you like to tell me Did (tijd!!) Have (hele ww!) a party in your flat yesterday? When were here?
Exercise questions play / at / you / the weekends / do / tennis → go / last night / out / you / did → the train / when / leave / does → him / she / did / the truth / tell / why →
Exercise questions play / at / you / the weekends / do / tennis → Do you play tennis at the weekends? go / last night / out / you / did → Did you go out last night? the train / when / leave / does → When does the train leave? him / she / did / the truth / tell / why → Why did she tell him the truth?
Wordorder adverbs (bijwoorden) VOOR een hoofdwerkwoord He carefully opened the door. NA een vorm van ‘to be’ The man was always on time. Bij hulpwerkwoorden: na het eerste hulpwerkwoord She had happily worked with him all those years.
Exercise adverbs He walks his dog. (rarely) → My father goes fishing. (always) → Your bedroom is decorated. (nicely) → I can remember his name. (never)→ Ann doesn’t usually smoke. (usually)→
Exercise adverbs He walks his dog. (rarely) → He rarely walks his dog. My father goes fishing. (always) → My father always goes fishing. Your bedroom is decorated. (nicely) → Your bedroom is nicely decorated. I can remember his name. (never)→ I can never remember his name. Ann doesn’t usually smoke. (usually)→ Ann doesn’t usually smoke.