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WOORDVOLGORDE IN DE ENGELSE ZIN * auxiliar

y (hulp ww)

subject (onderwerp)

auxiliary (hulp ww)

adverb (bijwoord)

verb (gezegde)

object (leidend voorwer

p)

place (plaats)

time (tijd)

He sometimes comes here in the afternoon

They

have completely forgotten you

What do you often do on Sundays?

You should never have said that

He doesn’t always pay his debts

on time.

They will soon have arrived

in New York

.

Have you ever played truant?

I

would surely have told him.

Will He be here on Tuesday?

I could hardly sleep last night.

It may certainly have happened

this way.

Slowly she opened the door.

She slowly opened the door.

She opened the door

slowly.

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VOLGORDE IN DE ENGELSE ZIN In een Engelse zin staan de woorden in een vaste volgorde. * vaste volgorde onderwerp gezegde lijd. voorw. plaats tijd We

're going to play

football

on the playing field

today

She

's watching

TV

in her room

now

* plaats vóór tijd The cat

slept

on my bed

last night

* tijd kan ook vooraan (nadruk) tijd onderwerp gezegde lijd. vw. plaats Today

we

're going to play

football

on the playing field

Now

she

's watching

TV

in her room

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Put in the right order. Je mag je schema natuurlijk gebruiken!

1. I / last night / a really good sports programme / watched ………………………………………………………………………… 2. football / we / today / are going to play / outside ………………………………………………………………………… 3. are going to pick / in a minute / Mason and Pearson teams ………………………………………………………………………… 4. the girls / hockey / in the middle of winter / play / in the playing

field …………………………………………………………………………. 5. in my room / my Maths homework / I'm going to do / today …………………………………………………………………………. 6. are all muddy / white socks / now / Cathy's …………………………………………………………………………. 7. a good book / is going to read / Amanda / tonight / in her room …………………………………………………………………………. 8. the cat / on my bed / last night / slept …………………………………………………………………………. 9. I have / in my bedroom / a small TV …………………………………………………………………………. 10.GTST / they watch / every evening! ………………………………………………………………………….

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Underline the correct words. 1. I'm going to watch a good film in my room tonight / tonight in my room. 2. Ann buys some chocolate in the sweetshop / in the sweetshop some chocolate. 3. Charles is going to do

at school his homework today / his homework at school today. 4. Ellen works

in her father's shop every morning / every morning in her father's shop.

5. Many Americans watch a game at the Super Bowl on TV every year / every year on TV.

6. Dad is watching CNN in the living room at the moment / at the moment in the living room.

7. I'm going to stay at home tonight / tonight at home. 8. Next summer we are going on holiday to Italy / to Italy on holiday

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Zet de woorden in de goede volgorde.

1. saw - last night - I - a lion - in my garden ………………………………………………………………… 2. at the station - I - yesterday - her - met ………………………………………………………………… 3. next summer - we'll go - to Switzerland ………………………………………………………………… 4. in Spain - last year - they were ………………………………………………………………… 5. she - every day - used to eat - a bag of crisps ………………………………………………………………… 6. to Turkey - we - last year - went ………………………………………………………………… 7. accustomed to - are - British people - every day - drink - lots of tea …………………………………………………………………………. 8. my - sleeps - usually - all morning - brother ………………………………………………………………… 9. working at night - is used to - my sister …………………………………………………………………. 10.normally - go out - on Saturdays - my friends …………………………………………………………………..

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Put in the right order.

1. on holiday – this year – to France – are – we – going. ................................................................................................. 2. played truant – often – last week – he ............................................................................ 3. her – yesterday – in town – met – I ............................................................................ 4. Russian – can – he – speak – hardly ............................................................................. 5. sold – also – the house – had – they .............................................................................. 6. certainly – would – I – told – have – him .............................................................................. 7. soon – will – forgotten – you – have – him ............................................................................... 8. compulsory – English – still – in the Netherlands – is – at schools .............................................................................................................. 9. live – he – did – before 1998 – in Amsterdam? .................................................................................. 10. earlier – I – you – completely – with – disagree – told – should – I

– that – have – him ................................................................................................................

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Vertaal de zinnen. Let op de goede volgorde! 1. Vanavond is er een speciale reportage over Lady Di. ………………………………………………………………………… 2. East Enders is een heel populaire serie in Engeland. ………………………………………………………………………… 3. Ik zou Madonna wel een week willen vergezellen. ………………………………………………………………………… 4. Sommige mensen kijken 's morgens vroeg naar de TV. ………………………………………………………………………… 5. Mijn ouders vinden het niet leuk om 's avonds TV te kijken. ………………………………………………………………………… 6. Het publiek werd gisteravond wild tijdens het concert. ………………………………………………………………………… 7. Ik heb tandpijn.Ik ga morgen naar de tandarts. …………………………………………………………………………. 8. Vandaag is de 16e verjaardag van mijn zus. …………………………………………………………………………. 9. Zij gaan een keer per jaar naar de tandarts. …………………………………………………………………………. 10. Laten we om drie uur naar het park gaan. …………………………………………………………………………. 11. Morgen geef ik een feestje bij mij thuis. ………………………………………………………………………….

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Vertaal de zinnen. Denk aan de goede volgorde. 1. Wij gaan zaterdag om 6 uur weg. ……………………………………………………………………. 2. De band speelt vanavond in de Arena. …………………………………………………………………….. 3. Vandaag vertrekken alle treinen naar Londen vanaf perron 2. …………………………………………………………………….. 4. Ik hoop dat we vrijdag met het vliegtuig terug kunnen naar

Nederland. …………………………………………………………………….. 5. Mijn vader zet zijn auto in het weekend altijd in de garage. …………………………………………………………………….. 6. Ik kan morgen niet komen. …………………………………………………………………….. 7. Ik ga zaterdag niet naar de cursus in Utrecht. …………………………………………………………………….. 8. Werk je gewoonlijk op vrijdag in de supermarkt? …………………………………………………………………….. 9. Ik heb vanmorgen op school een cake gebakken. …………………………………………………………………….. 10.We kunnen elke dag in het meer gaan zwemmen. ……………………………………………………………………...

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Put in the right order.

1. to this football match – go – you – tomorrow – will? ........................................................................................ 2. hardly – can – works – see – you – he – hard - now ........................................................................................ 3. nonsense – ever – have – heard – you – such? ........................................................................................ 4. possibly – I – comply with – cannot – your request ........................................................................................ 5. met – we – them – last year – in London ......................................................................................... 6. find – can – you – in a dictionary – these words – easily .......................................................................................... 7. at seven – get up – usually – I ...........................................................................................

8. read – you – an English paper – ever – do? ............................................................................................ 9. every word – clearly – pronounce – you – should ............................................................................................. 10. got – soon – my new surroundings – I – used to .............................................................................................

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Put in the right order. 1. had – he – missed – obviously – the train ............................................................................................. 2. advice – listened to – he – his father’s – wisely ........................................................................................ 3. began – we – this morning – only ......................................................................................... 4. the bill – must – request – you – urgently – I – to pay .......................................................................................... 5. I – him – could – hardly – understand ........................................................................................... 6. you – slowly – must – speak – more ........................................................................................... 7. carefully – the driver – drove ................................................................................. 8. gradually getting – is – the work – easier ................................................................................. 9. he – behind him – closed – quickly – the door .................................................................................

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Put in the right order.

1. seldom – goes out – she – without an umbrella .................................................................................... 2. I – the other day – him – in the theatre – saw ................................................................................. 3. always – they – late – are .................................................................................. 4. I – have – about it – thought – seriously .................................................................................. 5. get to – never – in time – will – they – to he station ........................................................................................ 6. you – not – probably – easily – recover – understand – that – she – will – can ................................................................................................................. 7. completely – you – forgotten - they – have .................................................................................... 8. him – told – surely – have – would – I .................................................................................... 9. on Sundays – you – what – do – often – do? .....................................................................................

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Put in the right order. 1. go / now / home / will / I _______________________________________ 2. give / the present / tomorrow / We / him / will _______________________________________

3. her / met / last night / at the station / We _______________________________________ 4. was / last week / He / in hospital _______________________________________

5. in Greece / spend / I am going to / next year / my holiday _______________________________________ 6. must / at five o’clock / leave / We / the house _______________________________________ 7. the library / take / I / the book / today / to _______________________________________ 8. My mum / breakfast / in the morning / made _______________________________________ 9. to night / want / to the cinema / to go / We _______________________________________ 10. wrote / last week / They / at school / a test _______________________________________

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Write the sentences in the right order.

1. I / him / saw / last night / at the disco __________________________________ 2. our holiday / will / at home / We / not spend / this year. __________________________________ 3. to the party / not / We / tonight / going / are __________________________________ 4. will / a letter / send / you / next week / She __________________________________

5. not / the truth / did / He / tell / you __________________________________ 6. to the cinema / We / want / tonight / to go __________________________________ 7. played / in the bar / last week / the piano / he __________________________________ 9. now / She / in England / is __________________________________ 10. right now / have / not / We / time / do ___________________________________