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    The document discusses the irregular verb "to be" in the simple past tense. It notes that "was" and "were" are the two simple past forms of "to be", and that "did" is not used with "to be" in the simple past. It provides examples of positive, negative, and question forms of "to be" in the simple past for different subjects. It also provides practice exercises for putting "to be" into the simple past and rewriting sentences in the simple past.

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    The document discusses the irregular verb "to be" in the simple past tense. It notes that "was" and "were" are the two simple past forms of "to be", and that "did" is not used with "to be" in the simple past. It provides examples of positive, negative, and question forms of "to be" in the simple past for different subjects. It also provides practice exercises for putting "to be" into the simple past and rewriting sentences in the simple past.

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    The Verb to Be in Simple Past

    The verb "be" is also irregular in the Simple Past. Unlike other irregular verbs,
    there are two Simple Past forms: "was" and "were." It also has different
    question forms and negative forms. Always remember that you DO NOT use
    "did" with the verb "be" in the Simple Past.

    Positive

    Negative

    Question

    I was.

    I was not.

    Was I?

    You were.

    You were not.

    Were you?

    We were.

    We were not.

    Were we?

    They were.

    They were not.

    Were they?

    He was.

    He was not.

    Was he?

    She was.

    She was not.

    Was she?

    It was.

    It was not.

    Was it?

    Remember:
    wasn't is the short form of was not. You can say either:
    I was not in Paris, or
    I wasn't in Paris.
    weren't is the short form of were not. You can say either:
    we were not in Paris, or
    we weren't in Paris.

    Put the verb "to be" into the simple past:


    I __________ in Canada last summer holiday.
    My sister __________ with me.
    We __________ in Montreal.
    She __________ very happy.
    I __________ happy, too.

    Rewrite the sentences in simple past


    He is my friend. ____________________________.
    I am a man. _____________________________.
    It is an umbrella. ____________________________.
    That is a bird. ______________________________.
    These are your pens and pencils. __________________________________.
    They are happy people. _______________________________.
    This is a kitchen. _________________________________.
    Those are two bags, a ruler and a rubber. __________________________.
    We are in. ______________________________.
    You are my brother. _________________________________.
    Rewrite the sentences in simple present
    I was in the garden. __________________________________.
    Mum was ill last week. ________________________________.
    They were on holiday in May. _________________________________.
    You were tired yesterday. _____________________________.
    We were in the park at 5 oclock yesterday. ________________________.
    Jack was too fat two years ago. _______________________________.
    The Lees were in the zoo yesterday. _________________________.
    I was always hungry. ______________________________.
    Kim and Greg were married. _________________________________.
    Frank Sinatra was a famous actor. _____________________________.

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