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What will I be learning during the lesson simple past tense of be?
What is simple past tense of be? Simple past tense is an action that was started in the past and finished in the past. The last part of the lesson is examples of how to use simple past tense be in sentences. Examples of simple past tense be (past time) Shirley was in class all day yesterday. Alan was at the cricket match last week. I went to a party yesterday and saw lots of my school friends. Why are the above examples simple past tense be? Shirley was in class all day yesterday. Yesterday has finished. The action started yesterday and finished yesterday. ** Was is used to describe something that has already happened ** Simple past tense of be Singular (one person) I was you were (one person) she was He was It was Plural (more than one person) We were You were (more than one person) They were
Some more examples of using simple past tense be (past time) Sally was in class yesterday too. I was class yesterday with sally. John was in sports hall yesterday. The weather was really hot yesterday. We were in class yesterday. You were busy yesterday. I was happy yesterday.
Sam was in her new car yesterday. Tommy was in his best suit yesterday. Sarah and Alice were not their offices yesterday.