vers BE IN PAST TENSE “WAS — WERE” ‘To Be - affirmative Sentences: The past tense of To Be in English has two forms: WAS and WERE ‘** With To Be, We don't use contractions in affirmative short answers. VERB TO BE EXAMPLES was ' was tired thisoring. >). were You were very good. He was He was the best in his class. She was She was late for work. tt was It was a sunny day. We were We were at home. You were you were on holiday They _| were They were happy with their test result Exercise: Complete the sentences with was or were. he You ‘sigs angry. . in London last week. on holiday. The cat .222:S.... on the roof. 10 The children ...were. in the garden. COV aoueune To Be - Negative Sentences: The negative of To Be can be made by adding Not after the verb (was or were), aaa | SUBJECT [VERB TOBE EXAMPLES WITH CONTRACTION 1 was not | was not tired this'brning. | | wasn’t tired thistorning, You | werenot —_| Youwere not crazy. You weren’t crazy. He wasnot | He was not married He wasn't married She | wasnot —_| She was not famous. She wasn’t famous, tt wasnot | it was not hot yesterday. | It wasn’t hot yesterday. we | werenct | We were not invited. We weren't invited, You | werenot —_| youwere not at the party | you weren't at the party They | werenot __| Theywerenot firends _| They weren't frends Exercise: Complete the sentences with was not or were not a 2 3 quiet. 4 in Helsinki last week. 5 --« home for dinner. 6 cold, 7 2 sam @ 00d film on TV yesterday. 8 We .8A8ie \.... in Brazil last winter. 9 Betty and Florence ..wWexe,.ne... at school this morning. 10 1..90Sn.:t..... happy when | heard about the accident.To Be ~ Questions: To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject. | Affirmative | Subject | Verb | Complement | Question | Verb Subject _| Complement You | were | Happy Were | you Happy? AFFIRMATIVE | QUESTION _| Iwas late. Was | late? You were sick. Were you sick? He was surprised. Was he surprised? She was from Italy. | Was she from Italy? It was a big house. | Wasit a big house? We were ready. | Were we ready? You were early. Were you early? They were busy. _| Were they busy? Before the verb you can also have @ WH- Question word (Why, Who, What, Where etc.) Were you happy? Yes, Iwas. Why were you happy? Because | was promoted at work. Short Answers Look at the next table. This is how we answer yes/no questions fit wasn’t was. — ihe No, ‘ were welyoulthey weren't Vhe welvoulthe Yes, Exercise: Questions With the Verb “To Be" and Short Answers 8... YOU tall ? No, LiseeS0k cee the dog black? Yes, . I strong? Yes, Tv the food good? No, .. they dogs? No, .Xiey...wesent the doctorin his office? Yes, 2 sm the children in school? No, -Alssyy..s3@880. the water cold? No, .1 3 thot outside? Yes, ..14...esmick, the floor clean? Yes, ..A...RERA. syour teacher English? Peter American? Yes, ‘To Be - Short Answers in spoken English, we usually give short nswers in response to questions. ‘Was he from Japan? - Yes, he was (from Japan). The last part (from Japan) is not necessary. We use shorts answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.‘SHORT ANSWERS ‘QUESTION, SHORT ANSWERS AFFIRMATIVE | SHORT ANSWERS NEGATIVE | Was | late? Yes, you were No, you weren't Were you sick? Yes, Iwas No, I wasn't Was he surprised? | Yes, he was No, he wasn’t ‘Was she from Italy? | Yes, she was No, she wasn’t Wasit big house? | Yes, it were No, it wasn’t Were we ready? Yes, we were No, we weren't Were you early? Yes, you were No, you weren't Were they busy? _| Yes, they were No, they weren't ** With To Be, We don't use contractions in affirmative short answers, ‘SUBJECT [BE TRANSLATION T Was | Estaba, era, tenia You Were | Estabas, eras, tenias He Was | Estaba, era, tenia She Was | Estaba, ere, tenia It Was | Estaba, era, tenia We Were | Estabamos, eramos, tenlamos You Were | Estaban, eran tenian They + | were _| Estaban, eran tenian TO BE in the Past Tense - Summary Chart SENTENCES WITH THE VERB BE IN SIMPLE PAST EXAMPLES = SENTENCES STRUCTURE For “I”, “He”, “She”& “It” use “WAS” For “You, We, They” use “WERE” ‘Affiemative | Subj. + Verb be + C was at scholl He was at the hospital | You were at home | @ (was/ were) = ‘Negative | Subj. + Verb be+ NOT +C [Twas notin the city | She was not alone | We were notin the cafeteria a (was/ were) Iwasn’tin the city_| She wasn't alone We weren't in the cafeteria interrogative | Verb Be +Subj. #C>? | Was | right? Was It true? Were they angry? ® (was/were) Was I wrong, Was he there? IN PRESENT TENSE WE USED: An /Is / Are NOW IN PAST TENSE WE USE ONLY 2 CONJUGATIONS! WAS & WERE I/He / she / it — was (Positive) Wesn't (Negative) we /you/They—were (Positive) Weren't (Negative}Adoclo Let’s Practice Complete the sentences using was or were. 1 He ..wA#.. very tired yesterday. . not very happy together. very angry with me last night. 9... not very helpful. in France last summer. .. Rot in the office yesterday. in bed all morning. not very warm in the swimming pool. not very friendly to my sister. 10 She ..98.%3.. a beautiful baby. M1 The children ...S2.s€. awake early this morning. 32 L...4... not with them in the restaurant. 13 Ruth «4? 4. 1s We 16 Callum and his brother Josh . 1.8 2 3 4 s 3 6 Mr Jones 7 8 9 . on holiday last week. a very nice letter. . very pleased to sec you. W.EKE., here last night |, CHOOSE THE CORRECT, OPTION Ea 1) IMWAS / WERE tired last night. 2) You WAS /WERE happy last night. 3) Richard and | WAS WERE excitied last night. 4) Javier and Roberto WAS / WERE lazy last night. 5) Julian WAS / WERE angry yesterday. 6) Rachel' WAS / WERE sleepy yesterday. 7) The movie WAS / WERE scary. | don't want to watch it again. 8) Ko, Teddy, and Peter WAS / WERE tired after the long drive. 9) Johnathan WAS / WERE hungry. So, he ate a sandwich. 10) My mom WAS / WERE helping the teacher at school yesterday. Il. Directions: Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb "To be" in simple past tense. Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. Example: Carlos (be, not) wes not at work yesterday. 41) The party (be) 9.92. fun last weekend. 2) They (be) watching @ movie when Ernesto called. 43) Jessie (be) S22. nsenn tired. So, he ental sleep. 4) When she was a li _very good at tennis. She practiced a lot. 5) My friends and | (be) playing at the beach last weekend. 6) Kendra (be) W2S89.......08 girl with dark hair and brown eyes. 7) The movie (be) ... 22. really boring. So, | decided to read a book. 8) After playing outside, my dog (be) ....ui829:2.n.unn.very dirty. She came into the house and ran into my room. It (be) nn dSERnnnninesuch a mess! 9) The car (be, not)....82&Se0.....new. In fact, it (be) . didn't cost very much. 10) (be, not) ...RO2.o% very old. Therefore, it ready to go. Please wait up for me!!!TASKS Task 1 - Complete the sentences with the Past Tense of ‘to be’. (WAS - WERE) in Australia, in the classroom. It .. my birthday last week, in the train, an apple. ina bookshop a doll. SPN Ow RONDE # What 10. It... .2 French lesson 14, London ..a beautiful city 12. He my brother. 13.1 in Arequipa today. 14. We on holiday 15. The doctors here. Task 2 - Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past Tense. Then write 2 negative sentence. Use the short forms. Look at the example below. Example: |am at home. Iwas at home, Iwasn'tat home, 1) He is my friend. 2) lamaman Asie 3) Itisanumbrella. bf...‘ 4) Thatisabird, ...S2.4. 5) These are your pens and pencils. 6) They are happy people. .. 7) This isa kitchen. 8) Those are two bags, a ruler and a rubber. 9) We are in. 10) You are my brother. Task 3 - Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past. Then write an interrogative sentence. Look at the example below. Example: Mr Smith is at home. Mr Smith was at home. ‘Was Mr Smith at home? Seve. you.ci genes das wae, Macey, Strong, Agacner 1) 1am 2 good teacher, 2) Mickey is strong and brave. .tf 3) My name is Susan. 4) Peter isa boy. 5) She isa young woman. 6) These are my comics. 7) This is a family.8) This penis blue. 9) We are from Australia. 10) You are a stupid girl. Task 4 - Change the following sentences into interrogative then give short answers according to the sign. Look at the examples. Example: Mr Smith wes at home. GB Was Mr Smith at home? Yes, he was. Tim and Peter were in the library. e Cap or garden Were Tim and Peter inthe library? —_No, they weren't. 1) I wasin the garden. w ya9..an aie 2) Mum wasill last week. 8 & won. WL Igad... 2S eIS, > yBS988 3) They were on h deg. eh Jae ak jay in May. an? O2..dinery. .2ereark 8) I was always hungry. 2 9) Kim and Greg were married . 10} Frank Sinatra was 2 famous actor.GRAMMAR WORKSHEET BE VERB: Past Simple } he was ] 1 wasn't You | were You | weren't He | was He — | wasn't ee She |was | busy. She | wasn't | busy. weren't = were not t was tt wasn't We — | were We — | weren't They | were They | weren't Yes, No, Was I 1 was. 1 wasn't. were |you | you |were. |you | weren't. Was [he he [was. [he | wasn't, Wes | she busy? she |was. |she | wasn't, Wes it it was. | it | wasn’t, Were | we we —|were. |we | weren't Were | they * they |were. |they weren't © Fill in the blonks below to complete the sentences. Use the words in the above boxes, ENC you athome yesterday? B: Yes,1_\M'GS really happy after they won the football gerne. 3. My sister a college student last year. 4. Thomes _ ‘on the train at three-thirly yesterday afternoon, 5. A:____ Jennifer tired efter she finished work? B:No,she_ 6. My car broke down, so! late for my appointment. TA Laura and Susen surprised? B: No, they 8. The cookies Gelicious, so I ate three of them. @& you al the library yesterday? B: No, 1 : 10. Many dinosaurs really huge, 11. 1____ born in 1996. When you bom? 12, The movie we sew lest night very funny. 13.1 a waiter last year, but I changed my job in September. 14, Myfevorite progam ____on TVaat eight o'clock lest night 15. My classmates inclass. They were outside. emission artedtorprosiee fo esesamese © mavtalthingepamans comWrite questions as in the example. Example: you / a good singer Are you a good singer? Were you a good singer? 1. David Bisbal / your favorite pop star ? cA, Bisleel 2. we / from England ? / Were We from Fogland 3. you / twelve? 4. your friends / good students? 5, Messi / your favorite footballer ? 6. she / a good teacher? 7. Martha /a tennis player? « 8. the dogs / under the table? 9. the cat / in the garden? 20. he / happy? Write am /is/are (present) or was/were ( 1. Last year she wos 22, so she 4s ____.__ 23 now. 2. Today the weather nice, but yesterday it very cold. Bi hungry. Can J have something to eat? 4, [eel fine this morning, but T very tired Jase night. 5. Where _____. you at 31 o'clock last Friday morning? 6. Don’t buy those shoes. They very expensive. 7. Tlike your new jacket. ir expensive? 8. “Where the children” “I don’t know. They ______ here ten minutes ago.” Write was/wasn't or were/wer 4, We weren't happy with the hotel, Our room wes very small, and it_seasn’ very clean, 2, Bill at work last week because he sick, He’s better now, 3. Yesterday a holiday. so the banks closed. They're open today. ae Kate and John at the party?” “Kate there, but John 5. *Where are my keys?” “4 don't know. They on the table, but they're not there now.” 6. Yeu at home last night, Where you?