Full name(nombre completo)

PAST SIMPLE
Grade(grado)
WAS-WERE
Date (fecha)

Use of the simple past (Uso del pasado simple)

The simple past is used principally to describe events in the past.(Se usa para
describer eventos del pasado)

Remember:
1. wasn't is the short form of was not. You can say either: (Wasn´t es la forma corta
de was not)

 I was not in Paris, or

 I wasn't in Paris.

2. weren't is the short form of were not. You can say either: : (Weren´t es la forma
corta de were not)

 we were not in Paris, or

 we weren't in Paris.

The affirmative form(Forma afirmativa) The negative form(Forma negativa)

I, he, she, it was. was not.

you, we, they were.
I, he, she, it
wasn't.

Examples: were not.

You, we, they
weren't.
 I was in London in 1999.
 Pam was in London in 1999, too.
 We were together.
 She was my girlfriend.
Examples:
The interrogative form(Forma interrogativa)
 I wasn't in Paris in 1999.
Was I, he, she, it?  Pam wasn't in Paris in.
1999.
Were you, we, they?  We weren't in Paris.
Examples:

 Were you in London last year?

 Was Pam with you?
 Were you together?
 Full name(nombre completo)
Worksheet
Grade(grado)
Past simple (verb to
be) Date (fecha)

Past simple – verb 'to be'

1- TRUE OR FALSE
READ THE TEXT , CIRCLE TRUE OR FALSE (Lee el texto y encierra verdadero o falso)

Yesterday was a great day. I was on a trip with my family.

We were at the beach all day. My parents were happy
because they weren’t at work. My sister was in the sea all
morning. The water was cold but I wasn’t in it for long. It
was hot and my brother wasn’t very smart – he didn’t use
suncream so he got burnt!

a. They were at the beach yesterday. True False

b. His dad was happy. True False

c. He went swimming for a long time. True False

d. It was a cold day. True False

2- READ AND DRAW

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND DRAW PICTURES ( RESPONDE LAS PREGUNTAS Y DIBUJA )

Where were you How did you feel? What was the weather
yesterday?
I was like? It was
I was ……………………………
…………………………
………...…………………
 3- CHOOSE THE ANSWER

READ THE SENTENCE AND CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER (Lee la oración y encierra la
respuesta correcta)

a. He sick yesterday. were / was / weren’t

b. I in the school play last year. were / was / is

c. you on the bus this afternoon? Was / Were / Where

d. I late for school today, I was early. wasn’t / weren’t / were

e. They happy with the football score. weren’t / wasn’t /

we’re not
f. We tired yesterday. was / wasn’t / were

4- MAKE IT RIGHT

FIND THE MISTAKES , UNDERLINE IT AND WRITE THE CORRECT WORD(Encientra los errores , subráyalo y
escribe la palabra correcta)

a. He were here yesterday. wAs

b. I weres asleep at 11 o’clock last night.

c. She were happy with her test result.

d. He where in the garden this afternoon.

e. I weren't in the football team last year.

f. They was scared of the dark.