(The past of be–continued)

Yes / no questions Information questions

I I
he you
Was on time?
she he
it When did she read that?
we it
Were you in the same class? we
they they
Who called?
Short answers
I I
he he 6 THE FUTURE WITH BE GOING TO
was. wasn’t.
she she Statements
Yes, it No, it
I’m
we we You’re
you were. you weren’t. He’s
they they She’s going to be here soon.
Information questions It’s
We’re
we?
They’re
Where were you?
they? I’m
he You’re
When was she here? He’s
it She’s not going to be here soon.
Who were they? It’s
We’re
he?
They’re
Who was she?
it ? Yes / no questions
you
Are we going to want coffee?
5 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
they
Many verbs are irregular in the simple past tense.
Am I going to be late?
See the list of irregular verbs on page 123.
he
Statements Is she going to arrive on time?
I I it
You You
He He Short answers
She stopped working. She didn’t start again. I am. I’m not.
It It you are. you aren’t / you’re not.
We We he he isn’t / he’s not.
They They Yes, she is. No, she isn’t / she’s not.
it it isn’t / it’s not.
Yes / no questions
we we aren’t / we’re not.
I are.
they they aren’t / they’re not.
you
he Information questions
Did she make a good dinner? you
it What are we going to see?
we they
they he
Short answers When is she going to shop?
it
I I
you you Where am I going to stay tomorrow?
he he Who is going to call?
Yes, she did. No, she didn’t.
it it
we we
they they

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