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    60 Bob is eighty. He’s old and weak. Mary, his wile is seventy-nine. She's old too. ‘© The past simple of the verb “to be” is was for |, he, she, It and were for we, you, they. We form questions by putting was/were before the subject pronoun (I, you, he, etc.). e.g. She was i!) yesterday. Was she ill yesterday? We form negations by putting not after was/were. e.g. She was not ill yesierday./She wasn't il yesterday. |was You were He was She was twas ‘We were You were ‘They were Iwas not You were ple (Was/Were - Had) Fity years ago they were young. Bob was strong. He wasn't weak. Mary was beautilul. She wasn't old. not He was not She was not Itwas not We were not You were not They were not Fill in the short forms as in the @ a 1 He was not in Paris, 2 They were not at home. 3 Tom was net at school 4 The girls were not with us. 5 Sophia was ot in the park He ..waen't.. in Paris. They at home, TOI rnnene At SCHOO, The girls . with us. SOPHIE seme iM the park. SA SB: oanens Short J wasn't Was |7 You weren't Were you? He wasn't Was he? ‘She wasn’t Was she? Itwasn't ‘Was it? We weren't Were we? You weren't Were you? They weren't Were they? In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts below, as in the example. Where were you at 8 o'clock yesterday? J was at the cinema. you / cinema Helen / park Tom anet Mary / theatre Me Miller / work Doris / home you ang the boys / supermarket Bweanseneuna Past Simple (Was/Wer ‘We use the past simple for actions which finished at a definite stated time in the past. ‘That is, we know when the action happened. They were in Berin ‘ast morth, (When? Last month.) Time expressions used with the past simpie include: yesterday, last week, last month, last year, two days! weeks/months/ years ago, in 1975, etc. Fill in the gaps with am, is, are, was or were. 1 |....2r7... Cold. Please, close the windows. 2 Tom and Jean ... in Spain last week. 3. Sarah .. ten years old in 1995. 4 Ge0rge «untied, HO 8 going to bed now. B Looms Secretary. | work in a big office, & Tom .- at Pater’s house yesterday. 7 8 9 0 Mum and Dad «0.0 at home last night. Terry my friend. He lives next door. Alison and Kate .. late for school yesterday. ... the cameramen at the studio now? In short answers we only use Yes or No, the pel ‘sonal pronoun and the verb form was/wasn't or were/weren’t. We do not repeat the whole question. e.g. Were you late yesterday? Yes, ! wasiNo, { wasn’, Yes, | wasiwe were. Were you ..? No, | wasn'tiwe weren't. Yes, he/she/it was. fit ...2 a No, hefsheitt wasn't. ee Yes, they were. No, they weren't. Note: We use the past simple to talk about people who are no longer ae Fill in was, wasn’t, were or weren't, 1 .Was., “Yes, she WAG... Marilyn Monroe a famous actress?” en Alfred Hitchcock an actor?” "No, he 2 He none famous director.” 3 . Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin directors? No, they ” "They ... composers.” a” .. Thomas Edison a singer?” “No, he “He ..an inventor.” Abraham Lincoln and George ‘Washinton presidents of the USA?" “Yes, they Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then, match the questions to the answers. wes J with / you / who? the meeting / al were / people / how many? you / were / sad / wny? last night / you / at / home / were? ‘open / was / shop / the? were / much / tickets / the / how? oUneNa No, it was closed . Forty-five, I Lane e0 : Because | was alone. 1 NO, | was Out. ‘Aunt Mary. son0g8 “Who was with you?. él 62 This is a modern fown today. There are a jot Of tall buildings and shops. There are cars and there isn't much peace and quiet. © There was/There wore is the past simple form of There is/There are. We use there was in the singular. e.g. There was @ post office in the street thirty years ago. We use there were in the plural. e.g. There were a few houses in the street thiny years ago. We put was/wore before there to form questions. e.g. Was there a post office in the street thirty years ago? Were there any houses in the street thirty We form negations by putting not after was/were. e.g. There was not/wasn't a post office in the sireet thity years ago. There were notiweren't any houses in the street thinty years ago. This is the same town fifty years ogo. There weren't any talf buildings. There were some old houses. There weren't many cars and there wasn’t much noise. years ago? ‘There was not There were nat ‘There was ‘There were © In short answers we only use Yes or No and there was/were. We do not repeat the whole question. Wes thete a book on the desk? Yes therewes No, bere wast Were there any people inthe shop? Yes. there were, No, there weren't Was there? Were there? ‘There wasn't ‘There weren't In pairs, look at the objects and ask and answer questions as in the exampl SA: Were there bicycles a hundred years ago? ‘SB: Yes, there were. ee Past Simple (Was/Wer Grandpa, did you have a TV when you were five? No, t didn't, People didn’t have TV's then. They had radios. © The past simple of the verb have (got? is had. it is the same in all persons. We form questions with the auxiliary verb did, the subject pronoun and the verb have. e.g. Did you have many toys when you were @ child? We form negations with dic’ not and have. e.g. / did not/didn’t have many toys when | was a child. ng form Short form tha Laid not have I didn't have Did | have? You had You cid nothave You didn't have Did you have? He had He did nothave He didn't have Did he have? She had She did nothave She didn't have Did she have? ithad Itdid not Rave Itdidn't have ithave? We had We did not have We didn't have Did we have? You had You did not have You didn't have Did you have? They nad They did not have They didn't have Did they have? Fill in the short forms as in the Yy examines & Fill in the gaps with fad or did... have, 1. Dich you .jiave... a lesson last night? 2 Ben... _- toothache yesterday. 7 e na ba SPOT BTheY scassoune NOt ‘a.good time at the dance. eee 4. Mr and Mrs Newton .. a big party last 3 She did not have many books, 3 sire Many Sandwiches Bp rot ae Beene YOU wenn @ dog when you were a ‘fiends, In short answers we only use Yes or No, the ‘subject pronoun and the auxillary verb dicl/didn’t. We do not repeat the whole question. 2.9. Did! you have much money? Yes, dic. No, | didn't Didyou..2 Yes, wwe did. No, live didn't. Did he/she/it..? Yes, heishefit did. No, he/sherit didn't, Did they SA: Did you have a rocking horse when you ware tive years old? SB: Yes, | dicl./No, J lin’ Yes, they did. No, they didn't. In pairs, look at the objects and ask and answer questions as in the example. i 3 . rocking horse teddy bear ee x y } mobile phone } tb .& ring school bag Fill in was,were, have or had. Then, in pairs, act out the dialogue. Lisa: Where 1) ..were... you last night? Helen: 1 2) cnn at Jenny's house. Lisa: Did she 3) . a party? Helen: Yes, it 4) .. her birthday. Lisa: Did you 5) Helen: Yes, we 6) fun? a lovely time. We use there was/were to say what existed and it was/they were to talk about what we have already mentioned. e.g. There was a sofa in the room. (NOT: tt-wae-a-sofe-in-tho-room.) It was big and comfortable. There were trees in the garden. (NOT: Fhoy-wore-troos-in-the-gardon,) They Were apple trees. FIN in there was, it was, there were or they were. 1 There were... twenty people at the party They were... all John and Patty's friends. 2 car outside my house this morning, a white sports car. alot of messages for Paul at the office all from his boss. .. a hundred guests at the wedding all relatives 5 ‘no clouds in the sky yesterday, a beautiful day. 6 sme @ €all for you this moming, your friend Tony, 7 lots of holes in my jacket, very old 8 alot of people in the room, soon VETY Crowded. By corroct the mistakes. 1 Did Jim had a bath this morning? 2 There was a telephone call for me? 3. Was your parents on holiday in June? 4. Mary had not a party yesterday. 5 There weren't not any biscuits left in the tin. @ a hk Past Simple (Was/Wer: ®, Fill in the gaps with was, were or have. Aci 'y a nice flight? Look at the two pictures below. Picture A shows the town of Barton as it is now and picture B shows Barton as it was many years ago. In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts below as in the examples. €.9. SA: Was Barton different many years ago? SB: Yes, kwas, SA; Were there any tail buildings? SB: No, there weren't. different - tall bulldings - houses - cars - shops - wide streets - trees - crowded a “ » you fate Vorsch schoo! toc Now, using the pictures and your notes from the rai Activity complete the text about Barton. This is Barton. It 1). main street there 2) The road 3) big shopping area. There 4) .... cars, buses and people, but there §) ... iy Nee a eae a nee cent. There weren't any modem town. In the lots of tall buildings. ._very busy because itis ina lots of ple (Regular/Irregular Verbs) Jule and her daughter + didn't stay at home last weekend, They went (0 a friend's house in the mountains. They played in the snow and had a lot of fun © We form the past simple of regular verbs by adding -cd to the main verb. e.g. He played football yesterday. We form questions with the auxiliary verb cid, the subject pronoun and the main verb without -ed. e.g. Did he play football yesterday? We form negations with did not/didn't and the main verb without -ed. e.g. He did not Jatein't play football yesterday. ° lt worked I did not work I didn't work Did | work? C You worked: You did not work You didn’t work Did you work? He worked He did not work He didn't work Did he work? She worked She did not work She didn’t work Did she work? Itworked It did not work It didn’t work Did it work? We worked ‘We did not work ‘We dicn’t work Did we work? You worked You did not work You didn’t work Did you work? They worked They did not work They didn't work Did they work? © Verbs ending In -2 take only -

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