SIMPLE PAST TENSE

To talk about actions that finished at a definite

time in the past

Example

Robert wrote a book two years ago

SP V C

Yes /no questions (To confirm information)

DID Robert write a book two years ago?

Yes, he wrote a book two years ago
Yes, he did
No, he didn´t write a book two years ago
No, he didn´t

WH QUESTIONS -(To get specific information)

Where did Luis go last night?

Luis went to a restaurant last night
The verb to be
Present past
I am happy I was happy
You are great You were great
We are quiet We were quiet
They are funny They were funny
He is sad He was sad
She is She was
It is It was

Rosa was in Ica

Yes /no question

Was Rosa in Ica?

Yes, she was in Ica
Yes, she was
No, she wasn´t in Ica
No, she wasn´t

Wh- questions

Where was Rosa Yesterday?

She was in Ica.

Present
There is + singular
- there is a book

There are + plural

There are books

PAST
There was + singular
There was a book

There were +plural

There were books