UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO

Centro de Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras

SEDE 11

PAST OF “BE”
Regular &
Irregular verbs

Unit 9
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The past of “BE” has to forms: was and were. We use was / were to talk about:
origin, identity, age, location, mood in the past.

Look at the chart and examples

We weren’t happy

I was in London

Was she Japanese?

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PRACTICE 1 Write was or were to complete the sentences.

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 Rewrite using the correct form of “be” in
PRACTICE 2
past. Look at the example.

I am beautiful I was beautiful

a) You are in a meeting _________________________

b) He is at the gym _________________________
c) She is at work _________________________
d) They are on the bus _________________________
e) You are in front of me _________________________
f) He is in the bedroom _________________________
g) I am so happy _________________________
h) My mom is intelligent _________________________
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 “SIMPLE PAST”

The Simple Past is used to talk about

Learn by heart
actions or situations in the past.

Signal Words:
•yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day,
last Friday
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 Look at the chart

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PRACTICE 3 Put the verbs in the correct simple past form.

1.Last year I (spend) __________ my holiday in Ireland.

2.It (be) __________ great.
3.I (travel) __________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) __________ lots
of interesting places.
4.In the evenings we usually (go) _________to a pub.
5.One night we even (learn) __________ some Irish dances.
6.We (be) _________ very lucky with the weather.
7.It (not / rain) _________ a lot.
8.But we (see) _________ some beautiful rainbows.
9.Where (spend / you) _________ your last holiday?
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 Write the simple past form, then classify the verbs in
PRACTICE 4
regular or irregular.
1. Write

1. meet-____________ 11. collect- ______________ 2. Separate

2. go- ______________ 12. paint- _______________ Regular Verbs Irregular Verbs

_____________________ _____________________
3. drive- ____________ 13. invent- ______________ _____________________ _____________________

4. sleep- ____________ 14. stop- _______________ _____________________ _____________________

_____________________ _____________________
5. think- ____________ 15. hug- ________________
_________________ _________________
6. ride- _____________ 16. jump- _______________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________
7. come- ____________ 17. see- ________________
_________________ _________________
8. fly- ______________ 18. become- _____________ _________________ _________________
_________________ _________________
9. be- ______________ 19. fight- _______________
10.sing- _____________ 20. cry- ________________
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