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WAS - WERE

Past of the verb TO BE


We use “WAS” with:

•I I was in London last Monday.


• HE Paul was my friend.
• SHE Susan was at home.
• IT The hotel was great.
We use “ WERE” with:

• YOU You were in Boston.


• WE We were happy.
• THEY They were angry.
Negatives: WASN’T - WEREN’T

• WASN’T = WAS NOT


• WEREN’T = WERE NOT

• She wasn’t at school.


• We weren’t at the market.
QUESTIONS: We invert the order.

• WAS she a writer?


Yes, she was .
No, she wasn’t.

• Where was Sharon last night?


She was at her friends’ house.
(WH-) was / were + subject

• WERE they famous painters?


Yes, they were.
No, they weren’t.

• Where were you last Tuesday?


I was at work.
PAST TIME ADVERBIALS

• Yesterday
• Yesterday morning, afternoon…
• LAST night
• Last week, year, month ……
• A week AGO
• Two years ago…
• In 1998….
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Marilyn Monroe

• BORN: 1/6/ 1926 - Los Angeles – USA


• OCCUPATION: actress, singer.
• MARRIED TO: Arthur Miller
• DIED: 5/8/1962
• AGE: 36
PRINCESS DIANA

• BORN: 1/7/1961 - Sandringham – UK


• OCCUPATION: Princess of Wales.
• MARRIED TO: Charles Prince of Wales.
• DIED: 31/8/1997 - Paris
• AGE: 36
MICHAEL JACKSON

• BORN: 29/8/1958 - Los Angeles . California.


USA.
• OCCUPATION: Singer, songwriter, dancer.
• MARRIED : no
• MOST POPULAR SONGS: Smooth Criminal, Billie
Jean, Thriller.
• DIED: 25/6/2009
• AGE: 51
JORGE LUIS BORGES

• BORN: 24/8/1899 - Buenos Aires – Argentina.


• OCCUPATION: writer
• MARRIED TO: Maria Kodama
• DIED: 14/6/1986
• AGE: 87

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