40 To be: . past tense, question form To fecm questions in the past tense of to be, place the verb before the subject. In there and to’be sentences, place the verb before there. You were in Europe last year. Were you in Europe last year? It =as a good movie. Was it a good movie? ‘ There was pie for dessert. Was there pie for dessert? Chanze to questions by placing the verb before the subject or there. was an old friend. he . Taey were busy all daylong.‘ . He was a very intelligent person. Aw Ne . Tzere were many students absent from the lesson. uw Tze windows were open. Tae door was closed: oo ey were in Europe all summer. ‘sere was'a book’on the table. were both dead tired. & a 0. are both North Americans. We were in the army together. T-2 lesson was easy. 23. The teacher was very angry. . 14. He and she were tennis partners. Tz exercises were difficult. 26. The woman was a stranger to me. 27. There was a letter for you on the table. 28. It was a small dark object. 19. There were many dark clouds in the sky. 29. There was a large rug on the floor. 21. Angela was angry with him. ALITA =2. You were late for your lesson this morning. ee aY To form the negative past tense of all verbs (except (0 be), place did not before, the simple form of the verb. The auxiliney did is the same for all persons in the past tense, The contraction didn't is generally used. 1 did not stop. (I didn't stop.) We did not stop You did not stop. (You didn’t stop.) (We didn't stop.) He did-not stop. (He didn’t stop.) You did not stop. She did not stop. (She didn’t stop.) (You didn't stop.) It did not stop. (It didn't stop.) ‘They did not stop. (They didn’t stop.) Change to the negative form, Write the complete verb and subject in the bianks. Use the contracted form of the auxiliary. 1. He spoke to me about it yesterday. He didn’t speak 2. She came to the lesson on time. 3. We ate lunch in the cafeteria. 4. I bought all my books in the bookstore. 5. The child drank all the milk. 6. She wanted new glasses. 7. He needed more lessons. 8. I waited for you on the corner. 9. He read the newspaper this morning. 10. We watched television last night. 11. He had many friends in the class. 12. He liked French movies. G 13. She put all her books on the table. teehee 14. I got up early this morning. ——— 15. John came with me to the lesson. tw 16. He asked me several questions about it. —————- 17. We learned many new words yesterday. — 18, I wrote a letter to my sister. ; _ 19. The bus stopped on this corner. —_— 20. We ate dinner at home. —_— 21. She sat beside me on the bus. ——— 22. She got very sick during the lesson. —