Was/Were

*We use was/were as the past simple forms of be.

* Was/were are the past simple forms of am/is/are.

-Present: am/is = Past: was
-Present: are = Past: were

Examples: -I’m happy. ⇒ I was happy.

-She is at her office. ⇒ She was at her office.
-You are late. ⇒ You were late.

*Wasn’t/weren’t are the past simple forms of am not/isn’t/aren’t.

-Present: am not/isn’t = Past: wasn’t
-Present: aren’t = Past: weren’t

Examples: -I am not at home. ⇒ I wasn’t at home.

-Susan isn’t very tired. ⇒ Susan wasn’t very tired.
-We aren’t happy. ⇒ We weren’t very happy.

*We use was/were to talk about the past. We often use past expressions of
time.

For example: -She was in Stuttgart last Summer.

-We were late to the party last night.

*We use was/were in the expression was/were born. The expression be born is
always in the past.

For example: -”Where were you born?” “I was born in Sweden.”

-Mozart was born in 1756.
*Questions:

❖ Yes/No questions:
-Was + I/She/He/It + ?
-Were + You/We/They + ?

Examples: -Was she in the school yesterday?

-Were they at the conferece?

❖ WH- questions:
-Wh- words + was + I/He/She/It + ?
- Wh- words + were + You/We/They + ?

Examples: -Where was he last year?

-When were you born?

Activities

1) Complete the chart. (Completar el cuadro)

2) Write was or were. (Escribir was o were)

1- Helen ______ at school yesterday.

2- My sister and her friend ________ in the park.
3- My parents _________ at home.
4- Eladio __________ in his bedroom.
5- Adriana and Yudith _________ in Arequipa last summer.

3) Complete with wasn’t or weren’t. (Completar con wasn’t o weren’t)

1- She __________ at the cafe on Monday.

2- Alfredo and Samin ___________ the museum on Tuesday afternoon.
3- My cousin ___________ at the cinema yesterday.
4- Some classmates ___________ late last Friday.
5- My Friends _____________ happy with the results.

4) Complete the questions with was or were. Then answer the questions.
(Completa las preguntas con was o were. Después responde las preguntas)

1- ________ you at the cinema? Yes, I __________.

2- ________ Karen at the beach yesterday? No, she _____________.
3- ________ Rina and Luz at the restaurant? Yes, they ____________.
4- ________ you late yesterday? Yes, I ____________.
5- _______ your partner so tired last night? No, he ____________.

5) Put the words in the correct oreder. (Ordena las palabras correctamente
para formar la oración)
6) Complete the text with was or were. Pay attention to the blue words.
(Completar el texto con was o were. Presta atención a las palabras en azul)

7) Match the questions with the answers. (Uni las preguntas con las
respuestas)
8) Complete the activities n°1 and n°4 on page 39 of book “For Teen 2”.
(Completar las actividades n°1 y n°4 en la página 39 del libro “For Teen 2”)

9) Complete the activities n°2 and n°3 on page 40 of book “For Teens 2”.
(Completar las actividades n°2 y n°3 de la pagina 40 del libro “For Teens
2”)

10) Read the interview of Quino and complete the activities n°4 and n°5 on
page 41 of book “For Teens 2”. (Leer la entrevista de Quino y completar
las actividades n°4 y n°5 de la pagina 41 del libro “For Teens 2”)