Presentacion Verbo To Be English - II

PRESENTATION
THE PAST TENSE OF

"BE"
VERB DEFINITION:
Is the part in every speech, which
function is as the predicate nucleus,
and indicates process, action or state.
VERB BE
English language do not identify on
verb BE concepts as SER and
ESTAR as in Spanish. The verb BE
is classify as a connective verb and
is used when we need to establish
equivalence or make a conjunction
between subject with attributes and
conditions
THE PAST TENSE OF "BE"

This tense on verb be is use to unify a
subject with a word or words saying
something that already happened in the
past. Usually we use words as
yesterday or short phrases as last
week or last year to indicate
something in the past
THE PAST TENSE OF "BE"

The most common verb in English is BE
and also is the most irregular. The
grammar conjugation is about to generate
many ways about same verb in order to
each person, number and time.
CONJUGATION
RUL
E
DETAIL
A
TO
HAVE IN MIND, IS
ABOUT
CONTRACTIONS
FOR THIS VERB,
THIS
CONTRACTIONS
USUALLY
ARE
USE
WHEN
PEOPLE IS IN A
CONVERSATION
BUT
NOT
IN
WRITTE, UNLESS
IS
SOMETHING
INFORMAL OR A
DIALOGUE
TRANSCRIPT
EXAMPLES:
This simply refers to the verb "be" in past, so
that all activities are submitted at the time.
Subject
Verb
Obect / complement
Was
A student
You
Were
Happy
He
Was
A musician
She
Was
In the car
It
Was
A hot day
We
Were
Lucky
You
Were
From Madrid
They
Were
ours
EXAMPLES:
The basic structure ofinterrogativethe
verb"be inpast
Verb
Subject
Obect / complement
Was
a student?
Were
You
happy?
Was
He
a musician?
Was
She
in the car?
Was
It
a hot day?
Were
We
lucky?
Were
You
from madrid?
Were
They
ours?
To make an interrogative sentence with the verb

be in the past, simply swap the verb be with
the subject
EXAMPLES:
Thebasic structureofthe verb benegativein
Subject
Verb the past Obect / complement
I
Was not
A student
You
Were not
Happy
He
Was not
A musician
She
Was not
In the car
It
Was not
A hot day
We
Were not
Lucky
You
Were not
From Madrid
They
Were not
ours
Contracted form
Was not
wasnt
Were
Werent
The basic structure of the short answers

of the verb "be" in the past
Affirmative
Negative
Contraction
Yes,
I was.
No,
I was not.
Wasnt.
Yes,
You were.
No,
You were not.
Werent.
Yes,
He was.
No,
He was not.
Wasnt.
Yes,
She was.
No,
She was not.
Wasnt.
Yes,
It was.
No,
It was not.
Wasnt.
Yes,
We were
No,
We were not.
Werent.
Yes,
You were
No,
You were not.
Werent.
Yes,
The were
No,
The were not
Werent
EXERCISE: WRITE INTHEBLANKOF PRAYER,VERB

CONJUGATIONBE(WAS,
WERE,
WASNT,
WERENT ) AS REQUIRED
QUESTION
1
She
my teacher at the university
They
my classmaes
they the winners?
We
In El Salvador
Why
you so angry yesterday?
Where
she
my girl
There when he came in.
There
Two cars
10
Sandra
at school yesterday.
you last night?
We
At the cinema.
EXERCISE: WRITE INTHEBLANKOF PRAYER,VERB

CONJUGATIONBE(WAS,
WERE,
WASNT,
WERENT ) AS REQUIRED
QUESTION
ANSWER
She
my teacher at the university
Was
They
my classmaes
Were
they the winners?
Werent
We
In El Salvador
Were
Why
you so angry yesterday?
were
Where
she
my girl
Wasnt
There when he came in.
was
There
Two cars
were
10
Sandra
at school yesterday.
Wasnt
you last night?
We
At the cinema.
were
EXERCISE:
WRITE
INTHEBLANKOF
PRAYER,VERB
CONJUGATIONBE(WAS, WERE, WASNT, WERENT ) AS
REQUIRED
ENGLISH
SPANISH
She was my teacher at the university
Ella fue mi profesora en la universidad
They were my classmaes
Ellos fueron mis compaeros de clase
Werent they the winners?
No fueron ellos los ganadores?
We were In El Salvador
Nosotros estuvimos en El Salvador
Why were you so angry yesterday?
Por qu estaban tan enojados ayer?
Where were you last night? We were At

the cinema.
Dnde estuviste anoche? Estbamos en

el cine.
She wasnt my girl
Ella no fue mi chica
I was there when he came in.
Yo estaba all cuando l entr
There were two cars
Haba dos carros
10
Sandra Wasnt at school yesterday.
Sandra no estaba en la escuela ayer.
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION

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PRESENTATION

THE PAST TENSE OF

THE PAST TENSE OF "BE"

THE PAST TENSE OF "BE"

To make an interrogative sentence with the verb

The basic structure of the short answers

You were not.

She was not.

You were not.

The were not

EXERCISE: WRITE INTHEBLANKOF PRAYER,VERB

my teacher at the university

they the winners?

you so angry yesterday?

There when he came in.

you last night?

EXERCISE: WRITE INTHEBLANKOF PRAYER,VERB

my teacher at the university

they the winners?

you so angry yesterday?

There when he came in.

you last night?

She was my teacher at the university

Ella fue mi profesora en la universidad

They were my classmaes

Ellos fueron mis compaeros de clase

Werent they the winners?

No fueron ellos los ganadores?

Nosotros estuvimos en El Salvador

Why were you so angry yesterday?

Por qu estaban tan enojados ayer?

Where were you last night? We were At

Dnde estuviste anoche? Estbamos en

She wasnt my girl

Ella no fue mi chica

I was there when he came in.

Yo estaba all cuando l entr

There were two cars

Haba dos carros

Sandra Wasnt at school yesterday.

Sandra no estaba en la escuela ayer.

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