SIMPLE PAST OF

VERB TO BE
ENGLISH II
PAST OF VERB TO
BE
PAST OF BE
LET’S REMEMBER, IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE WE
SAY…

I AM
YOU ARE
HE IS
SHE IS
IT IS
WE ARE
THEY ARE
BUT, IN SIMPLE PAST WE DON’T USE AM, ARE, OR
IS, WE USE WAS AND WERE.

*YOU CAN USE WAS FOR I, HE, SHE, IT.

*AND YOU CAN USE WERE FOR YOU, WE, THEY.

I WAS BORN HERE.
YOU WERE PRETTY YOUNG.
HE WAS BORN IN JAPAN.
SHE WAS SEVENTEEN.
WE WERE AT THE STADIUM.
THEY WERE BORN IN SOUTH KOREA.

.
FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES
WE ADD NOT…

WAS NOT  WASN’T

WERE NOT  WEREN’T
I WASN’T BORN IN THE U.K.
YOU WEREN’T VERY OLD.
HE WASN’T BORN IN JAPAN.
SHE WASN’T AT HOME.
WE WEREN’T AT THE CAFÉ.
THEY WEREN’T BORN IN CHINA.
FOR YES/ NO QUESTIONS
WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT ?

WERE YOU IN CLASS YESTERDAY?

YES, I WAS. NO, I WASN´T.

WAS YOUR FIRST TEACHER AMERICAN?

YES, SHE WAS. NO, SHE WASN´T

WERE THEY BORN IN THE U.S.?

YES, THEY WERE. NO, THEY WEREN’T.
 WH QUESTIONS WITH DID,
WAS AND WERE
WH WORD + DID + SUBJECT + VERB + (COMPLEMENT) ?

*WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?

I GREW UP IN TEXAS.
*WHAT DID YOUR FATHER DO THERE?
HE WORKED AT A BANK.
*WHEN DID YOU COME TO LOS ANGELES?
I CAME TO LOS ANGELES IN 2005.
*WHY DID YOU BECOME A TEACHER?
BECAUSE I WANTED TO TEACH ENGLISH TO OTHERS.
WH WORD + WAS/WERE + SUBJECT + VERB +
COMPLEMENT?

*WHERE WERE YOU BORN?

I WAS BORN IN TEXAS.
*WHEN WAS YOUR BROTHER BORN?
HE WAS BORN IN 1982.
*HOW OLD WAS MARIA IN 1993?
SHE WAS 18 YEARS OLD.
*WHERE WERE YOUR PARENTS BORN?
THEY WERE BORN IN SINCELEJO.