PAST SIMPLE: TO BE

THE PAST OF TO BE: AFFIRMATIVE

Personal To Be in past
Pronoun
I WAS
YOU WERE
SHE/HE/IT WAS
WE WERE
THEY WERE
 USES
TO TALK ABOUT COMPLETED ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST

TIME EXPRESSIONS:
• YESTERDAY, YESTERDAY MORNING, EVENING…
• LAST MONDAY, WEEK, MONTH, YEAR…
• IN 2010, IN THE 19TH CENTURY…
 MAKE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES 1:
JOHN/ DOCTOR’S

JOHN ________ AT THE DOCTOR’S

MAKE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES 2:
TOM/SCARED

TOM ______ SCARED

MAKE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES 3:
WE/SCHOOL

WE _______ AT SCHOOL
MAKE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES 4:
BEE/ BEEHIVE

_________ A BEE BEHIND THE BEEHIVE

 MAKE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES 5:
SHAKESPEARE/ ENGLISH

SHAKESPEARE _________ ENGLISH

 THE PAST OF TO BE: NEGATIVE
Personal To Be in past
Pronoun
I WASN’T
YOU -WERE NOT
WEREN’T
SHE/HE/IT WASN’T
WE WERE NOT
WEREN’T
THEY WERE NOT
WEREN’T
MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES 1:
THEY/ SAD

THEY ______________SAD
MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES 2:
SHE/HOME

SHE __________ AT HOME

MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES 3:
HE/SUPERMARKET

HE ___________ AT THE SUPERMARKET

MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES 4: THERE/8
CANDLES

THERE WEREN’T EIGHT CANDLES

MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES 5: MOZART/
ITALIAN

MOZART ______________ ITALIAN

MAKE NEGATIVE SENTENCES 6:
WE/ LONDON

WE _______________ IN LONDON
 YOUR TURN NOW 4
CHANGE THESE SENTENCES FROM PRESENT
TO PAST:
1. I’M HUNGRY →
2. PETER’S BRITISH →
3. THERE’S A BOOK →
4. WE’RE IN CLASS →
5. THERE ARE SOME PENS →
 THE PAST OF TO BE:
INTERROGATIVE

Were you a good student? No, I When was the exam?

wasn’t The exam was yesterday
Was she a great English teacher? Where were your parents?
Yes, She was a great teacher. My parents were in London.
 LET’S PRACTICE
• I AM SO HAPPY TODAY

• IS SHE A BAD STUDENT?

• THEY ARE IN HAWAII

• WE AREN’T SAD
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