GENERAL ENGLISH 2

WEEK 2

WAS & WERE

My grandmother is old
She was young 50 years ago
We are 7 th grade students now,but we were 6 th grade
students last year
Mary is slim now but she was fat last year

Now last year

 DIFFERENCE PRESENT & PAST

PRESENT PAST

I am I was

He / She/It is He, she, it was

We are We were

You are You were

They are They were

 Positive examples

I was at home yesterday

You were with Jack last night

 She was a teacher last year

We use phrases such as yesterday, last night and last

year with the past simple.
 Negative: was, were

I was not / wasn’t

He, She, It was not / wasn’t

We were not / weren’t

You were not / weren’t

They were not /weren’t

 Negative Examples

I wasn’t at home yesterday

You weren’t with Jack last night
 She wasn’t a teacher last year
 How to make questions

Positive form
I was at school yesterday

Question form

Was I at school yesterday ?

 Questions examples

• Was he at home yesterday ?

• Were you with Jack last night ?

• Was she a teacher last year ?

 Short answers

Positive Negative

Yes, I was No, I wasn’t / was not

Yes, you were No, you weren’t / were not

Yes, she/he/it was No, she/he/it wasn’t/ was not

Yes, we were No, we weren’t / were not

Yes, you were No, you weren’t / were not

Yes, they were No, they weren’t / were not

Questions and short answers examples

Was she at home yesterday?

Yes, she was || No, she wasn’t

Were you at the gym last night?

Yes, I was || No, I wasn’t

Were they at the cinema yesterday?

Yes, they were || No, they weren’t
Gran capitan was born in Cordoba.
He was a general.
Seneca was born in Cordoba.
He was a philosopher.
Maimonides was born in Cordoba.
He was a doctor.
Isabel and Fernando were born in Castilla and
Aragon. They were the Catholic Monarchs.