Past Simple

was / were
Tom is at school today.
is was
Tom was at school yesterday.

We are at school today.

are were
We were at school yesterday.
 THE PAST OF TO BE: AFFIRMATIVE
This is the past simple of the verb TO BE:
I
short.
He
was in Lima last month.
She
It on vacation.
a table.
We
friends at school.
You were
They In the disco yesterday.
Students.
 USES
To talk about completed activities in the past:
I was at school yesterday
Time references:
• Yesterday: yesterday morning, evening…
• Last Monday, week, month, year…
• In 2010, in the 19th century…
• Last, last month, last weekent , last Monday
• AGO: 2 years ago
 Time expressions in Past
• Yesterday:
•yesterday
I was in the
morning
park yesterday morning.
•Yesterday
Juana wasafternoon
in class yesterday evening.
•Yesterday
You were evening
at home yesterday.
• Last:
•Last Last:
Monday,
•Last
Theyweek
were at work last Monday.
•Last
Susana
month was in Calca last week.
•Last
I was
year…
in Arequipa last year.
 Time expressions in Past
•Ago:
Ago
••I 2was
days ago
in Quillabamba 2 months ago
• 5 weeks ago
•Oscar was my student 1 month ago
• 10 years ago
•Carlita was at school 10 years ago.
• ……
•I was a student at Andina university 12 years ago .
 Your turn now 1

1. Make affirmative sentences.

2. Use the keywords.

3. Write complete sentences with…

was/were
Make affirmative sentences 1: John/ doctor

John was at the doctor yesterday

Make affirmative sentences 2: Tom/scared

Tom was scared.

Make affirmative sentences 3: We/school

We were at school 10 years ago.

Make affirmative sentences 5: Shakespeare/ English

Shakespeare was English

 THE PAST OF TO BE: NEGATIVE
This is the past simple of the verb TO BE:
I
short.
He
was not in Lima last month.
She
It wasn’t on vacation.
a table.
We
You were not friends at school.
They weren’t In the disco yesterday.
Students.
 Your Turn now 2
1. Make negative sentences.

2. Use the keywords.

3. Write complete sentences with…

was not (wasn’t)
were not (weren’t)
Make negative sentences 1: they/ sad

They weren’t sad

Make negative sentences 2: she/home

She wasn’t at home

Make negative sentences 3: He/supermarket

He wasn’t at the supermarket

Make negative sentences 4: she/with her friends
on her birhtday

She wasn’t with her friends on her birhtday

Make negative sentences 5: Mozart/ Italian

Mozart wasn’t Italian

Make negative sentences 6: We/ London

We weren’t in London
 Your Turn now 3
Make these sentences TRUE for you: Use was/were in
the correct form:
1. It …………… Christmas Day yesterday.
2. I ……………… at home yesterday.
3. I ………….. ill last week.
4. It ………… sunny yesterday morning.
5. I …………. born in 1999.
6. Maths ………… on Monday at 10:35.
7. There ……… a school trip last month.
8. My mother ………… angry yesterday.
 Your Turn now 4
Change these sentences from present to past:
• I’m hungry → I was hungry.
• Peter’s British → Peter was British.
• It’s a book → It was a book.
• We’re in class → we were in class.
• They are vey happy→ They were very happy.
• The children are in the park → They were in the
park.
• Mary is sad → mary was sad.
• The cat is in the kitchen → The cat was in the
kitchen.
Now YOU try!
I __________ at home yesterday.
were wasn’t weren’t

I __________ at school.
was were

I __________ happy, because

was were

my friends __________ at
school, too.
was were

They __________ happy, too.

wasn’t were
Tom __________ in the playground last week.
was wasn’t were

He __________ with his dad.

was were

Tom’s mum __________ in the playground.

wasn’t were

Tom __________ on the slide.

wasn’t weren’t
He __________ on the
swing.
was weren’t
Sally and Tom __________ in the ZOO last weekend.
was wasn’t were
There __________ elephants in the ZOO.
was were

They __________ huge.

was were
But the children _________
scared.
was weren’t
It __________ great!
was were
 Yesterday it __________ snowy.
was were
It __________ hot, but
wasn’t were

the boys __________ sad.

weren’t wasn’t
They __________ happy.
were was

The children __________ in the garden.

was were
We __________ in the street last Monday.
was were

It __________ quiet.
wasn’t were weren’t

It __________ very noisy.

was were

There __________ many cars.

was were

There __________ some

lorries,too.
wasn’t were weren’t
 It __________ seven o’clock.
was were

Tony __________ in bed.

were was

He __________ happy.
wasn’t weren’t

He __________ asleep,
weren’t wasn’t

but he __________ very sleepy.

was wasn’t were
I __________ in the park yesterday.
was were

Really? __________ it good?

Was Were

Yes, it __________ great!

was were
__________ there your friends?
Was Were

No, they _______. I ______ with my dog.

wasn’t were weren’t was wasn’t were
YES /NO QUESTION FORM
 POSITIVE

You were in the park yesterday.

Were you in the park yesterday ?

+ Yes, I was

- No, I wasn’t
Was I a teacher ? ……*****

Were you in the museum? Yes, I was / No, I wasn’t

Was she sad ? Yes, she was / No, she wasn´t

Was he at home? Yes, he was / No, he wasn´t

Was it a pencil ? Yes, it was / No, it wasn´t

Were we students ? Yes, we were / No, we weren

´t

Were they from Lima? Yes, they were / No, they

weren´t
 
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