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I worked in the office last night.
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I cooked in the office last night.

She her house.
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She dinner.
 Simple Past – Regular verbs
subject Auxiliary verb Main verb

+ I ------- played

- He did not play

football last night.
didn’t
Aux. verb subject Main verb

? Did you play

/t/ /d/ /id/
LET´S PRACTICE!!!
Complete the sentences in past.

1. I …………………… (watch) a movie last night.

2. Luana …………………… (play) volleyball yesterday.

3. My friends and I …………………… (chat) last weekend.

4. Ulises …………………… (paint) his bedroom last month.

5. My father …………………… (fix) his car two days ago.

6. Nestor …………………… (clean) his house yesterday.

7. I …………………… (work) late last night.

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 Simple Past – Questions and short answers.
Aux. verb subject Main verb

? Did you play football last Sunday.

Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.

Aux. verb subject Main verb

? Did she go to the cinema yesterday?

Yes, she did. No, she didn’t.

Complete the sentences, using was or were.

1. He ______ very tired yesterday.

2. The doctor __________ very helpful.
3. My parents __________ in France last summer.
4. Mrs. Jones ___________ (not) in the office yesterday.
5. I _______ in bed all morning.
6. We __________ very pleased with you.
7. Tom and Angel ________ here last night.
8. My brothers ____________(not) happy in the party last weekend.
9. It ________ a very nice letter.
 The past of BE: WAS - WERE
Affirmative statements.
SUBJECT WAS / WERE COMPLEMENT

I WAS only 16

YOU WERE nervous

SHE WAS at home

IT WAS awful

HE WAS sick

WE WERE in class

THEY WERE at the party

2-Negative statements.

SUBJECT WASN’T / WEREN’T COMPLEMENT

I WASN’T only 16

YOU WEREN’T nervous

SHE WASN’T at home

IT WASN’T awful

HE WASN’T sick

WE WEREN’T in class

THEY WEREN’T at the party

3. YES/NO QUESTIONS

WAS/WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

WAS HE FAMOUS?

SHORT ANSWER: YES, HE WAS / NO, HE WASN´T

WAS/WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

WERE THEY IN CLASS?

SHORT ANSWER: YES, THEY WERE / NO, THEY WEREN´T

EXERCISES

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH WAS OR WERE.

1) I ________________ in Mexico last spring.
2) We _______________at school last Saturday.
3) Tina ________________at home yesterday.
4) Michael Jackson ________________a famous singer.
5) Robert and Stan _________________Garry's friends.
6) You ______________________busy on Friday.
7) They ___________________in front of the supermarket.
8) I _______________________in the museum.
9) She ______________________ in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly ______________________ late for school.

•1) I was were in Canberra last spring.

•2) We was were at school last Saturday.

•3) Tina was were at home yesterday.

•4) He was were happy.

•5) Robert and Stan was were Garry's friends.

•6) You was were very busy on Friday.

•7) They was were in front of the supermarket.

•8) I was were in the museum.

•9) She was were in South Africa last month.

•10) Jessica and Kimberly was were late for school.

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