Unit 9: In the jungle in Guatemala

TEACHER: DANIELA VEGA BARRIENTOS

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Grammar: Past of verb to be 108

• Present to past:

am/is > was

are > were

He is at home today. > He was at home yesterday

• wasn’t = was not; weren’t = were not

Affirmative
I was a teacher.
You were at work last night.
She was at school yesterday.
It was cold last week.
We were at the gym.
You were late.
They were in London.
Negative
I wasn’t a teacher
You weren’t at work last night
He wasn’t at home yesterday
It wasn’t cold last week.
We weren’t at the gym.
You weren’t late
They weren’t in London.
Grammar: Past of verb to be 108

Simple past: verb to be

Interrogative form.

Question word Verb Subject Short answer

Were you late? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t
Was she a waitress? Yes, she was. / No, she wasn’t
Where were you yesterday? I was at the beach.
When was he at the gym? About 3:30 yesterday.
Simple past: time expressions

This morning
yesterday
last night
last week
last month
last year
Affirmative form

Subject + verb to be in past + complement

I was a teacher

They were at the gym

Negative form

Subject + verb to be in past + not + complement

I was not a teacher

They were not at the gym

 I was you were

Interrogative form
He was we were
She was they were
It was

Verb to be in past + subject + complement + ?

Were you a teacher ?

Was she a doctor ?

Yes, I was No, I wasn’t

Yes, she was No, she wasn’t

Question word + verb to be in past + subject + complement + ?

Where were you yesterday ?

I was at home
Vocabulary 55
Vocabulary: Places 129
Grammar: Prepositions of time

in on at
the morning Monday three o’clock
the afternoon Tuesday noon/midnight
the evening the weekend lunchtime
the summer night

 We use “in” for parts of the day and seasons.

 We use “on” for days and the weekend.
 We use “at” for times of the day and night.

The uses of “in” and “on”

 We also use “in” with months and years.

e.g., in December , in 2015

 We also use “on” with dates.

Is there a bank near here? 56
Understanding and giving directions 57
Vocabulary: Hotels 52
Vocabulary: Hotels 128
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Vocabulary: Hotels
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 Grammar: There is/There are 108

Affirmative
There are some towels in the bathroom.
Singular Plural
Affirmative Affirmative Negative
There’s a tv. There are two beds. There aren’t any towels in the bathroom.
There’s a lamp. There are some books.
Interrogative
Negative Negative Are there any towels in the bathroom?
There isn’t a phone. There aren’t any towels
There isn’t a bathroom . There aren’t any windows.
a/an, some and any
Interrogative Interrogative
Is there a swimming pool? Are there any chairs? • We often use there is/there are with a/an, some,
 Yes, there is. Yes, there are. and any.
X No, there isn’t. No, there arent’t.
• Some = not an exact number.

• Use some in affirmative sentences and

• Use any in negative and interrogatives.

Grammar: there is/there are 52
Prepositions 53

Develop the following exercises

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/prepo
sitions/place-1