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    BASIC GRAMMAR 5

    (GM05)

    Past simple
    (to be)
    Basic grammar student's lesson
    Past simple (to be)

    1) Past simple (to be)


    We can use the past simple of the verb to be to talk about situations and
    states in the past.

    I was at my gran's house yesterday.

    She was with her friends last Saturday.

    We were happy yesterday.

    How to use it?

    Affirmative Sentences

    Use was for: I, he, she and it.

    Use were for: you, we and they.

    Sujeto + verbo principal…


    Negative Sentences
    Sujeto + “to be” + “not”…

    For negatives, use not.


    We can contract not and the verb, especially when we're speaking.

    I was not late for school this morning. = I wasn't late for school this
    morning.

    He was not at home last Saturday. = He wasn't at home last Saturday.


    Interrogative Sentences

    “To be” + sujeto…?

    For questions, change the order of was or were and the


    person.

    Alianza
    consejo:
    With the negative "interrogative" form we can use contractions

    Weren't you 18 years old?

    Why wasn't she here?


    Short Answers
    In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.

    ** With To Be, We don't


    use contractions in
    affirmative short
    answers.
    Quick review with examples
    Affirmative

    Negative Sentences
    Negative Contractions

    Interrogative

    Weren't you 18 years


    old?

    Why wasn't she here?

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