A great day

out!
5th Grade
Learning target
Here’s what you’ll learn in this class:

1. Recognize the simple past tense of the verb to be

To be in
past
tense
 I AM

YOU ARE

HE IS

At home At school SHE IS

IT IS

WE ARE

THEY ARE

AM-IS-ARE
Past Present Future

He is at school
 Affirmative
I WAS I was happy this morning.

YOU WERE You were sick.

HE WAS He was the best athlete.

SHE WAS She was late for school.

IT WAS It was a rainy day.

WE WERE We were at home.

THEY WERE They were friends.

 Negative
I WAS NOT I wasn’t happy this morning.
(wasn’t)

YOU WERE NOT You weren’t sick.

(weren't)

HE WAS NOT He wasn’t the best athlete.

(wasn’t)

SHE WAS NOT She wasn’t late for school.

(wasn’t)

IT WAS NOT It wasn’t a rainy day.

(wasn’t)

WE WERE NOT We weren’t at home.

(weren't)

THEY WERE NOT They weren’t friends.

(weren't)
 Interrogative
WAS I Was I happy this morning? Short answers
Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t
WERE YOU Were you sick?
Yes, you were No, you weren’t

WAS HE Was he the best athlete? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t

Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t

WAS SHE Was she late for school?
Yes, it was. No it wasn’t

WAS IT Was it a rainy day? Yes, we were. No, we weren’t

Yes, they were. No, they weren’t

WERE WE Were we at home?

WERE THEY Were they friends?

 At home At school

Past Present Future

He was at home He is at school

She ______
was angry this afternoon.
a) Was
b) Were
c) is
We were
______ at school.

a) Was
b) Were
c) are
He ______
wasn’t a firefighter.

a) Wasn’t
b) Weren’t
c) aren’t
______
Were they noisy?

a) Was they?
b) Were they?
c) Were it?
You ______
weren’t a nurse.

a) Wasn’t
b) Weren’t
c) isn’t
It ______
was a sunny day.

a) Was
b) Were
c) are
Where were
______ you last night?

a) Was
b) Were
c) are
Thanks!
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