WAS/WERE

PAST TENSE
 TO BE

• I AM A TEACHER.
• HE IS A DOCTOR.
• THEY ARE FRIENDS.
• YOU ARE STUDENTS.
• YA SABEMOS USAR EL VERBO TO BE, TAMBIÉN SABEMOS QUE AM LO USAMOS
ÚNICAMENTE CON LA PERSONA I (YO). IS SE USA CON PERSONAS O COSAS EN
SINGULAR : MY DOG IS BROWN. ARE SE USA CON PERSONAS O COSAS EN
PLURAL: MY DOGS ARE IN THE GARDEN.
 TO BE (PRESENT TENSE)

• TO BE VERB IN THE PRESENT TENSE IS:

• IS (SINGULAR)
• AM (SINGULAR, SOLO CON I)
• ARE (PLURAL)
 TO BE (PAST TENSE)

• TO BE IN THE PAST IS:

• WAS (SINGULAR)
• WERE (PLURAL)

• CUANDO QUEREMOS USAR ESTE VERBO EN PASADO, DONDE USÁBAMOS IS O AM

VAMOS A USAR WAS. DONDE USÁBAMOS ARE, VAMOS A USAR WERE
 LOOK

• I AM A TEACHER.
• I WAS A TEACHER.

• SHE IS MY FRIEND.
• SHE WAS MY FRIEND.

• THEY ARE AT HOME.

• THEY WERE AT HOME.
 READ AND COMPLETE

• IN THE PAST, THE EARTH ………………………PRIMITIVE, THERE ……………….HUGE

PLANTS AND A LOT OF VOLCANOES. THE WEATHER………………… VERY HOT AND
STORMY. THERE ………………… HUGE ANIMALS TOO. THEY ………………..THE
DINOSAURS. THE INSECTS …………………AS BIG AS HORSES.
LIFE IN 1980´S
 COMPLETE WAS/WERE

• PACMAN ……………………….A VERY FAMOUS ARCADE GAME.

• ROCK SINGERS´ HAIR …………………..LONG.
• CASSETTES ………………… THE WAY TO LISTEN TO MUSIC.
• THE WALKMAN ……………..A DEVICE TO WALK AND LISTEN TO MUSIC. IT
……….FANTASTIC!
• CLOTHES …………………..STRANGE AND TEENAGERS …………….USUALLY
DRESSSED IN JEANS.
• TVS …………………..BIG. THERE …………ONLY 4 OR 5 CHANNELS TO WATCH.
 MY PAST

• WRITE 5 SENTENCES ABOUT YOUR PAST…

• EXAMPLE: MY DOG WAS BLACK AND HAIRY.
MY FRIENDS WERE AT SCHOOL .
MARADONA WAS A GOOD FOOTALL PLAYER.
MY FATHER´S FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME WAS THE A-TEAM.