Past simple of be and verbs

1. PAST SIMPLE

2. 2
amat workI _____ yesterday.was today.
present past
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be

3. 3
He ___ in the poolwas last week.is today.
present past
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be

4. 4
The moon ____ huge last night.wasis tonight.
present past
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be

5. yesterday
Last ---
---- ago
Inthepast
In2010
then
Time expressions

6. yesterday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening.
last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.
five minutes
ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.
Time expressions

7. 7
Tom: Where were you at 8 a.m.yesterday?
Sue: I was at school.
Tom: Were you at home at 9?
Sue: No, I wasn’t. I was at a café then.

8. Tom: How were you yesterday?
Sue: I was very happy.
Tom: Were you happy last night, too?
Sue: No, I wasn’t. I was very sad then.

9. Tom: Who was your sister with last weekend?
Sue: She was with her beloved mom.
Tom: Was she with her last night, too?
Sue: No, she wasn’t. She was all alone then.

10. 10
Singular Plural
I was We were
you were You were
She was
He was
It was
My mom was
Tom was
The dog was
They were
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE - POSSITIVE
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
My mom and my dad were
The students were

11. 11
Singular Plural
I wasn’t We weren’t
you weren’t You weren’t
She wasn’t
He wasn’t
It wasn’t
My mom wasn’t
Tom wasn’t
The dog wasn’t
They weren’t
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE - NEGATIVE
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
My mom and my dad weren’t
The students weren’t

12. Yes, Pronoun was / were
No, Pronoun wasn’t/ weren’t
Singular Plural
Were we …?
Were you …?
Was he …?
Was she …?
Was it …?
Was your mom …?
Was Tom …?
Was the dog …?
Were they …?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE - QUESTIONS
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
Were your mom and dad …?
Were the students …?

13. 13
SIMPLE PAST
Wh. Q: How did you go to school yesterday?
Positive: We walk to school yesterday.
Negative: We didn’t walk to school yesterday.
Yes/No Q: Did you walk to school yesterday?
Short Answers: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
ed
ed
ed

14. 14
SIMPLE PAST
Wh. Q: What did you do on your last holiday?
Positive: I
Negative: We didn’t
Yes/No Q: Did
Short Answers: Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
gowent
gowent
gowent

15. 15
Subject + verb ed / 2
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
Subject + didn’t verb bare
Did + Subject + verb bare?
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FORMS

16. IRREGULAR VERBS

17. ‘ED’ RULES

18. GAME

19. 19
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She ____ her
best friend.
What did she
do last
weekend?
saw
see
saw

20. 20
Did you see your brother
today
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Yes, I did.
I saw my
brother today.
______________
___________?

21. 21
_____ Nina with you last week?
No, .
Was
she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.
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22. 22
I called you ________ week.last
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yesterday
last

23. 23
Janice left for South America
________ morning.yesterday
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yesterday
last

24. 24
The sky was beautiful ______ night.last
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yesterday
last

25. 25
Yesterday _______________.I brushed my teeth
Every day I brush my teeth.
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26. 26
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I like to ____ things I don’t
use any more. Yesterday I
____ my old baseball.
sell
sold
sells, sell
sold. To sell

27. 27
did you
do last night
What
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We went to a
party last night.
____________
_________ ?

28. 28
Did Andrea go
on vacation
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Yes, she did.
Andrea went on
vacation.
____________
_________?

29. 29
He was in Mexico last winter.
+ LONG ANSWER
WH - QUESTIONS
(c) Where was Bill last winter?
In Mexico.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER

30. 30
They were on vacation last month.
+ LONG ANSWER
WH- QUESTIONS
(d) Where were they last month?
On vacation.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER