BE- PAST

2. THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

3. THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
SPELLING RULES
MOST OF THE
VERBS We add ‘-s’ to the verb
stop
work
read
stand
stops
works
reads
stands
come
speak
comes
speaks

4. THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
SPELLING RULES
b) When the verb ends in ‘-y
BEFORE CONSONANT:
We add ‘-ies’ to the verb if it is pronounced
/aı/ fly flies
cry cries
/ı/ study
/eı/ stay
play
stays
plays
but
tidy
studies
tidies

5. THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
SPELLING RULES
c) When the verb ends in
CH SH S X Z
We add ‘-es’ to the verb.
/s/
/z/
/∫/
/t∫/
/dz/
cross
lose
buzz
flash
wish
teach
catch
judge
crosses
loses
buzzes
flashes
wishes
teaches
catches
judges

6. THIRD PERSON SINGULAR
SPELLING RULES
d) The verbs ‘go’ and ‘do’: Add ‘-es’ to the verb.
go
do
goes
does

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
Singular Plural
I was we were
you were you were
she was
he was
it was
they were
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

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8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
I
she
he
it
+ was
we
you
they
+ were

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PRESENT TIME PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

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8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.

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8-1 Let’s Practice
b e
present past
I _w_a m a_s_ at work
tyoedsateyr.day.

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8-1 Let’s Practice
b e
present past
He ___ in the pool
wisas tloasdta wy.eek.

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8-1 Let’s Practice
b e
present past
The moon _w_ia_ss_ huge tloasnti gnhigt.ht.

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present
The water is warm today.
past
8-1 Let’s Practice
(click and type)

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8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
I was not in class yesterday.

16. (a) I was not in class yesterday.
(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
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8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
was + not = wasn’t
+ wasn’t
I
she
he
it

17. (c) You were not home last night.
(d) You weren’t home last night.
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8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
were + not = weren’t
+ weren’t
we
you
they

18. 8-2 Let’s Practice
Jared is in class this morning, but
he wasn’t
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________ in class yesterday morning.

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8-2 Let’s Practice
They are in London tonight, but
t _h_e_y _w_e_r_e_n_’_t _ in London last night.

20. I am happy today, but
I _w_a_s_n_’_t _h_a_p_p_y_ yesterday.
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8-2 Let’s Practice

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8-2 Let’s Practice
The weather is nice this week, but
it_ w__a_s_n_’t_ n_i_c_e_ last week.

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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Were you in class yesterday?

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+ LONG ANSWER
We were in class yesterday.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
(be) + (subject)
Yes, we were.

24. 8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
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+ LONG ANSWER
SHORT ANSWER
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
(be) + (subject)
We weren’t No, we weren’t. in class yesterday.

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+ LONG ANSWER
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
She was at the library last week.
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
(be) + (subject)
Yes, she was.

26. 8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
She wasn’t at No, she wasn’t. the library last week.
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+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
(be) + (subject)

27. 8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(c) Where was Bill last winter?
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+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
He was in Mexico last winter.
In Mexico.

28. 8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(d) Where were they last month?
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
+ LONG ANSWER
Where + (be) + (subject)
They were on vacation last month.
On vacation.

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8-3 Let’s Practice
W __a_s__ Andrea in class on Friday?
No, s h e w a s n ’ t.
She
wasn’t in class on Friday.

30. 8-3 Let’s Practice
W _e_r_e__ you and Simi at the lake last week?
We were Yes, . at the lake last week.
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we were

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8-3 Let’s Practice
Was
_____ Nina with you last week?
No, .
she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.

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8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
We walked to school.