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To Be (Simple Past) : Affirmative Negative Interrogative

The document provides examples of using the past tense form of the verb "to be" in English, known as the past simple. It lists the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the past simple of "to be" for different subjects. It then provides examples of using short answers and common past time expressions like "yesterday", "last week", etc. with the past simple of "to be". It concludes with practice exercises involving choosing and filling in the correct form of "to be" in the past simple based on subjects and whether the sentence is affirmative, negative or interrogative.

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To Be (Simple Past) : Affirmative Negative Interrogative

The document provides examples of using the past tense form of the verb "to be" in English, known as the past simple. It lists the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the past simple of "to be" for different subjects. It then provides examples of using short answers and common past time expressions like "yesterday", "last week", etc. with the past simple of "to be". It concludes with practice exercises involving choosing and filling in the correct form of "to be" in the past simple based on subjects and whether the sentence is affirmative, negative or interrogative.

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  • To Be Conjugations
  • Practice Exercises

Affirmative

I was
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
They were
Remember:

TO BE
(SIMPLE
Negative
I wasnt
PAST)
You werent
He wasnt
She wasnt
It wasnt
We werent
You werent
They werent

Interrogative
Was I
Were you
Was he
Was she
Was it
Were we
Were you
Were they

Short answers:
1. Was he funny?
a. Yes, he was.
b. No, he wasnt.
2. Were they at the party?
a. Yes, they were.
b. No, they werent.

Past time expressions:

Last
Last
Last
Last
Last
Last

LAST
Night
Sunday
week
weekend
year
month

AGO
10 minutes ago
An hour ago
Three days ago
A week ago
A month ago
A year ago

Yesterday
Yesterday
Yesterday morning
Yesterday afternoon
Yesterday evening
The day before
yesterday

Lets practice:
1. Identify past time expressions.
a. Yesterday it rained. __________________
b. She helped me last weekend. _____________
c. They opened the shop two hours ago. _______________
d. We went to Spain last summer. ______________
e. She visited her friend in 2011. _______________
f. The Olympic Games finished last month._____________
g. We saw the film last week. _____________
h. The football match started an hour ago. _____________
i. She sent the text message two minutes ago. ______________
2. Complete with was or were.
a. You ____________ at the party.
b. She ____________ in the classroom.
c. The boys _______________ in the park.
d. It ______________ his birthday last week.
e. Mum and Dad ___________ happy about the present.
f. The books ____________ on the shelf.
g. The weather __________ really nice.
h. I _____________ at school yesterday.
i. We _____________ at grandmas in the summer holidays.
j. They ______________ interesting people.
3. Put the sentences in the negative.
a. Jack was at the party.
_________________________________________
b. They were in the park.
_______________________________________
c. I was in class.
_______________________________________

4. Make questions and answer them. Look at the example.


a. Peter / at home / was.
Was Peter at home? Yes, he was.
b. In school / Pam and Angela/were.
c. Nice/were/their/ friends.
d. Clean/the/was/dog.

5. Complete with To Be in the Past Simple.


a. Yesterday morning we ______ in the class. I ______ nervous
because there ______ an exam. The exam _______ very bad so
the teacher _______ very angry because we ______ very lazy and
naughty. In the afternoon, the headmaster _______ in our class.
There _____ a trip to London. But we ______ (not) in the list
because we _____ naughty and lazy. We ______ disappointed.
____________ this fair?
b. Last month, Victor _____ (not) at work because he _____ on
holiday with his cousin in Venice. Their hotel _____ very cheap
and comfortable. The restaurants ______ very expensive but the
food _____ very delicious. The weather _____ very nice. The city
______ romantic and interesting at night. The streets ______ full
of people. They ______ very friendly. The gondolas ______ terrific
but Victors cousin ______ afraid to travel on the gondola.
c. We ____ happy last weekend because it ______ (not) rainy. My
brother,Alex, ______ in our fancy garden with mum. Tessa ____
in her room all afternoon because she had a lot of homework.
Kate ______ on the phone all day because she loves talking
My father ______ (not) happy because he doesnt like paying
bills

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