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LESSON 4

TALKING ABOUT THE PAST (WAS/WERE)

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PAST TENSE (I) – Verb to be (WAS / WERE)

To Be - Affirmative

Subject	To Be	Examples
I	was	I was tired this morning.
You	were	You were very good.
He	was	He was the best in his class.
She	was	She was late for work.
It	was	It was a sunny day.
We	were	We were at home.
You	were	You were on holiday.
They	were	They were happy with their test results.

To Be - Negative Sentences

The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were).

Subject	To Be	Examples
I	was not	I was not tired this morning.
You	were not	You were not crazy.
He	was not	He was not married.
She	was not	She was not famous.
It	was not	It was not hot yesterday.
We	were not	We were not invited.
You	were not	You were not at the party.
They	were not	They were not friends.

To Be - Questions

To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.

Affirmative	Question
I was late	Was I late?
You were sick.	Were you sick?
He was surprised.	Was he surprised?
She was from Italy.	Was she from Italy?
It was a big house.	Was it a big house?
We were ready.	Were we ready?
You were early.	Were you early?
They were busy.	Were they busy?

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1. Fill in the blanks with WAS or WERE:

1. I        crossing the red light when the accident took place.
2. Sheena        at home yesterday.
3. You        very busy on Monday.
4. I        so happy yesterday.
5. They        working on their chemistry project.
6. She        in the USA last month.
7. Did she say what she        doing?
8. Karen and you        in front of the Garden.
9. We        at school last Sunday.
10. Where        they playing?
11. The boys        climbing on the tree.

1. Put the correct form of the verb “to be” (was, wasn’t / were, weren’t) in the following sentences.

1. They        at school yesterday because it           Saturday.
2. He        hungry at the lunchtime because he had a big sandwich for breakfast.
3. Carol        happy to see her boyfriend with another girl.
4. Bonnie        at home last night when I called her. She

         in Atlantic City.

1. The teacher        satisfied with student’s work. They are in need of improvement.
2. She        really stunning in her wedding.

1. Complete the following sentences with wasn’t or weren’t. E.g.: I am at work today, but I wasn’t here yesterday.

1. It is cold outside today, but

         .

1. She is sick today, but

         .

1. They are at school today, but

         .

1. The TV show is good today, but

         .

1. The apples are sweet today, but

         .

1. The class is interesting today, but

         .

1. The boss is angry today, but

         .

1. The exercises are easy today, but

         .

1. Complete the questions with was or were. Then, answer the questions using the short form.

A:        Cassia Eller a movie star?

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