Grammar : was / were
* Find and underline the verbs in the sentences below .Are the verbs in the present or in the past ?
1) His favorite sport was football.
2) His favourite actors were John Cleese and Charlie Chaplin .
*Complete the past table below.
Present :
Shakira is colombian.
Her CDs are very popuplar.
Past :
She born in 1977.
Her favourite
activities writing poems and dancing.
* Look at the sentence below and complete the rule.
Skating wasn't her favourite sport.
Rule : make the negative with was/ were - |
* Make the sentence below into a question.
- He was a quite boy .
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Past simple :
I / He / She / It was happy born in
+ You / We / They were 2004.
- I / He / She / It wasn't happy born in
You / We / They weren't 2004.
Was I / He / She / It Yes , Was.
? at home ? No , I / He / She / It wasn't.
Were You / we / They Yes , were
No; You / We / They weren't
* The past simple of Be is was/ were . Use was/ were to talk about the past .
When speaking use constractions : wan't = was not , weren't = were not .
Practice :
* Put the words in the correct order. Add capital letters
1) child / were / a / you / happy ? Were you a happy child ?
2) was / holiday / your / how ? ?
3) yesterday / concert / at / Jack / was / the ? ?
4) were / last / night / the / open / windows ? ?
5 ) people / many / at / there / how / were / the / party ? ?
* Complete the answers to the questions .
1 ) Yes , I .
2) It great , thanks .
3) No , he .
4) Yes , They .
5 ) There about fifty .
* Write the questions with the prompts 1-6 .
1) you / born before 1995 ?
Were you born before 1995 ?
2) you / born in july ?
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3) you / a very quiet child ?
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4) you / afraid of the dark when you were a child ?
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5) your first English teacher / a man ?
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6 ) your parents / childhood friends ?
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7) your grandfather / born in another country ?
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8) your grandmother / a doctor or a nurse ?
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