past simple

2. I
He
She
It
We
You
They
WAS
WERE

3. Exercise I: Complete the sentences using was or were.
1. They were happy.
2. She was thin.
3. They were healthy.
4. It was smooth.
5. They were friendly.
6. It was dark.
7. They were energetic.
8. She was very intelligent.
9. They were poor.
10. They were generous.
11. They were children.
12. She was pretty.

4. I was at home yesterday night.
I was not at home yesterday night.
Was I at home yesterday night?
Negative

5. We were happy.
?
Inversion

6. Were you happy?
Yes, I was.
No, I was not.

7. Question: Were you at home yesterday evening?
Answer: No, I .. I at the office.
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Verbs in
English
Verb To be
Special
Was or were
Common
verbs
Need
auxiliary
Did
Negative
form
Interrogative
form
Regular Add -ED
Irregular Change
No change
One change
Two changes

9. I studied / ate at home yesterday.
I didn’t study / eat at home yesterday.
Did I study / eat at home yesterday?
Where Did I study / eat yesterday?
Negative
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10. Subject
Verb in
past
Complement
Regular Irregular
I studied / ate at home yesterday.

11. Examples:
• Play Played
• Love Loved
• Study Studied
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Verb -ED
Past
action

12. The –ed ending in English has three different
sounds:
t: walked, talked, jumped
d: played, loved, answered
id: invited, waited decided....
*With –id sounding words,
there is another syllable!

13. Cut Cut
Read Read (pronunciation)
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Think Thought Thought
Dream Dreamt Dreamt
Have Had Had
Write Wrote Written
See Saw Seen
Get Got Gotten
Drink Drank Drunk

14. Subject Verb Complement
Did not
I did not study / eat at home yesterday.
Did not Didn’t
I didn’t study / eat at home yesterday.

15. Did you eat pizza?
Yes, I did.
No, I did not.
Subject Verb Complement
Did

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Examples:
- Where did you study at school?
- When did you enter university?
- What did you do last summer?
Subject Verb Complement
Did
WH

17. Yesterday
• I studied Math yesterday.
Last (month, week, year, etc.)
• I had a Math test last week.
(month, week, year, etc) Ago
• I had a Math test two weeks ago.
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18. Exercise II. Correct the mistakes.
Example:
Hitler dies in 1945. …died…(past not
present)..
1. The new supermarket open last week.
opened
2. Anna were at home yesterday night. was
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19. 4. You were at home last night?
Were you at home last night?
5. Tina did visited her friends yesterday.
6. Diana visit Spain last summer. visited
7. My parents was in Chiloé in January. were
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