To be in the past

grammar and games

1. Simple Past TenseSimple Past Tense
Verb to Be.Verb to Be.
Basic EnglishBasic English

2. StructureStructure
Affirmative Sentences.Affirmative Sentences.
•II
•HEHE waswas a kid. a kid.
•SHE SHE
•ITIT
•WEWE
•YOUYOU werewere friends. friends.
•THEYTHEY

3. StructureStructure
Negative Sentences.Negative Sentences.
•II
•HEHE was notwas not a kid. a kid.
•SHESHE (wasn’t)(wasn’t)
•ITIT
•WEWE
•YOUYOU were notwere not
friends.friends.
•THEYTHEY (weren’t)(weren’t)

4. StructureStructure
Simple Questions or Yes/ No Simple Questions or Yes/ No
QuestionsQuestions
• II II II
•WAS WAS HEHE a kid? a kid? Yes,Yes, hehe WASWAS or or No,No, hehe
WASN’TWASN’T
• SHE SHE sheshe sheshe
• ITIT itit itit
• WEWE wewe wewe
WEREWERE YOUYOU friends? friends? Yes,Yes, youyou WEREWERE or or No,No, youyou
WEREN’TWEREN’T
• THEY THEY theythey theythey

5. StructureStructure
Informative Questions or WH Informative Questions or WH
QuestionsQuestions
•WHYWHY
•WHEN WHEN II
•WHERE WHERE WAS WAS HE HE ??
•HOW HOW SHESHE
•WHICH WHICH ITIT
•WHYWHY
•WHEN WHEN WEWE
WHERE WHERE WERE WERE YOUYOU friends?friends?
HOW HOW THEYTHEY
WHICHWHICH

7. I WAS a very cute baby.
I WAS lovely.
I WAS adorable!
I WAS NOT ugly…
I WAS NOT dirty.
I WAS NOT stinky.
When I WAS a baby…

8. WAS I lovely?
WAS I cute?
WAS I a little angel?
WAS I kissable?
WAS I a dream?
YES, I WAS!

9. Mommy WAS the best.
She WAS pretty!
She WAS very warm.
She WAS mine!

10. Daddy WAS a little rude…
But he WAS very strong.
He WAS very playful…
He WAS the best Daddy…

11. Tiger WAS my kitty…
It WAS so playful…
WAS it big? Yes, It WAS!

12. I WAS very playful…
WAS I curious? Yes, I WAS!

13. Grandpa WAS very old…
How old WAS he?
He WAS at least 100 I guess…
But he WASN’T mean…

14. Here I WAS very happy!
Life WAS great!
It WAS cool…

15. Where WAS I?
I WAS at the golf
course!

16. Who WAS the
driver?
I WAS it! Of course!

17. Please…close
your eyes.
WASN’T I the
cutest boy?
Yes, I WAS…

18. Here, I WAS
at the park.
The hand
behind WAS
Mommy’s!
I WAS so
brave!

19. It WAS my
favorite horse.
Its name WAS
Banana!
He WAS all
yellow and I
WAS a real
cowboy!

20. I WAS a movie fanatic!
Cinema
Paradiso
WAS my
favorite
movie!

21. Here I WAS
watching some
birdies!
But I WAS
more
interested in
the girl next
door!

22. My life WAS
going to change
with her!
What WAS
her name?
It WAS Sandy…

23. Next my love WAS little
Sue…

24. Then
Loretta. She
WAS a
dream…
but her baby
sister WAS
so freak…

25. After her,
Jessica WAS
Unforgetable…

26. And little Luisa WAS the
next…and she WAS the last!

27. She WAS so sexy and cool…
Her smile WAS just great!
And her eyes WERE so blue…

28. And we
WERE
together
for ever and
ever…

29. She WAS in my mind all the
time. When I WAS playing…
She WAS there!

30. She WAS there when I
WAS having ice cones…

31. When I WAS hanging
around with friends…she
WAS there!

32. When I WAS
doing
something
alone…
She WAS
there!

33. Even when I
WAS with my
best friend
George!

34. Or when I WAS with Porgy…
Who WAS
Porgy?
Porgy WAS my
first dog. We
WERE buddies…
Porgy WASN’T a sissy…

35. When I WAS with Chuck,
she WAS there too. Chuck
WAS a wolf!
Together we WERE the best
hunters on Earth!

36. George and I WERE in love
with our girlfriends.
We WERE together all the
time. Our girls WERE
together too.

37. Here Luise and I WERE
enjoying the nice weather…

38. Were you ever as happy as we
WERE then?

40. WASN’T it a nice story?
Can you make your own?
THE END

41. He was in hospital two
weeks ago.
(When? Two weeks ago)

42. They were in Berlin last month.
(When? Last month)

43. square
John
John was at the square IN 1990.

44. AFFIRMATIVES AND AFFIRMATIVES AND
NEGATIVESNEGATIVES

45. Lisa / actress
Lisa wasn’t an actress ten years ago.
She was a singer.

46. Betty and Tom / poor
Betty and Tom weren’t poor ten years ago.
They were rich.

47. Bob / fat
Bob wasn’t fat ten years ago.
He was thin.

48. Tina and Allison / doctors
Tina and Allison weren’t doctors ten years ago.
They were students.

49. Ted / in Italy
Ted wasn’t in Italy ten years ago.
He was in Spain.

50. INTERROGATIVESINTERROGATIVES

51. Where / Lyn / last Tuesday / ?
Where was Lyn last Tuesday?
She was at the supermarket.

52. Where / children / yesterday afternoon / ?
Where were the children yesterday afternoon?
They were at the playground.

53. Where / John / last night / ?
Where was John last night?
He was at the cinema.

54. Where / Kevin and Sally / two days ago / ?
Where were Kevin and Sally two days ago?
They were at the museum.

55. Where / you and your friends / last Saturday / ?
Where were you and your friends last Saturday?
We were at a restaurant.

56. Where / Diane / yesterday / at noon?
Where was Diane yesterday at noon?
She was at a train station.