GRAMMAR STUDY

We use the Past Simple to describe actions in the past.

Affirmative

I was

You were

She was

He was

It was

We were

You were

They were

 

Negative

 

I wasn´t

You weren´t

She wasn´t

He wasn´t

It wasn´t

We weren´t

You weren't

They weren´t

Questions

 

Was I…?

Were you …?

Was she…?

Was he …?

Was it…?

Were we…?

Were you…?

Were they…?

Short answers

 

Yes I was / No, I wasn´t

Yes, you were / No, you weren´t

Yes, she was / No, she wasn´t

Yes, he was / No, he wasn´t

Yes, it was / No, it wasn´t

Yes, we were / No, we weren´t

Yes, you were / No, you weren´t

Yes, they were / No, they weren´t

Short forms: was not = wasn´t were not = weren´t

Past time adverbials

 

Yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening / last night, Three days ago, a week ago, a month ago, a year ago, last week, last Monday, last month, last year, last summer, some time ago, in 1985,…

Question tags

He was a famous actor, wasn´t he?

I wasn´t at the cinema last night, was I?

It was very funny, was it?

These shoes wasn´t sheep, were they?

Those boys were nice, weren´t they?

You weren´t in Paris last summer, were you?

 

Fill in the blanks with was or were

 Last year my brother _________ 10 years old.

 Last weekend my family _________ in London.

 Yesterday my friends _________ at home.

 Yesterday I _________ ill.

 The children _________ happy.

 Mark _________ late for dinner.

 Mrs. Milles _________ my English teacher.

 

Rewrite the sentences in the negative

 They were allergic to seafood.

 ________________________________________

 Mary and you were in the park yesterday.

 ________________________________________

 Susan was at library at half past two.

 ________________________________________

 

 

Ask according to the answers. Look at the underlined words to find the correct question word.

 _______________________? They were my grandparents.

 _______________________? I was at home last night.

 _______________________? John was born on 21st May 1975.

 _______________________? Tim was skinny and short.

GRAMMAR STUDY

We use the Past Simple to describe actions in the past.

Affirmative

I was

You were

She was

He was

It was

We were

You were

They were

 

Negative

 

I wasn´t

You weren´t

She wasn´t

He wasn´t

It wasn´t

We weren´t

You weren't

They weren´t

Questions

 

Was I…?

Were you …?

Was she…?

Was he …?

Was it…?

Were we…?

Were you…?

Were they…?

Short answers

 

Yes I was / No, I wasn´t

Yes, you were / No, you weren´t

Yes, she was / No, she wasn´t

Yes, he was / No, he wasn´t

Yes, it was / No, it wasn´t

Yes, we were / No, we weren´t

Yes, you were / No, you weren´t

Yes, they were / No, they weren´t

Short forms: was not = wasn´t were not = weren´t

Past time adverbials

 

Yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening / last night, Three days ago, a week ago, a month ago, a year ago, last week, last Monday, last month, last year, last summer, some time ago, in 1985,…

Question tags

He was a famous actor, wasn´t he?

I wasn´t at the cinema last night, was I?

It was very funny, was it?

These shoes wasn´t sheep, were they?

Those boys were nice, weren´t they?

You weren´t in Paris last summer, were you?

 

· _______________________? They were my grandparents.

· _______________________? I was at home last night.

· _______________________? John was born on 21st May 1975.

· _______________________? Tim was skinny and short.

Ask according to the answers. Look at the underlined words to find the correct question word.

· They were allergic to seafood.

· ________________________________________

· Mary and you were in the park yesterday.

· ________________________________________

· Susan was at library at half past two.

· ________________________________________

 

 

Rewrite the sentences in the negative

· Last year my brother _________ 10 years old.

· Last weekend my family _________ in London.

· Yesterday my friends _________ at home.

· Yesterday I _________ ill.

· The children _________ happy.

· Mark _________ late for dinner.

· Mrs. Milles _________ my English teacher.

 

Fill in the blanks with was or were