AFFIRMATIVE

I was at school yesterday

You were at school yesterday

She was at school yesterday

He was at school yesterday

We were at school yesterday

They were at school yesterday

NEGATIVE

I wasn´t at school yesterday

You weren´t at school yesterday

She wasn´t at school yesterday

He wasn´t at school yesterday

We weren´t at school yesterday

They weren´t at school yesterday

QUESTION TAGS

He was a famous singer, wasn´t he? These shoes weren´t cheap, were they?

I wasn´t at the beach yesterday, was I? Those boys were stubborn, weren´t they?

It wasn´t a part-time job, was it? You weren´t on a diet last month, were you?

PAST TIME ADVERBIALS

Yesterday, yesterday morning, the day before yesterday, three days ago, a week ago, a month ago, last week, last Monday, last month, last year, last summer, some time ago, in 1974,

INTERROGATIVE

• When were you born?

• Where was she born?

• How old were you in 2005?

• Where were you last week?

• When was he at the cinema?

• What were they like?

• What time was the party?

• Who were they?

• What nationality was Agatha Christy?

ANSWERS

• I was born on 1^st July 1971.

• She was born in Lisbon.

• I was twelve in 2005.

• I was at home.

• He was at the cinema last month.

• They were tall and thin.

• The party was at nine p.m.

• They were my friends.

• She was British.

YES/NO QUESTIONS

• Was I at home two days ago?

• Were you in town two hours ago?

• Was he / she ill yesterday?

• Were you in Algarve last holidays?

• Were you at the party last week?

• Were they happy this morning?

SHORT ANSWERS

• Yes, you were. / No, you weren´t

• Yes, I was / No, I wasn´t.

• Yes, he / she was./ No, he / she wasn´t.

• Yes, you were / No, you weren´t.

• Yes, we were. / No, we weren´t.

• Yes, they were. / NO, they weren´t.

SIMPLE PAST - VERB “TO BE”

A ) Complete with was or were:

She _____________ happy at the party yesterday.

Mark _____________ in Lisbon last week.

Susan and I _____________ 10 last year

I ­_____________ born in Lisbon.

C) Rewrite these sentences in the negative:

I was with my parents in the mountains.

_____________________________________________________________________________

He was eleven years old.

_____________________________________________________________________________

They were born at 9.00 a.m.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Mark was at the cinema last night.

_____________________________________________________________________________

D) Look at the underlined words and make questions:

___________________________________________________________________?

We were students three years ago.

___________________________________________________________________?

The weather was fine.

___________________________________________________________________?

She was born on 21^st June 1988.

___________________________________________________________________?

The match was at 9.00 pm.

B) Complete with wasn´t or weren´t

Mary _____________ thirsty.

We _____________ collecting stamps.

The parson´s _____________ my parents.

I _____________ tired yesterday.

F) Complete the fo9llowing sentences with question tags.

Mr. Smith was a famous actor, _________________________?

I wasn´t in bed last night, _________________________?

Mary and Ann were in Londo9n last year, _________________________?

These painters weren´t famous, _________________________?

You and Mary weren´t at the cinema, _________________________?

I was a cute baby, _________________________?

It wasn´t raining last night, _________________________?

We were tired last night, _________________________?

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