Simple Past Simple Past TenseTense

Verb to Be.Verb to Be.Basic EnglishBasic English

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

StructureStructureNegative 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)

StructureStructureSimple 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

StructureStructureInformative 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

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…

WAS I lovely?

WAS I cute?

WAS I a little angel?

WAS I kissable?

WAS I a dream?

YES, I WAS!

Mommy WAS the best.She WAS pretty!

She WAS very warm.

She WAS mine!

Daddy WAS a little rude…But he WAS very strong.

He WAS very playful…

He WAS the best Daddy…

Tiger WAS my kitty…

It WAS so playful…

WAS it big? Yes, It WAS!

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

Grandpa WAS very old…

How old WAS he?

He WAS at least 100 I guess…But he WASN’T mean…

Here I WAS very happy!

Life WAS great!

It WAS cool…

Where WAS I?

I WAS at the golf course!

Who WAS the driver?

I WAS it! Of course!

Please…close your eyes.

WASN’T I the cutest boy?Yes, I WAS…

Here, I WAS at the park.

The hand behind WAS Mommy’s!I WAS so brave!

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

I WAS a movie fanatic!

Cinema Paradiso WAS my favorite movie!

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

My life WAS going to change with her!

What WAS her name?

It WAS Sandy…

Next my love WAS little Sue…

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

After her, Jessica WASUnforgetable…

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

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

And we WEREtogetherfor ever and ever…

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

She WAS there when I WAS having ice cones…

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

When I WASdoing something alone…

She WAS there!

Even when I WAS with my best friendGeorge!

Or when I WAS with Porgy… Who WAS

Porgy?Porgy WAS my first dog. We WERE buddies…

Porgy WASN’T a sissy…

When I WAS with Chuck, she WAS there too. Chuck WAS a wolf!

Together we WERE the best hunters on Earth!

George and I WERE in love with our girlfriends.

We WERE together all the time. Our girls WERE together too.

Here Luise and I WERE enjoying the nice weather…

Were you ever as happy as we WERE then?

WASN’T it a nice story?Can you make your own?

THE END

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

They were in Berlin last month.

(When? Last month)

square

John

John was at the square IN 1990.

AFFIRMATIVES AND AFFIRMATIVES AND NEGATIVESNEGATIVES

Lisa / actressLisa wasn’t an actress ten years ago.

She was a singer.

Betty and Tom / poor

Betty and Tom weren’t poor ten years ago.

They were rich.

Bob / fat

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

Tina and Allison / doctors

Tina and Allison weren’t doctors ten years ago.

They were students.

Ted / in Italy

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

INTERROGATIVESINTERROGATIVES

Where / Lyn / last Tuesday / ?

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

Where / children / yesterday afternoon / ?

Where were the children yesterday afternoon?

They were at the playground.

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

Where / Kevin and Sally / two days ago / ?

Where were Kevin and Sally two days ago?

They were at the museum.

Where / you and your friends / last Saturday / ?Where were you and your friends last Saturday?

We were at a restaurant.

Where / Diane / yesterday / at noon?

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