PAST SIMPLE/SIMPLE PAST

Talk About the Past

Simple Past of be Affirmative Statements Negative Statements
am= was I was a student. I was not/wasn’t a student.
is= was You were a student. You were not/weren’t a student.
are= were She was a student. She was not/wasn’t a student.
He was a student. He was not/wasn’t a student.
It was my school. It was not/wasn’t my school.
We were students. We were not/weren’t students.
You were employees. You were not/weren’t employees.
They were students. They were not/weren’t students.

1. Write 8 affirmative statements, and 8 negative statements, using be in the simple past/past
simple, and the words given. Use plural nouns, and articles when necessary. Check the meaning,
and the pronunciation of the new vocabulary in the dictionary.
Words
executive secretary director employer
manager analyst lawyer accountant

Affirmative
1. ________________________________________________________________________________.
2. ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ________________________________________________________________________________.
4. ________________________________________________________________________________.
5. ________________________________________________________________________________.
6. ________________________________________________________________________________.
7. ________________________________________________________________________________.
8. ________________________________________________________________________________.
Negative
1. ________________________________________________________________________________.
2. ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. ________________________________________________________________________________.
4. ________________________________________________________________________________.
5. ________________________________________________________________________________.
6. ________________________________________________________________________________.
7. ________________________________________________________________________________.
8. ________________________________________________________________________________.

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Yes/No Questions Information Questions Words to Start an Information Question

Was I a student? Where was I a student? What
Were you a student? When were you a student? When
Was she a student? Where was she a student? Where
Was he a student? When was he a student? Who
Was it my school? When was it my school? Why
Were we students? Where were we students? Which
Were you employees? Why were you employees? How
Were they students? When were they students?

2. Write 8 yes/no questions, and 8 information questions, using be in the simple past/past
simple, and the words given. Use plural nouns, and articles when necessary. Check the meaning,
and the pronunciation of the new vocabulary in the dictionary.

Words
executive secretary director employer
manager analyst lawyer accountant

Yes/No Questions
1. ________________________________________________________________________________?
2. ________________________________________________________________________________?
3. ________________________________________________________________________________?
4. ________________________________________________________________________________?
5. ________________________________________________________________________________?
6. ________________________________________________________________________________?
7. ________________________________________________________________________________?
8. ________________________________________________________________________________?
Information Questions
1. ________________________________________________________________________________?
2. ________________________________________________________________________________?
3. ________________________________________________________________________________?
4. ________________________________________________________________________________?
5. ________________________________________________________________________________?
6. ________________________________________________________________________________?
7. ________________________________________________________________________________?
8. ________________________________________________________________________________?

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3. Complete the questions with be in the simple past.

1. When _____ the event?
2. Where _____ the company located?
3. How _____ your business created?
4. _____ they your colleagues?
5. _____ he your boss?
6. Who _____ the CEO?
7. _____ you promoted?
8. _____ they hired?
9. _____ he a good employee?
10. _____ it a nice workplace?

4. Complete the statements with be in the simple past.

a) Yes, they _____ accepted in the company.
b) No, I _____ his subordinate.
c) It _____ very far from here. Its headquarters _____ in Chia. In a different city.
d) It _____ in May.
e) It _____ my daughter’s idea. We _____ ready to be our own bosses. We _____ scared.
f) Actually, yes, they _____.
g) It _____ the best workplace. We _____ not happy there. There _____ too many problems.
h) Monica Hormaza _____ the Chief Executive Officer.
i) Yes, we _____!
j) Well… He _____ the best. That’s why he got fired.

5. Match each question from exercise 3 with its corresponding answer from exercise 4.
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. _____ 8. _____ 9. _____ 10. _____