ne jestions with was and were ey ov Past simple of be was and were pene helhet Short anne Qvestions Pesove, Neganne: ‘ea ttaret Yes, | Wee, was very ape wnt ery Napa: (= ea NOL = Not wan't Who was ‘She was very gens ag ouinwming, HE WAH a GEtOY Er = evan va quod boek Wass ake Bou the USA " mene —= Wont ovate No Neehelit any, _yowwerthey, — eae Short annwery You were at the cnet You weren't atthe teste Questions esters = wee 08) Whee were you down? Yer younwerthey were Wewere Som inaigentinn We weren't at schoo AWrner were ef ay Na youhwerthey werent They were French Trey werent aon Were you untagpy? 1 Choose the correct answers. 1 | was./ were atthe beach all day yesterday. 2 My sister and | was / were with my grandparents last week. 3 They wasn’t/ weren't at home yesterday. 4 You was / were at school on Tuesday. Mario was / were bom in Bras 6 My teacher wasn’t/ weren't in lass on Monday. 7 The classroom was / were very hot yesterday. 8 Youwasn't/ weren't very happy asa child 2 Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn't or weren't, ‘My mother was from Argentina, (/) They weren't very happy about it. (X) 1 She ___ very good at playing tennis. (/) 2 My cousins ___ atthe party yesterday: (x) 3 Myteacher__ at school today. (x) 4 David and Nick at the beach. (/) 5 There __ any tickets forthe concert. (x) & We ___very good at dancing when we were young, 7 There___ a café here before, /) © 8 |____very happy when | was a child. (x) Where were they fon? JPrractice 2 1 Pata tine through the unnecessary words, 1 Where di was he Bove 2 Were they be unhappy? 3 When were you nas here before? 4 Was she did a teacher? S Why do were they late for lass? © Where weve you be yestertay? F Weve you was on holly last MON? 8 Was that book does good? 2a Complete the questions with Was or Were, 1 you at home yesterday? 2 ___he happy at the weekend? 3 they trom Argentina’: 4+ she interested in running? S ___you good at playing the plano? & ___itan interesting fm? 7 ___ thay at the cinema?’ 8 ___he at the party on Saturday? Escaneado con CamScanner-_ the text and answer the questions. smd Gianni, was a singer. He was born in Rome in 1 #03932. His parents weren't musicians His father was an ray fant nd mothe was armaths teacher but they were py abot ann He was ery good at maths but he was a ped ss Gianni’s job? + What was 2 where was Gianni born? 5 wes pres mca? «¢ were they happy about Gianni’ job? 1 Was Gianni good at maths? 8 Was he good at singing? tay aul: alk head MONTHS OF THE YEAR dana July Feonay August Mach September ‘pi October May November ne December CORDINAL NUMBERS AND DATES te fit of avery tenth tesco Ap eth ‘ethdof December tenth te fanthof August thirteenth fh fourteenth fiteenth twenith twenty fist thieth Years "800 nineteen hundred (2000 = two thousand "eonncen aha 2s stro touedandt = nineteen forty-five 2010 = twenty ten “4 nineteen eighty-four 2012 = twenty twelve noisy dean airy naughty yesterday [practice ; ' ‘1a Add the vowels (a, ¢,/, 0, u) to complete the months. 1 S_pt_mb 2M_y Jon 9 _pr_ 10 D_c_mb_r 11 __g_st 12 _@_bor b Write the months in the correct order, starting with January. 2 Write the dates. 20/08 ~ the twentieth of May 123/06 2 19/03, a2 417/05 5 01/08 63112 7 22/01 8 03/03 3 Write the years. 1963 — nineteen sixty-three 11988 __ 2190 3.2007 42014 51979 6 2000 7 1909 81999 Escaneado con CamScannerBill Gates started the software’ company mother did volu’ Bill was family: Bill, his sister Kristia They were 2 gent children. econd of three children in the Gates he second of three child anne, and his sister Libby very inte When Bill was about 12 years old, his parents began to worry about hi fe was not perfect at home. Bill was bored, He was a good stu often argued with his family. Event sent him to a new This was an important step for school, there were computers. Bill began to learn about computers, and he loved them. He 4 friends spent many hours on them. Bill also began to write software progré new school, he was active and busy, and he was happy lly, his parents ill because in this ne’ After high school, Bill went to Harvard University, but he was in tt computer lab a lot and didn't go to class all the time. After one yea Marvard and formed a software company with his friend Paul Allen. Th ompany later became Microsoft women i programs | ‘plant: » very large ca Escaneado con CamScanner‘ imple Past of Be Comprehension Check Do thos. Check (7 the correct answers. Some works een eg oil Gates asa child or as an adult? ‘ords describe both, Use the article to h AsaChild Asan Adult 1, head ofa computer giant [ 2, bored i 3, intelligent 4, agood student C Notice Read the sentences. Circle was or were, Use t ti lis father was / were a lawyer 1. Hii ere a lawy 4. Bill was ll very intelligent children. _5, ‘There was / wet 2. They was /were were 3. Thisw in important step for Bill, 6. Life was /were n When do you use was? When do you use were? Simple Past of Be: Affirmative and Negative Statements > Grammar Presentation His home was in Seattle, Washington. The simple past of be describes people, places, He and his sisters were good students or things in the past. 2.1 Statements AFFIRMATIVE: NEGATIVE. Subject Was/Were Subject Was/Were + Not 1 ! He He was not she Was She wasn't B in the computer lab, It indlass. we We erent oe OU weren't They They Life Stories 159 —$_———————__ Escaneado con CamScanner2.2 Using Simple Past of Be d. In speaking, you ca ten years ago/yesterde last week/in Past time expre beginning of a sentence >» Grammar Application Exercise 2.1 Simple Past of Negative Statements A Oprah Winfrey Ta He was were was not were not by was born was not wasn't weren't In 1973, Bill was We were in Seattle last week Be: Affirmative and Escaneado con CamScannerSimple Past of Be ‘ born in Mississippi in 1954. Her mother barber.’ When sh first radio job, She - ne a student at Tennessee Stat University f " = versity for several years, She got her first TV job in 1972. By age 32, she a millionaire "barber: a person who cuts mens She__borm in Pennsylvania in 1989. Asa child she loved to write and wrote in her diary every day. When she —, — in the fourth grade, she won a poetry contest: She began to write songs, and she sang at festivals and contests. She (not) shy, and she liked to perform. In high school, she (not) very popular. Other students (not) friendly with her. Now she’s very popula ‘contest: a competition to wina prize B Complete the sentences with was and wasn’t Use the information in A to help you. _wasn't_born in the United States. 1. Penélope Cruz _ songwriter: 2, Asachild, Taylor Swift ____— 3. Oprah Winfrey's family —___———— wealthy. 4, Asachild, Penélope Cruz _— 5, By age 32, Oprah Winfrey — __adancer. ____ poor. a TV star 6, Oprah Winfrey's father ——— hs fen she started acting __ateenager whi . Penélope Cruz Life Stories 161 Escaneado con CamScanner