PAST SIMPLE (VERB TO BE)

WAS / WERE

Affirmative
I + was + complement
You + were + complement
She + was + complement
He + was + complement
It + was + complement
We + were + complement
You + were + complement
They + were + complement

Negative
I + was not + complement
You + were not + complement
She + was not + complement
He + was not + complement
It + was not + complement
We + were not + complement
You + were not + complement
They + were not + complement
 Practice
1- Write the correct verb:

 They ________ in the mall.

 She ________ very excited about the movie.
 We ________ the best students in the class.
 We ________ old friends.

 It ________ a good movie.

 She ________ sad.
 Christian ________ a good football player.
 The door ________ closed.
 The children ________ in the garden.
 The dog __________ in the bedroom.

2- Write 5 the sentences in negative

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 Adverbios de frecuencia (Adverbs of frequency)

Los adverbios de frecuencia realizan esas funciones y, como su nombre indica, sirven
para señalar cada cuánto tiempo se produce la acción del verbo.

ADVERBS SPANISH FREQUENCY %

Always Siempre 100% de las veces
Usually Usualmente 80–90 % de las veces
Normally / Generally Normalmente 80–90 % de las veces
Often / Frequently A menudo / Frecuentemente 50-70% de las veces
Sometimes A veces 20-40% de las veces
Seldom Raramente / casi nunca 5-10% de las veces
Hardly ever / rarely Casi nunca / rara vez 5-10% de las veces
Never Nunca 0% de las veces

Examples

1- I always brush my teeth at night

2- She never eats meat
3- I sometimes run in the park
4- He usually walks to work
5- Luis often reads in bed at night

ESTRUCTURE

1- En presente simple

Subject + adverb + verb + complement

I always eat bread in the morning

2- Con verb to be

Subject + verb to be + adverb + complement

She is hardly ever angry
Practice

Days of the week

Lunes= ___________________

Martes= ___________________

Miercoles= ____________________

Jueves = ____________________

Viernes = ____________________

Sabado = ____________________

Domingo = __________________

1-Escriba 5 oraciones utilizando adverbios de frecuencia

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2- Completa las oraciones con el adverbio de frecuencia que corresponda dentro del
paréntesis

1- She ___________ dances (NUNCA)

2- You ___________ practice English (SIEMPRE)

3- Pedro ___________ visits her sister (A MENUDO)

4- We ____________ go to the supermarket on Tuesday (USUALMENTE)

5- Luisa ___________ goes to the gym (ALGUNA VECES)