PREUNIVERSITARIO

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VERB TO BE IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE
 SIMPLE PAST
In the SIMPLE PAST the verb ‘to be’ has
two irregular forms: ‘was’ and ‘were’.
SINGULAR
I was POSITIVE
You were
He
She was WAS /
SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
WERE
It
PLURAL
Examples:
We ✓I was in the park yesterday.
You were
✓We were busy last week.
They
 +
SINGULAR NOT
I was wasn’t NEGATIVE
You were weren’t
He
She was wasn’t
It WASN’T
SUBJECT WEREN’T
COMPLEMENT

PLURAL
We
Examples:
You ✓I wasn’t in the park yesterday.
were weren’t
They ✓We weren’t busy last week.
 SINGULAR
INTERROGATIVE
Was I
Were You
He WAS/ COMPLE
SUBJECT
WERE MENT
Was She
It
Example:
✓ Was he at home two day at home?
PLURAL
SHORT ANSWERS
We
Were Affirmative YES, SUBJECT WAS / WERE Yes, he was.
You
Negative NO, SUBJECT WASN’T / WEREN’T No, he wasn’t.
They
 Complete the sentences with the
Complete the sentences with
negative and interrogative form of
WAS and WERE.
WAS and WERE.
were in your house.
1. You ______
was my sister’s best
2. She ______ wasn’t born in the
1. She _________
friend. summer.
was at the school from
3. I ______ 2. Abraham Lincoln and John
eight until three yesterday. weren’t British. They
Kennedy _________
were at
4. Jane and Michael ______ were American
the mall this morning. Were you happy with your
3. _______
was angry with
5. Our teacher ______ party?
us. Was it windy last week?
4. _______
 THERE IS –THERE ARE /
THERE WAS –THERE WERE
THERE IS THERE WAS
• To talk about the • To talk about the
existence of a thing, existence of a thing,
person or situation person or situation in
in simple present. simple past.
THERE ARE THERE WERE
• To talk about the • To talk about the
existence of more existence of more
than one thing, than one thing,
person or situation person or situation in
in simple present. simple past.
 AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
IS ISN’T
THERE COMPLEMENT THERE COMPLEMENT
/ARE /AREN’T
Examples: Examples:
➢ There is a book on the table. ➢ There isn’t a blue pen in my bag.
➢ There are beautiful pictures of ➢ There aren’t enough parks in the
him. city.

WAS WASN’T
THERE COMPLEMENT THERE COMPLEMENT
WERE WEREN’T
Examples: Examples:
➢ There was a box of puppies there ➢ There wasn’t a red T-shirt in the
yesterday. store.
➢ There were some delicious fruits. ➢ There weren’t cups for the party.
 Complete the sentences with THERE IS and THERE ARE.

This is my living room. _________

There is a big
sofa and ____________
there aren’t cushions on it.
there is a TV and in the middle
Also _________
_________
there is a small table, but ____________
there aren’t
books on it. Next to the sofa, _________
there is
an armchair. Above, _________
there are green
curtains in the window. On te corner,
there aren’t red flowers in the vase;
____________
they are white. Finally, ___________
there isn’t a
painting above the TV.
 Complete the sentences with THERE WAS and THERE WERE.

there was a
In my grandfather’s farm, _________
barn. ____________
There was a tractor my
grandpa used to work with.
____________
There were many sheeps that he
took care of. They were the only
There weren’t
animals he had. ________________, for
example, chickens or ducks. Near the
there were
farm, ____________ small houses
people lived in. Next to the small
there was a road. ____________
town, __________ There weren’t
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malls or big buildings, but __________
there was a
beautiful sky above the farm.
 INTERROGATIVE ANSWERS

IS / YES THERE IS / ARE

THERE COMPLEMENT?
ARE NO THERE ISN’T /AREN’T
Examples:
➢ Is there a computer in your room? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.

➢ Where are there more chairs? There are more chairs in the living.

WAS / YES THERE WAS / WERE

THERE COMPLEMENT?
WERE NO THERE WASN’T /WEREN’T
Examples:
➢ Was there his favorite color? Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t.

➢ Why were there so many children? Because it was Lisa’s birthday.

 1. She told you that ______ only two books on the shelf.
a) There is b) There are c) There isn’t

Exercise
2. ______ a pencil on the kitchen table?
a) Are there b) Is there c) There is

3. ______ four computers in your room.

a) Are there b) There is c) There are

4. A: ______ shoes for my size?

B: No, _____
a) Are there – there aren’t b) Were there – there aren’t
c) Are there – there are

5. ______ enough cake for all of us. We had to buy more.

a) There isn’t b) Was there c) There wasn’t
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
IN, ON, AT
 • To discuss clock times, holidays,
AT festivals, and other very specific
time frames including exceptions.

• To discuss certain days of the week

ON or portions of days of the week,
specific dates, and special days.

• To discuss months, seasons, years,

IN centuries, specific moments of the
day, and longer periods of time.
 AT
+ specific time + holiday period + night
• I get up at 7 • They have dinner • Meet me at night.
o’clock. together at Christmas.

ON
+ days of the week + dates + adjective + day
• Whe were you on • The exam is on • It was on a sunny
Thursday. December 10th afternoon.

IN
+ months + years + the decade or + season + parts of the
• In March • In 1986 century • In winter day
• In the seventies • In the morning
 Complete the sentences with IN, ON and AT.

1. Can you come _____ on Monday?

in winter
2. It rains a lot _____
at
3. I left my phone _____ work.
in the morning, ____
4. I’ll see you _____ at 10 o’clock.
5. I will meet her _____
on Thursday.
6. We usually have lunch _____ at one.
7. We have an exam _____ in the afternoon.
at the moment.
8. Paul isn’t there _____
in ten minutes.
9. I’ll be back _____
10.My grandfather died _____ in 1997.