Miss Carolina Oyarzo, profesora de inglés

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Ser o
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I You
He was We were
She They
It

Estructura:

Oración positiva:

1 2 3
sujeto verbo complemento
I was sleepy.
They were friends.

Oración negativa:

1 2 3 4 Contractions:
sujeto verbo not complemento was not: wasn’t
She was not at the mall. were not: weren’t
We were not tired.

Pregunta simple:
1 2 3 4 Respuestas:
Was/Were sujeto complemento ? + Yes, (sujeto) (was/were).
Was it new ? - No, (sujeto) (wasn’t/weren’t).
Were they old ?

Pregunta de información:
1 2 3 4 5
WH question word was/were sujeto complemento ?
How was she yesterday? ?
Where were they this morning ?
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Let’s practice!

1. Complete the sentences using was or were.

a. My uncle __________ at the shopping center.

b. I __________ at home with my mum and my sister.

c. We __________ at the dinner with our friends last night.

d. Flo and Emma __________ at the basketball match in Buenos Aires.

e. The books __________ in my bag yesterday. Where are they now?

f. Andrea __________ busy in the morning, but she’s free now.

g. Benito __________ a beautiful and playful cat.

h. You and your grandpa __________ at the cinema last weekend.

2. Circle was or were.

a. Michael was/were sick.

b. The teacher was/were in the classroom.
c. My cousin Max was/were very shy when he was little.
d. They was/were at the coffee shop.
e. You was/were sad when the movie finished.
f. Charlotte was/were tired after the P.E. class finished.
g. The puppies was/were soft and furry.

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3. Write the sentences in their negative form.

a. Lisa was surprised. _________________________________________.

b. Milo was asleep. _________________________________________.

c. They were at the pet shop. _________________________________________.

d. You were at the zoo on Sunday. _________________________________________.

e. I was at home this morning. _________________________________________.

f. We were at school yesterday. _________________________________________.

4. Read the text and answer the questions. Write full answers.

In my class the teacher was nice and the students were very smart, but
one of my classmates named Fred was in trouble with his grades, we were
sorry for him because he was nice and he was a good friend. Another
student named Louis was excited because he passed all his exams. My friend
Karla was tired because she studied all night before the last test. I was
nervous for my results, but at the end, all my classmates and I passed all
the subjects, so we were very happy.

a. Was the teacher nice? _________________________________________.

b. Were the students lazy? _________________________________________.

c. Was Fred annoying? _________________________________________.

d. Was Louis excited? _________________________________________.

e. Was Karla enthusiastic? _________________________________________.

f. Were all the students happy at the _________________________________________.

end?

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5. Read the text and fill in the blanks using was or were.

Yesterday, I __________ with my friend Susan at the mall and I saw an amazing red
dress. The dress __________ long and beautiful. Then, we __________ at the shoe shop
and we saw a wonderful pair of black shoes. They __________ perfect to wear with the
dress. Susan and I __________ very happy.

6. Look. Make the sentences positive or negative.

a. He  __________ at the restaurant.

b. Paul and Sarah  __________ at the café.

c. Joseph  __________ good at sports.

d. They  __________ from Australia.

e. My grandma  __________ a great nurse.

f. She  __________ not a chef, she  __________ a waitress.

g. My neighbors  __________ rich.

h. My grandpa  __________ a very grateful man.

i. The students  __________ in the classroom.

j. My dad  __________ at the office this morning.

k. The toys  __________ very old.