Simple past Mr.

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The Verb Be in past

Am
ARE Were
IS Was
 I Was
YOU
THEY
WE
Were
YOU
HE
SHE Was
IT
 I was A teacher

YOU were A teacher

THEY
WE were teachers
YOU

HE
SHE was A teacher
IT
 I was

YOU were

THEY
WE were In China
YOU

HE
SHE was
IT
Articles: A/AN Usage
USE:
A + a word starting in Consonant
AN + a Word starting in Vowel

EXAMPLE:
A doctor, banana, car.
AN apple, orange, engineer
Positive sentences

PERSONAL
PRONOUN Was/were COMPLEMENT

EXAMPLE:
I was a student USE:
They were pharmacologists A + Consonant
AN + Vowel
She was an odontologist IN for places
More examples USE:
A + Consonant
I was in Canada AN + Vowel
They were in Brasil IN for places

She was in Spain

He was in Lima
we were in Buenos aires
It was in Bogotá
Negative sentences

PERSONAL Was not

COMPLEMENT
PRONOUN Were not

EXAMPLE:
I was not a student USE:
They were not pharmacologists A + Consonant
AN + Vowel
She was not an odontologist IN for places
EXERCISES: use was/were and a/an/in

We ………………… nurses

They ……………... …. Italy

She ……………….. … secretary

It …………. …. Apple

He ……….. …. Japan
Interrogative way (yes/no questions)

PERSONAL
Was/were PRONOUN
COMPLEMENT

EXAMPLE:
were you a student?

USE:
were they pharmacologists?
A + Consonant
AN + Vowel
was she an odontologist?
 Positive answer Negative answer

Yes, i was No, i was not

were you a student? (wasn´t)
Yes, they were No, they were not
were they pharmacologists? (weren´t)
Yes, she was No, she was not
was she an odontologist? (wasn´t)
Yes, i was No, i was not
were you in China? (wasn´t)
Yes, we were No, we were not
were we in Japan (weren´t)
Yes, he was No, he was not
was he in Lima? (wasn´t)
Elaborate questions according to the pronouns in the answers

QUESTIONS POSITIVE NEGATIVE

…………?
YES, THEY WERE

NO, SHE WASN´T

NO, I WASN´T

YES, HE WAS

NO, WE WEREN´T

YES, IT WAS

YES, THEY WERE

That´s all for today