GROWING UP I was a boy

VERB “TO BE” PAST

Affirmative
I was friendly.
She was crazy.
You were in Curanipe.
They were in USA.
NEGATIVE

was/were + not
I wasn’t a good student.
She wasn’t my girlfriend.
You weren’t very responsible.
They weren’t champions.
INTERROGATIVE

Was she a beutiful girl?

Were you there?
Were you good at soccer?
Were we good students?
BUT
 WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN
YOU WERE A CHILD?
____I got good grades at school ____I studied English.

____I took music lessons.

____I had a bike.

____I lived with my grandparents.

____I lived in the country.

____I had a pet.

WHY

A: I didn’t play soccer when I was a child.

B: Why didn’t you play soccer?

A: My parents wanted me to play tennis instead.

B: Really? That sounds like fun.

AFFIRMATIVE

Subject + Verb + Complement

I went to Italy last year.

She studied English when she was a child.
They watched a movie yesterday.
James ate sushi three days ago.
REGULAR VERBS
This tense requires regular verbs to be added -ED at the end of them;
(played, worked, visited....).

I watched Games of Thrones on Sunday

She wanted to be an actress
We played in a band
IRREGULAR VERBS
NEGATIVE
Subject + Aux + not + Verb + Complement

1. I did not go to Italy

2. She did not study English when she was a child
3. They didn’t watch a mivie yesterday.
4. James didn’t eat sushi three days ago.
INTERROGATIVE
Did + Subject + Verb + Complement + ?

1. Did you go to Italy last year?

2. Did she study English yesterday?
3. Did they cook sushi?
4. Did you check my e-mail?
TIME EXPRESSIONS
I lived there for 6 years.
She wasn’t in Santiago until 2012.
I worked in Calam from 2010 to 2012.
I went to Peru 5 years ago.
I didn’t like maths when I was in school