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THE PAST SIMPLE – ‘BE’ - FORM
The verb ‘be’ changes very differently from other verbs in the past tense.
The verb ‘be’ changes according to the subject.
Verb forms of positive past tense statements
subject ‘be’ regular verbse.g. ‘walk’
other irregular verbs
e.g. ‘go’
I was walked went
you were walked went
she/he/it
was walked went
we were walked went
they were walked went
different
same
same
THE PAST SIMPLE – ‘BE’ – FORM
The verb ‘be’ changes very differently from other verbs in the past tense.
The verb ‘be’ does not need a helping verb in negative statements.
Negative past tense statements
‘be’ regular verbs irregular verbs
I was not late. I did not walk. I did not go.
You were not late. You did not walk. You did not go.
He was not late. He did not walk. He did not go.
We were not late. We did not walk. We did not go.
They were not late.
They did not walk. They did not go.
DO NOTuse ‘did’
use ‘did’ use ‘did’
Form a negative statement with the subject + the past of tense ‘be’ + ‘not’
What is the correct order?
late/was/not/I I was not late.he/not/late/was happy/you/not/were happy/not/they/were we/not/there/were
THE PAST SIMPLE – ‘BE’ - FORM
He was not late.
You were not happy.
They were not happy.He was not there.
THE PAST SIMPLE – ‘BE’ - FORM
The verb ‘be’ changes very differently from other verbs in the past tense.
The verb ‘be’ does not need a helping verb in questions.
Past tense questions
‘be’ regular verbs irregular verbs
Was I late? Did he walk? Did I go?
Were you late?. Did you walk? Did you go?
Was he late? Did he walk? Did he go?
Were we late? Did we walk? Did we go?
Were they late? Did they walk? Did they go?
DO NOTuse ‘did’
use ‘did’ use ‘did’
THE PAST SIMPLE – ‘BE’ - FORM
Form a question with(question word) + the past tense of ‘be’ + the subject
What is the correct order?
/why/late/were/you Why were you late?
he/why/late/was
late/they/were
happy/they/were
was/there/he
Why was he late?
Were they late?
Were they happy?Was he there?