was-were and past simple

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Betty Schrampfer AzarStacy A. Hagen

Laurette Poulos SimmonsCopyright © 2007 by Pearson Education, Inc.

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CONTENTS

8-1 Using be: past time8-2 Past of be: negative8-3 Past of be: questions8-4 The simple past tense: using -ed8-5 Past time words: yesterday, last, and ago8-6 The simple past: irregular verbs (Group 1)8-7 The simple past: negative8-8 The simple past: yes/no questions8-9 Irregular verbs (Group 2)8-10 Irregular verbs (Group 3)8-11 Irregular verbs (Group 4)

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I am in class today.I was in class

yesterday.

8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

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PRESENT TIME PAST TIME

(a) I am in class today.

(b) I was in class yesterday.

(c) Jun is here today.

(d) Jun was here yesterday.

(e) We are happy today.

(f) We were happy yesterday.


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Singular Plural

I was we wereyou were you wereshe washe wasit was

they were

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE


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SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE


Isheheit

+ was

weyouthey

+ were

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am at work

I ____ yesterday.was today.

present past

8-1 Let’s Practice

be

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He ___in the pool

was last week.is today.

present past


be

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The moon ____ huge last night.wasis tonight.

present past


be

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present

past

The water is warm today.


(click and type)

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I was not in class yesterday.

8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

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(a) I was not in class yesterday.

(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.


was + not = wasn’t

+ wasn’t

Isheheit

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(c) You were not home last night.

(d) You weren’t home last night.


were + not = weren’t

+ weren’tweyouthey

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________ in class yesterday morning.Jared is in class this morning, buthe wasn’t


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They are in London tonight, but

they weren’t ___________ in London last night.


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I am happy today, but

I wasn’t happy____________ yesterday.


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The weather is nice this week, but

it wasn’t nice ___________ last week.


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Were you in class yesterday?

8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

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We were in class yesterday.

+ LONG ANSWER

YES/NO QUESTIONS

(a) Were you in class yesterday?

Yes, we were.


(be) + (subject)

SHORT ANSWER

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We weren’t in class yesterday.No, we weren’t.

+ LONG ANSWER

YES/NO QUESTIONS

(a) Were you in class yesterday?


SHORT ANSWER

(be) + (subject)

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She was at the library last week.

+ LONG ANSWER

YES/NO QUESTIONS

(b) Was Jean at the library last week?

Yes, she was.


(be) + (subject)

SHORT ANSWER

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She wasn’t at the library last week.No, she wasn’t.

+ LONG ANSWER

YES/NO QUESTIONS

(b) Was Jean at the library last week?


SHORT ANSWER

(be) + (subject)

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He was in Mexico last winter.

+ LONG ANSWER

INFORMATION QUESTIONS

(c) Where was Bill last winter?

In Mexico.


Where + (be) + (subject)

SHORT ANSWER

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They were on vacation last month.

+ LONG ANSWER

INFORMATION QUESTIONS

(d) Where were they last month?

On vacation.


Where + (be) + (subject)

SHORT ANSWER

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No, she wasn’t.

_____ Andrea in class on Friday?Was

She


wasn’t in class on Friday.

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We were at the lake last week.Yes, .

_____ you and Simi at the lake last week?Were

we were


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_____ Nina with you last week?

No, .

Was

she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.


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We walked to school.

8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

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SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

(a) We walk to school every day.

(b) We walked to school yesterday.


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SIMPLE PRESENT

SIMPLE PAST

(c) Hakim walks to school every day.

(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.


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verb + -ed = the simple past

Iyousheheitwethey

+ walked (verb + -ed)


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Yesterday _______________. I brushed my teeth

Every day I brush my teeth.


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Yesterday she _____________.played the piano

Every day Julie plays the piano.


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Yesterday _________. he cooked

Every day Edgar cooks.


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Bob and Helen were here yesterday.

8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

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YESTERDAY

(a) Bob was here ...


yesterday.

yesterday morning.

yesterday afternoon.

yesterday evening.

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(b) Eve was here ...


last night.

last week.

last month.

last year.

last spring.

last summer.

last Monday.

last Friday.

LAST

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(c) Omar was here …


AGO

five minutes ago.

two hours ago.

six days ago.

a month ago.

a year ago.

ten years ago.

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morningafternoonevening

yesterday with


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nightlong periods of time

seasonsdays of the week


last with

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five minutestwo hourssix days a monthfive months one year ten years

+ ago (in the past)


length of time

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yesterday last

We went to the movies ________ afternoon.

yesterday


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I called you ________ week.last


yesterday

last

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Janice left for South America ________ morning.yesterday


yesterday

last

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The sky was beautiful ______ night.last


yesterday

last

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eat ate

8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

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PRESENT PAST

come came

I come home every afternoon.

I came home this afternoon.


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I went swimminglast Tuesday.

PRESENT PAST

go went

I go swimmingevery Tuesday.


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I wrote a letterto her last week.

PRESENT PAST

write wrote

I write a letter tomy grandmotherevery week.


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I have ice cream every Sunday. I

had ice cream last Sunday.

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You ___ ice cream.


What did I do last

Sunday?

had havehad

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She sits at her desk to study every night. She sat at her desk last night.

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She ___ at her desk.


What did she do last night? sat sit

sat

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She sees her best friend every weekend. She saw her last weekend.

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She ____ herbest friend.

What did she do last weekend?

saw

seesaw

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I did not walk to school yesterday.

8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

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SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB

(a) I did not drive to work yesterday.

(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.

(c) Mike did not cook dinner yesterday.

(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.


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I yousheheitwethey

+ did not + main verb


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(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.

(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.


NEGATIVE CONTRACTION

did + not = didn’t

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We ate breakfast Monday, but we

________ breakfast

Tuesday.

didn’t eat

We don’t eat breakfast every day.


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well last night, but I __________ well

on Thursday night.

didn’t sleep

I don’t sleep well every night. I slept


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Did Laurie walk to work?

8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

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DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

(a) Did Laurie walk to work?

She walked to work.


Yes, she did.

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(a) Did Laurie walk to school?

She didn’t walk to school.


No, she didn’t.

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(b) Did you practice the violin?

I practiced the violin.


Yes, I did.

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(b) Did you practice the violin?


I didn’t practice the violin.


No, I didn’t.

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I saw my dad today

Yes, I did._________________.

Did you see your dad today?

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Did you see your brother today


Yes, I did. I saw my

brother today.

_________________________?

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did youdo last nightWhat


We went to a party last night.

_____________________?

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Did Andrea goon vacation


Yes, she did. Andrea went onvacation.

_____________________?

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bring brought

8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

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PRESENT PAST

bring brought

I always bring gifts to birthday parties.

I brought a giftto your party yesterday.


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PRESENT PAST

drive drove

She drives to school.

She drove toschool today.


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PRESENT PAST

run ran

He runs to school.

He ran to school this morning.


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PRESENT PAST

buy bought catch caught drink drank read read ride rode shut shut teach taught think thought


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I ____ my horse every Sunday

I ____ him last Sunday.

ride

rode

riderode

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What did I do last Sunday?

You rode yourhorse

riderode

_______________________.

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I _____ a class every

Monday night. I ______ a

class last Monday night.

teach

taught

teachtaught

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What did I do last Monday?

You taught aclass

teachtaught

_________________.

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Someone broke the window.


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PRESENT PAST

break broke

That child breakseverything.

She broke mycoffee cup.


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PRESENT PAST

meet met

I can meet youafter school.

They met in theirEnglish class.


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PRESENT PAST

sing sang

I like to singnew songs.

I sang a new songlast night.


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PRESENT PAST

wake up woke up

Sometimes I wakeup very early.

Today I woke up late.


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PRESENT PAST

fly flew hear heard leave left pay paid ring rang send sent speak spoke take took


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I _____ email every day. I _____ email today.


sendsent

sendsent

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What did I do today?

You sent email

sendsent

_____________.

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I ____ in my car every

day. Yesterday I ____

a new song.


sing

sang

singsang

90


What did I do yesterday?

You sang a new song

singsang

_________________.

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begin began


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PRESENT PAST

begin began

People usuallybegin college atage 18.

She began collegeat age 25.


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I wear a uniformat my new job.

I wore regularclothes at my old job.

PRESENT PAST

wear wore


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PRESENT PAST

find found lose lost hang hung say said sell sold steal stole tell told tear tore


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I like to ____ things I don’t

use any more. Yesterday I

____ my old baseball.

sell

sold

sell sold

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You sold your old baseball

sell sold

_____________________.

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I always _____ my tools on

my garage wall. Last

weekend I _____ the rake

on the garage wall.

hang

hung

hang hung

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You hung your rake on the garage wall

hanghung

___________________________________.

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