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e Mary and you were in the w park yesterday. r i t __________________________ e ______________

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__________________ _____? They were my grandparents. __________________ _____? I was at home last night. __________________ _____? John was born on 21st May 1975. __________________ _____? Tim was skinny and short.

I YesterdayShort answers t Susan was at library at h _________ half past two. Yes I was / No, I wasnt e ill. Yes, you were / No, you werent Yes, she was / No, she wasnt __________________________ s The children ______________ e Yes, he was / No, he wasnt was / No, Yes, it _________ it wasnt n t Yes, we were / No, we werent happy. e Yes, you were / No, you werent n Mark Yes, they were / No, they werent Questions c _________ e s for late Was I? you ? Were dinner. i n Was Milles Mrs.she? Was he ? t _________

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Was it? Negative h e we? Were my English wasnt IWere you? n they? Were teacher. You werent e g She wasnt a He wasnt Affirmative t It wasnt i v We werent I was e You werent You were They werent She was He was It was We were You were They were

Past time adverbials Yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening / last night, Three days ago, a week ago, a month ago, a year ago, last week, last Monday, last month, last year, last summer, some time ago, in 1985,

We use the Past AM GR AR M Simpl UD STe to Y descri be action s in the past.

Sh ort for ms : wa s not = wa sn t we re not = we ren t

Question tags c He o was a famous actor, r wasnt he? r I e wasnt at the cinema c last night, was I? t It was very funny, was it? q These shoes wasnt u sheep, were they? e s Those boys were nice, t i werent they? o You werent in Paris last n summer, were you? w o r d .

We use the Past Simple to describe actions in the past. Short answers Questions Was I? Were you ? Was she? Was he ? Was it? Were we? Were you? Were they? Yes I was / No, I wasnt Yes, you were / No, you weren t Yes, she was / No, she wasnt Yes, he was / No, he wasnt Yes, it was / No, it wasnt Yes, we were / No, we werent Yes, you were / No, you weren t Yes, they were / No, they werent

Affirmative I was You were She was He was It was We were You were They were

Negative

I wasnt You werent She wasnt He wasnt It wasnt We werent You werent They werent
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Short forms:

was not = wasnt

were not = werent

Past time adverbials Yesterday, yesterday morning, yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening / last night, Three days ago, a week ago, a month ago, a year ago, last week, last Monday, last month, last year, last summer, some time ago, in 1985,

Question tags He was a famous actor, wasnt he? I wasnt at the cinema last night, was I? It was very funny, was it? These shoes wasnt sheep, were they? Those boys were nice, werent they? You werent in Paris last summer, were you?

Last year my

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10 years

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Last weekend

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They were allergic to seafood.

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Fill in the blanks with was or were

Last year my brother _________ 10 years old. Last weekend my family _________ in London. Yesterday my friends _________ at home. Yesterday I _________ ill. The children _________ happy. Mark _________ late for dinner. Mrs. Milles _________ my English teacher. Rewrite the sentences in the negative

They were allergic to seafood. ____________________________________________________ Mary and you were in the park yesterday. ____________________________________________________ Susan was at library at half past two. ____________________________________________________

Ask according to the answers. Look at the underlined words to find the correct question word.

___________________________________________? They were my grandparents. ___________________________________________? I was at home last night. ___________________________________________? John was born on 21st May 1975. ___________________________________________? Tim was skinny and short.