Lesson Sixteen
Be – Past Tense
The verb “be” has two forms in the past tense:
was and were
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Singular
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Plural
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I was
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We were
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You were
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You were
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He was
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They were
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She was
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It was
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Listen and read with me:
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I was in my classroom yesterday.
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| You were there, too. |
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He was at a movie last night.
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She was at home.
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This cantaloupe was in my garden this morning.
It was delicious.
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We were at school yesterday.
(I + you = we)
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| You were on this website earlier. |
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| They were outside in the snow. |
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Now, watch this video:
To make a question….
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Singular
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Plural
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Was I …
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Were we …
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Were you …
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Were you …
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Was he …
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Were they …
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Was she …
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Was it …
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Examples:
- Was I late?
- Were you in school yesterday?
- Was he at work this morning?
- Was she tired?
- Was the movie good?
- Were we too loud?
- Were you at the party?
- Were they happy?
To make the negative add “not”
He was not in school yesterday.
He wasn’t in school yesterday.
was not = wasn’t / were not = weren’t
Take a quiz here
Learn how to use
“there” + “be” in the past tense.
Click here.
Or….go on to the next lesson.
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