Pasado Simple: PAST OF VERB TO BE:

PAST OF VERB TO BE:

A little review:

Present: Don't panick and see what you remember:

Affirmative, negative and interrogative structure:

Some practice:

Exercise 1: Was or Were? Choose one

Exercie 2: WASN'T OR WEREN'T:

Fill in the box with the correct form of wasn't or weren't (short form).

1. The football shirts were in the bag.

The football shirts in the bag. (Simple Past: wasn't or weren't)

2. It was dark at 10 o´clock.

It dark at 10 o´clock. (Simple Past: wasn't or weren't)

3. The tickets were expensive.

The tickets expensive. (Simple Past: wasn't or weren't)

4. The exercise was easy.

The exercise easy. (Simple Past: wasn't or weren't)

5. Your mum was late.

Your mum late. (Simple Past: wasn't or weren't)

6. They were at home yesterday.

They at home yesterday. (Simple Past: wasn't or weren't)

Excercise 3: WAS/ WASN'T, WERE/WEREN'T

Exercise 4: WAS/ WASN'T, WERE/WEREN'T

1.-Michael Jackson (1)___was___ a very popular artist. He (2)______ born in 1958.

2. - Last Saturday Carlos and Irma (3)________home. They (4) _______in the country all weekend.

3. - I (5)_________worried because they (6)________lost.

4. – (7)_______ Valentin and Isabel at the party? No, they (8)_________

5. - For most people Pelé (9)_________one of the best soccer players in the world.

6.-What (10)______your favorite subject in high school? It (11)_________math.

Exercise 5: Complete the dialogue with WAS/ WASN'T, WERE/WEREN'T

Dough: Where (1) _________ you last night, Martin? I called you but you (2) _______ at home.

Martin: No, I (3) ______. Betty and I (4) ______ at a friend’s house. We had dinner there and then watched TV.

Dough: Did you watch a film?

Martin: No, there (5) ______ a boxing match on Channel 7. It (6) ______ great, but the girls (7) _______ upset!

Dough: They hate boxing, right?

Martin: Yes, and there (8) ________ another TV in the house.

Interrogative forms:

1) ASK AND ANSWER: YES-NO QUESTIONS

2) MATCH THE QUESTIONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING ANSWERS:

1.Were you at home yesterday? a. No, it wasn’t. The music was pretty bad. _____

2.Was Ryan in class yesterday? b. Yes, she was. We were both there. _____

3.Was the concert good? c. Yes, it was. Matt Damon is a great actor. _____

4.Was the movie interesting? d. No, I wasn’t. I was at a concert. _____

5.Was Susan at the library yesterday? e. No, he wasn’t. He was sick._____

3)COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER

a----------------they in Madrid? B: No, _________ _________. They were in Barcelona.

b---------------- you at home? B: Yes, _________ _________ at home all day.

c------------- Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan? B: Yes, _________ _________.

d ------------ your aunt in Hawaii? B: No, _______ ________. He was in Fiji.

4)Wh-questions:

Fill in the blanks with What, When or Where

1. _________ is the name of the President of the United States of America?

2. _________ month is the Chinese new year?

3. _________did Neil Armstrong say when he first landed on the moon?

4. _________did he first land?

5. _________ did the Americans drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?

6. _________is New York city?

7. _________ is that called in English?

8. _________are the Hawaiian Islands?

9. _________are you doing this afternoon?

What:que/cual When:cuando Where:donde

5)Use the correct question word

WHEN WHERE HOW MUCH HOW MANY WHY WHAT WHAT TIME HOW HOW OLD WHO

1-------------- was she in this photo? She was 15 years old

2-------------- was your birthday? It was in May

3-------------- were you born? I was born in Santa Fe

4--------------- boys and girls were there? There ere 5 girls and 6 boys

5--------------- was that t-shirt? It was $560

6-------------- were they so happy? Because they were on the news on TV

7--------------- was the weather like yesterday? It was sunny and cold

8--------------- was that girl over there? She was my best friend, Alisson

9---------------- was the film? It was fantastic

10--------------- was your first break? It was at 2:10 pm

When=cuando where=donde How much=cuanto (no contables) How many=cuanto (para contables)

Why=cuando(respondo con because) What=que/cual what time= a que hora how=como how old=cuantos años who=quien

6) Write questions for these answers

1.WHEN WAS HE BORN_________________? He was born in 1916.

2.______________________________________? It was sunny and hot.

3.______________________________________? She was friendly and talkative.

4.______________________________________? I was with my sister.

5.______________________________________? They were at the beach last summer.

6.______________________________________? The party was great, I was really happy.

7._____________________________________? She was happy because it was her birthday.

8._____________________________________? My best friend was Andy.

9._____________________________________? Her birthday party was last summer.

10.____________________________________? John Lennon was from Liverpool.

7) Mix: was/wasn't-were/weren't

1.- How (be)___was___your weekend? Terrible! I (be)_________sick. I (have)______temperature and sore throat.

2.-Last night I (go)_______to the movies. But I (enjoy)(neg.)________ the film much, because it (be)________very violent.

3.-The dress (be) _______ really fine and It (cost) (neg.) _____________very much.

4. - Max’s parents (be)_______very proud because he (studied)___________very hard and (pass)________ his examinations.

5. - ______you (go)______to Johannesburgo to the Soccer World Cup? Of course. It (be)________wonderful!

Look:

Practice:

1) There was or there were?

2)There was there were 1 to 11 excercises

3) Using a /an:

Make sentences: Examples: There was a lamp

There was an apple

4) Some or any?

Put "some" or "any" in the correct blank.

1. Was there --------- water in the glass?

2. There weren't ----------- flowers in the vase.

3. There was-------------- sugar in the bowl.

4. Were there ----------- ants on the bread?

5. There were------------ boys in the bus.

6. There wasn't--------------- food in the plate.

7. There were-------------- cows in the field.

8. There was ------------- ink in the bottle.

9. There weren't -------------- books on my desk.

10. There is -------------- soup in the pot.

5)TIME TO PLAY!! FIND THE HIDDEN OBJECT. write sentences about them

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