Past Simple (To Be)


Past Simple (To Be)
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This lesson contains 24 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Past Simple (To Be)

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Past Simple of to be
Positive sentences
I / he / she / it = was  ---> I was at a party yesterday.
you / we / they = were ---> They were at the party too.
Negations
I / he / she / it = wasn't ---> she wasn't at the party.
you / we / they = weren't --> you weren't at the party either.
Questions
Was I / he / she / it? ---> Was he at the party?
Were you / we / they? ---> Were they at the party?

Slide 2 - Slide

Kwame ____ at school yesterday. (to be)
A
been
B
was
C
were
D
beed

Slide 3 - Quiz

The boys ____ very good at dancing when they still had legs. (to be)
A
was
B
were
C
are
D
been

Slide 4 - Quiz

Michael Jackson (to be) a famous singer.
A
is
B
was
C
were
D
are

Slide 5 - Quiz

The boy (to be) the winner yesterday.
A
are
B
was
C
were
D
is

Slide 6 - Quiz

Sam and Bas (to be) good friends last year.
A
are
B
was
C
were
D
be

Slide 7 - Quiz

Joseph Stalin and Kim Jong-il (to be) horrible dictators.
A
are
B
were
C
was
D
be

Slide 8 - Quiz

Exercise 1
Put the verb in the past simple form of to be

Slide 9 - Slide

The boys (to be) angry.

Slide 10 - Open question

(He - to be) here yesterday?

Slide 11 - Open question

(your parents - to be) in Spain last year?

Slide 12 - Open question

(The British Empire - to be) very big?

Slide 13 - Open question

The kids (not - to be) bored.

Slide 14 - Open question

My sister (not - to be) a good dancer.

Slide 15 - Open question

Josephine (not - to be) good at French.

Slide 16 - Open question

The boys (to be) angry.

Slide 17 - Open question

I (not - to be) tired yesterday.

Slide 18 - Open question

She (to be) happy when she received the news.

Slide 19 - Open question

We (to be) at the park last weekend.

Slide 20 - Open question

(He / to be) a good friend of yours?

Slide 21 - Open question

(You / to be) late to class yesterday?

Slide 22 - Open question

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