LESSON 6.1 | WAS / WERE (PAST TENSE)

LESSON 6.1 | WAS / WERE (PAST TENSE) 

To Be - Past Tense

English Grammar Notes

The past tense of To Be in English has two forms: WAS and WERE

To Be - Affirmative

Subject	To Be	Examples
I	was	I was tired this morning.
You	were	You were very good.
He	was	He was the best in his class.
She	was	She was late for work.
It	was	It was a sunny day.
We	were	We were at home.
You	were	You were on holiday.
They	were	They were happy with their test results.

To Be - Negative Sentences

The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb (was or were).

Subject	To Be	Examples
I	was not	I was not tired this morning.
You	were not	You were not crazy.
He	was not	He was not married.
She	was not	She was not famous.
It	was not	It was not hot yesterday.
We	were not	We were not invited.
You	were not	You were not at the party.
They	were not	They were not friends.

To Be - Negative Contractions

The can make negative contractions of the verb To Be in the Past tense by joining the verb (was or were) and n't (e.g. were not = weren't). We don't make a contraction of the subject and the verb (e.g. I was).

I was not tired this morning.	OR	I wasn't tired this morning.
You were not crazy.	OR	You weren't crazy.
He was not married.	OR	He wasn't married.
She was not famous.	OR	She wasn't famous.
It was not hot yesterday.	OR	It wasn't hot yesterday.
We were not invited.	OR	We weren't invited.
You were not at the party.	OR	You weren't at the party.
They were not friends.	OR	They weren't friends.

To Be - Questions

To create questions with To Be, you put the Verb before the Subject.

Affirmative	You	were	happy.
	Subject	Verb
Question	Were	you	happy?
	Verb	Subject

Affirmative	Question
I was late	Was I late?
You were sick.	Were you sick?
He was surprised.	Was he surprised?
She was from Italy.	Was she from Italy?
It was a big house.	Was it a big house?
We were ready.	Were we ready?
You were early.	Were you early?
They were busy.	Were they busy?

Before the verb you can also have a WH- Question word (Why, Who, What, Where etc.)

Were you happy? Yes, I was.

Why were you happy? Because I was promoted at work.

To Be - Short Answers

In spoken English, we usually give short answers in response to questions.

Was he from Japan? - Yes, he was (from Japan). The last part (from Japan) is not necessary. We use shorts answers to avoid repetition, when the meaning is clear.

Question	Short Answers**	Short Answers
Was I late?	Yes, you were.	No, you weren't.
Were you sick?	Yes, I was.	No, I wasn't.
Was he surprised?	Yes, he was.	No, he wasn't.
Was she from Italy?	Yes, she was.	No, she wasn't.
Was it a big house?	Yes, it was.	No, it wasn't.
Were we ready?	Yes, we were.	No, we weren't.
Were you early?	Yes, we were.	No, we weren't.
Were they busy?	Yes, they were.	No, they weren't.

** With To Be, We don't use contractions in affirmative short answers.

See more about Past Tense Short Answers

TO BE in the Past Tense - Summary Chart

PROYECTO TERCER PARCIAL “SOMEONE SPECIAL'S LIFE"

PROYECTO TERCER PARCIAL “MY LIFE”

En este proyecto tu deber ahora será de forma individual y creativa desarrollar un ensayo o pasaje de la vida o biografía de alguna persona que consideres especial o gran influencia en tu vida de 100 palabras mínimo. 

TIPOGRAFÍA: arial 11
Párrafos justificados. 

RUBROS / CRITERIOS	PREGUNTAS
1.    Tiempo	¿Si cumplió con los 5 minutos de duración?
2.   Pronunciación y gramática	¿Si hicieron uso de la gramática vista en clase?
3.    Presentación y creatividad	¿El contenido de la presentación es acorde a los ejemplos de la lección 4.3?
4. vocabulario.	¿El vocabulario está acorde a las unidades 5 y 6 o mejor?  ¿Nunca se leyó durante la exposición?
5. Contenido	¿El contenido de su presentación es realmente acorde  a la vida o biografía de la persona que eligió?
6.    Entrega de discurso / guion a tiempo.	¿Se entregó el borrador(es) a tiempo? ¿Son las 100 palabras como fueron instruidas?

HOMEWORK 5.3 | ORDERING FROM THE MENU

HOMEWORK 5.3 | ORDERING FROM THE MENU

Work in your teams. Student A is the costumer. Look at the menu of page 53 and order your food. Ask the waiter about the specials. Student B is the waiter. Look at page 90. (THIS IS FOR NOTEBOOK ONLY) 

B: are you read to order?

A: can I ask about today’s specials? What’s the Garden Delight?

You have to write an exact conversation like the first one but with information from the menu you created.

REMEMBER: You should ask for all kinds of Appetizers: STARTER, MAIN COURSE, TODAY'S SPECIAL and DESSERTS.

HOMEWORK 5.2 (FOR CLASSROOM ONLY)

HOMEWORK 5.2

Work in your teams, ask and answer questions using the prompts to complete the table of page 51. Use a lot/lots, a lot, not much/many, none and one extra piece of information in your answers.

DEBERÁS ESCRIBIR LAS RESPUESTAS TUYAS Y DOS DE TUS COMPAÑEROS. 

e.g.:

A: How many vegetables do you eat in a week, Julio?

B: not many. Potatoes with dinner, that’s all…

A: how much water do you drink Yumi?.

B: A lot!!!!!

Sustantivos no Contables en inglés - Errores comunes - Errores de gramática

LESSON 5.3 | ORDERING IN A RESTAURANT.

LESSON 5.3 | ORDERING IN A RESTAURANT. 

PLURAL NOUNS

PLURAL NOUNS

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