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Look at these statements with the past tense of be.

PAST EVENTS Find ten different places in the puzzle. C W A G X Q A I O D D Z S Y D

O H P H Y T V J Y D A V X I J

E K U J K P A R K O U F S O M

S U T R R M J F Y K B C A O U

U I V P C N Y J U E O I K J I

O R D V U H S X J Y V E K W D

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H A B C P O C M H P J L D M A

T E G G V D H Q W D Y W K B T

A P M C S L O I R R L X G A S

J T S C H W O O G H N F B M Q

V G U G Y O L A N Z D N Y W E

Z C S F I F T R E V I R B J Y

J F K L B B F E V U J M K C F

O X H W U B B U L K H U J M R

H O S P I T A L Y K L O O P Y

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PAST TIME EXPRESSIONS: Write different past expressions. …………………… ………………………… …………………… ………………………… …………………… ………………………… …………………… ………………………… …………………… ………………………… …………………… ………………………… …………………… ………………………… …………………… ………………………… …………………… ………………………… IMAGINE THAT TODAY IS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 01st, 2014. WRITE THE DATE, MONTH, OR YEAR. Yesterday: ……..……………..…………….. Last Wednesday: ……..……………..…… Three days ago: ……..……………..……… One week ago: ……..……………..…………….. The day before yesterday: ……..………… Last month: ……..……………..…………….. Two months ago: ……..……………..…… Last year: ……..……………..…………….. Five years ago: ……..……………..………… GRAMMAR: The past tense of be

FIGURE IT OUT . . . Complete these grammar rules with was or were. 1. Use _____ and _____ with the pronouns I, he, she, and it. 2. Use _____ and _____ with the pronouns we, you, and they. Look at these yes / no and information questions with the past tense of be. Answer them. Was he at work yesterday? ……………………….…………………………… Were they students in the eighties? ……………………….…………………………… Were Andres and Michel in the pool last Sunday? ……………………….…………………………… CHECKING OUR KNOWLEDGES: A: COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH WAS OR WERE. 1. Where ............ you last night at 9:00? 2. ............ you at school yesterday? 3. How ............ the weather last week? 4. ............there milk in your refrigerator this morning? 5. What ............ your first e-mail address? 6. When ............ your birthday? 7. How old ............ you in 2005? 8. Who ............ a famous person from the twentieth century? B: COMPLETE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PAST TENSE OF BE.

1. A:Where ........... Paul and Jackie last night? B:I don't know, but they ............ here. 2. A: .............. she at school yesterday? B:No. She ......... at home. 3. A:When ......... you in Italy? Last year? B:Last year? No, we ......... in Italy last year. We………..there in 2005. 4. A:What time ......... the movie? B:It at ........... 7:00. 5. A: .......... your parents at home at 10:00 last night? B:No. They .......... at a play. 6. A:Who .......... at work on Monday? B:Barry and Anne .............. But I ...........

4. A: (there / a movie / on your flight) ……………………………………….…….…? B: No, ……………... It was so boring! 5. A: (there / many people / on the train) ……………………………………….…….…? B: Yes,………………… . We had to stand. E: WRITE THESE NEGATIVE FORM.

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1. Mum was at home this morning. ............................................................................... 2. Paul and Mary were in the shop. ...............................................................................

C: WRITE STATEMENTS. USE THE WORDS IN PARENTHESES AND WAS, WERE, WASN'T, OR WEREN'T.

3. His friends were very happy yesterday afternoon. ............................................................................... ...............................................................................

1. (The cruise / terrific) ……………………………………….…….…

4. I was late for the cinema. ...............................................................................

2. (The shops / quite nice) ……………………………………….…….…

5. We were at home to watch a film on TV. ...............................................................................

3. (Our room / really small) ……………………………………….…….…

F: ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS WITH SHORT ANSWERS, AS IN THE EXAMPLE.

4. (There / not / many family activities) ……………………………………….…….…

1. Were you at home last night? Yes, I was / No, I wasn´t

5. (There / a lot of friendly people) ……………………………………….…….…

2. Was it hot yesterday? .........................................................................

6. (The flight / not / very long) ……………………………………….…….…

3. Were your friends at home last Monday? .......................................................... ...............

D: WRITE YES / NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS. USE THE PAST TENSE OF BE. 1. A: (your / bus trip / long) ……………………………………….…….…? B: No,………….. It was less than an hour. 2. A: (the movie theater / open) ……………………………………….…….…? B: Yes, …………….. They had a late show. 3. A: (the weather / good) ……………………………………….…….…? B: No, ………………. It rained every day.

4. Was your father at work this morning? .......................................................... ............... 5. Were you in class yesterday morning? .......................................................... ............... 6. Were Henry and Tse in the pool last Sunday? ......................................................................... Remember:

THE MORE PRACTICE OF THE LANGUAGE YOU GET, THE BETTER YOU UNDERSTAND IT !!!