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Bob is eighty. He ’s old and weak. Mary, his wife is seventy-nine. She ’s old, too. Fifty years ago they were young. Bob was strong. He wasn’t weak. Mary was beautiful. She wasn’t. old. The past simple of the verb “to be” is was & were. were. was. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Fifty years ago they were young. Bob was strong.
He wasn’t weak. Mary was beautiful. She wasn’t
old.
• We form questions by putting was/were before
the subject pronoun.
She was ill yesterday.Was she ill yesterday?
• We form negations by putting not after was/were.
She wasn’t ill yesterday.
She was not ill yesterday.
( + )( ? )
• We use the past simple for actions whichfinished at a definite stated time in the past.
That is, we know when the action happened.
I went to Mersin last summer.
My father painted our house yesterday.
1. Were there CDs 100 years ago?No, there weren’t.
2. Were there boats 100 years ago?Yes, there were.
3. Were there helicopters 100 years ago?No, there weren’t.
4. Were there bowls 100 years ago?Yes, there were.
5. Were there videos 100 years ago?No, there weren’t.
6. Were there irons 100 years ago?
No, there weren’t.
7. Were there washing machines 100 years ago?No, there weren’t.
8. Were there motorcycles 100 years ago?
No, there weren’t.
9. Were there cookers 100 years ago?
No, there weren’t.
10. Were there TVs 100 years ago?No, there weren’t.
11. Were there bicycles 100 years ago?Yes, there were.
12. Were there glasses 100 years ago?Yes, there were.
Where / children / yesterday afternoon / ?
Where were the children yesterday afternoon?
They were at the playground.
Where / Kevin and Sally / two days ago / ?
Where were Kevin and Sally two days ago?
They were at the museum.
Where / you and your friends / last Saturday / ?
Where were you and your friends last Saturday?
We were at a restaurant.
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