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To be (in the past tense)

I was a bar keeper

He was a banquet service mgr

She was a housekeeper

It was a book / a table

We were hotel specialists

You were a trainee OR trainees

They were bar managers

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To be + adjectives (past tense)

I was happy

He was gorgeous

She was beautiful

It was funny

We were wonderful

You were tired

They were anxious

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To be + adjectives + noun (past tense)

I was a happy person

He was a gorgeous man

She was a beautiful woman

It was a funny story

We were wonderful workers

You were a tired guy/tired guys

They were anxious employees

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Was, Were

• Jane and Peter on holiday last year• We in France in 2010• It cold last Monday• I a bad hairdresser when I was younger• The sentence difficult last week• The children in the garden on Sunday• The child in the garden on Sunday

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Answers

• Jane and Peter were on holiday last year• We were in France in 2010• It was cold last Monday• I was a bad hairdresser when I was younger• The sentence was difficult last week• The children were in the garden on Sunday• The child was in the garden on Sunday

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Was, Were

• She in the house on Saturday• The dog and the cat in the garden yesterday• The man behind the tree at the weekend• Carol and I at University many years ago• We hungry two days ago• The elephants tired last summer• The elephant tired last summer• The children in the shop last month

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Answers

• She was in the house on Saturday• The dog and the cat were in the garden yesterday• The man was behind the tree at the weekend• Carol and I were at University many years ago• We were hungry two days ago• The elephants were tired last summer• The elephant was tired last summer• The children were in the shop last month

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were in/at the cinemawas at the train station

Mr and Mrs Hall were at a restaurantBen was at/on the beach

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Negatives

I was not a happy person

He was not a gorgeous man

She was not a beautiful woman

It was not a funny story

We were not wonderful workers

You were not a tired guy/tired guys

They were not anxious employees

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Negative Contractions

• I was not I wasn’t• He was not He wasn’t• She was not She wasn’t• It was not It wasn’t• We were not We weren’t• You were not You weren’t• They were not They weren’t

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Was, Were - Negative

• Jane and Peter on holiday last year• We in France in 2010• It cold last Monday• I a bad hairdresser when I was younger• The sentence difficult last week• The children in the garden on Sunday• The child in the garden on Sunday

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Answers

• Jane and Peter weren’t on holiday last year• We weren’t in France in 2010• It wasn’t cold last Monday• I wasn’t a bad hairdresser when I was younger• The sentence wasn’t difficult last week• The children weren’t in the garden on Sunday• The child wasn’t in the garden on Sunday

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Was, Were - Negative

• She in the house on Saturday• The dog and the cat in the garden yesterday• The man behind the tree at the weekend• Carol and I at University many years ago• We hungry two days ago• The elephants tired last summer• The elephant tired last summer• The children in the shop last month

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Answers

• She wasn’t in the house on Saturday• The dog and the cat weren’t in the garden yesterday• The man wasn’t behind the tree at the weekend• Carol and I weren’t at University many years ago• We weren’t hungry two days ago• The elephants weren’t tired last summer• The elephant wasn’t tired last summer• The children weren’t in the shop last month

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Remember: Auxiliary Verbs

I was a happy person

He was a gorgeous man

She was a beautiful woman

It was a funny story

We were wonderful workers

You were a tired guy/tired guys

They were anxious employees

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Questions

Was I a happy person?

Was he a gorgeous man?

Was she a beautiful woman?

Was it a funny story?

Were we wonderful workers?

Were you a tired guy/tired guys?

Were they anxious employees?

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Was, Were - Questions

• … we abroad last week?• … the sentence difficult yesterday?• … the children in the garden on Sunday?• … the child in the garden on Sunday?• … the elephants tired after the show?• … the elephant tired after the show?• … the children in the shop?

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Answers

• Were we abroad last week?• Was the sentence difficult yesterday?• Were the children in the garden on Sunday?• Was the child in the garden on Sunday?• Were the elephants tired after the show?• Was the elephant tired after the show?• Were the children in the shop?

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Was, Were - Questions

• … she in the house yesterday evening?• … the dogs in the garden?• … the dog in the garden?• … the woman behind the tree?• … the women behind the tree?• … he a good student last year?• … Jim and Cathy at school?

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Answers

• Was she in the house yesterday evening?• Were the dogs in the garden?• Was the dog in the garden?• Was the woman behind the tree?• Were the women behind the tree?• Was he a good student last year?• Were Jim and Cathy at school?

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Was, Were – Positive & Negative

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Answers

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Was, Were – Positive & Negative

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Answers

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Remember: Auxiliary Verbs

I was a happy person

He was a gorgeous man

She was a beautiful woman

It was a funny story

We were wonderful workers

You were a tired guy/tired guys

They were anxious employees

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Short Answers: Positive

I was

He was

She was

It was

We were

You were

They were

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Short Answers: Negative (1)

I was not

He was not

She was not

It was not

We were not

You were not

They were not

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Short Answers: Negative (2)

I wasn’t

He wasn’t

She wasn’t

It wasn’t

We weren’t

You weren’t

They weren’t

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Was, Were

• Was the sentence difficult? Yes,…• Were the kids in the garden? No,…• Was the child in the garden? No,…• Were Jane and Peter on holiday last year? Yes,…• Were the elephants tired? Yes,…• Was the elephant tired? Yes,…• Was the woman behind a tree? Yes,…• Were the women behind a tree? Yes,…

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Answers

• Was the sentence difficult? Yes, it was• Were the kids in the garden? No, they weren’t• Was the child in the garden? No, he/she wasn’t• Were Jane and Peter on holiday last year? Yes,

they were• Were the elephants tired? Yes, they were• Was the elephant tired? Yes, it was• Was the woman behind a tree? Yes, she was• Were the women behind a tree? Yes, they were

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Was, Were

• Was she in the house? Yes,…• Were the dog and the cat in the garden? No,…• Were Carol and Tom friends in the past? No,…• Were the children in the shop? No,…• Was the child in the shop? No,…• Were you (singular) in Germany last week? Yes,…• Were Jim and Cathy at school together? No,…

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Answers

• Was she in the house? Yes, she was• Were the dog and the cat in the garden? No, they

weren’t• Were Carol and Tom friends in the past? No, they

weren’t• Were the children in the shop? No, they weren’t• Was the child in the shop? No, he/she wasn’t• Were you (singular) in Germany last week? Yes, I was• Were Jim and Cathy at school together? No, they

weren’t

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