Simple Past Simple Past TenseTense

Verb to Be.Verb to Be.

Basic EnglishBasic English

By Prof. G. Javier BurgosBy Prof. G. Javier Burgos

StructureStructureAffirmative Sentences.Affirmative Sentences.• II

• HEHE waswas a very nice a very nice kid.kid.

• SHE SHE

• ITIT

• WEWE

• YOUYOU werewere good good friends.friends.

• THEYTHEY

StructureStructureNegative Sentences.Negative Sentences.• II

• HEHE was notwas not an ugly an ugly child.child.

• SHESHE (wasn’t)(wasn’t)

• ITIT

• WEWE

• YOUYOU were notwere not friends. friends.

• THEYTHEY (weren’t)(weren’t)

StructureStructureSimple Questions or Yes/ No Simple Questions or Yes/ No QuestionsQuestions

• II II II

• WAS WAS HEHE a kid? a kid? Yes,Yes, hehe WASWAS or or No,No, hehe WASN’TWASN’T

• SHE SHE sheshe sheshe

• ITIT itit itit

• WEWE wewe wewe

WEREWERE YOUYOU friends? friends? Yes,Yes, youyou WEREWERE or or No,No, youyou WEREN’TWEREN’T

• THEY THEY theythey theythey

StructureStructureInformative Questions or WH Informative Questions or WH QuestionsQuestions• WHYWHY

• WHEN WHEN II

• WHERE WHERE WAS WAS HE HE ??

• HOW HOW SHESHE

• WHICH WHICH ITIT

• WHYWHY

• WHEN WHEN WEWE

WHERE WHERE WERE WERE YOUYOU friends?friends?

HOW HOW THEYTHEY

WHICHWHICH

I WAS a very cute baby.

I WAS very sexy.

I WAS adorable!

I WAS NOT ugly…

I WAS NOT dirty.

I WAS NOT stinky.

Hello, my name is Ian

When I WAS a baby…

WERE you lovely?

WERE you cute when you were a baby?

WERE you a little angel when you were a child?

WAS the teacher good when you were at Pre-K?

WAS your Mom good?

YES, I WAS!

Here is my Mom

She WAS the best.

She WAS beautiful!She WAS very good.

She WAS sweet!

Daddy WAS a little strict…But he WAS very strong.

He WAS very playful…

He WAS the best Daddy…

Tiger(the cat) WAS my pet…It WAS very playful…

WAS the cat big?

Yes, It WAS!

What was my name….?

I WAS very playful…

WAS I curious? Yes, I WAS!

What was his name….?

How old WAS Tico Tico?

He WAS around……..But he WASN’T rude…

What was his name….?

My name was Tico Tico..

Here I WAS very happy!

Life WAS great!

Life WAS cool…

Life WAS wonderful…

Where WAS he?

He WAS at the golf club!

What was his name….?

What WAS he doing?

he WAS driving his BMW!

Please…close your eyes.

I had the best little body

Where was he?

Here, I WAS at the park.

I WAS in the slide!

I WAS very curious!

It WAS my favorite horse.Its name WAS Banana!

He WAS all yellow and I WAS a real cowboy!

I WAS a movie fanatic!

Mickey mouse WAS my favorite movie!

Here I WAS watching some birds!

But I WAS more interested in the girl next door!

My life WAS going to change with her!

What WAS her name?

It WAS Beyonce the sexy…

Sandy WAS my love for 2 weeks…she met Julio.

And I met Jessica Parker, she was hot.

After Jessica, I was with Jenifer Lopez.

She WAS a dream…

Jenifer Lopez WAS

Unforgetable…

But she met Mark Antony and changed me

But no problem because Angelina Yoli called, she WAS the next…and she WAS SUPER beatiful.

She WAS very sexy and cool…

Her smile WAS great!And her eyes WERE blue…

And we WERE

Together until the stupid Brat Pitt appeared.

He stole her from me.

She WAS in my mind all the time. It was very difficult for me

She WAS there when I WAS having ice cones…

When I WAS hanging around with friends…she WAS there!

When I WAS

doing something alone…

She WAS there!

Even when I WAS with my best friend

George!

Or when I WAS with Porgy… Who WAS

Porgy?

Porgy WAS my first dog. We WERE buddies…

Porgy WASN’T very nice…

When I WAS with Chuck, she WAS there too. Chuck WAS a wolf!

Together we WERE the best hunters on Earth!

George and I WERE in love with our girlfriends.

We WERE together all the time. Our girls WERE together too.

Here Luise and I WERE enjoying the nice weather…

Were you ever as happy as we WERE then?

WASN’T it a nice story?

Can you make your own?

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