English class 10

Elementary level

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Juan José Simón Pérez

WAS / WERE

Se utiliza en todos los casos en que usamos el verbo TO BE refiriéndonos al pasado.

Mantiene la misma estructura: sujeto+verbo+objeto – I was at the cinema

Afirmativo:I wasYou wereHe / she / it was

 

We wereYou wereThey were

WAS / WERE

Ejemplos:I am at home today – I was at home yesterdayYou are angry today – You were angry

yesterdayHe is tall now, but he was short when he was a

child.It is hot this summer, the last one was cooler. They were at the party last week.

WAS / WERE

Exercise. Put in was or were into the gaps.

1) I  ________ in Canberra last spring.

2) We _______ at school last Saturday.

3) Tina _______ at home yesterday.

4) He ______ happy.

5) Robert and Stan ______ Garry's friends.

6) You ______ very busy on Friday.

7) They ______ in front of the supermarket.

8) I ______ in the museum two days ago.

WAS / WERE

Answers:

1) I  WAS in Canberra last spring.

2) We WERE at school last Saturday.

3) Tina WAS at home yesterday.

4) He WAS happy.

5) Robert and Stan WERE Garry's friends.

6) You WERE very busy on Friday.

7) They WERE in front of the supermarket.

8) I WAS in the museum two days ago.

WASN’T / WEREN’TNegativo: como en el presente, añadimos

NOT tras was o were.I was not / wasn’tYou were not / weren’tHe was not / wasn’tShe was not / wasn’tit was not / wasn’tWe were not / weren’tYou were not / weren’tThey were not / weren’t

WASN’T / WEREN’T

Examples:

He wasn’t at home last night.They weren’t with us yesterday.Napoleon Bonaparte wasn’t a singer.It is raining today, but yesterday it wasn’t.You weren’t at the office last week.

WASN’T / WEREN’T

Exercise. Complete with the past of the verb to BE, use affirmative or negative.

1) Maria _____ at home yesterday, so I’m visiting her now.

2) They _____ very happy yesterday, it’s good to see they are OK.

3) I was yesterday at the shop but you _____ there.

4) Bob Dylan _____ an USA soldier.

5) I __ yesterday in a football match, it ___ great!

WASN’T / WEREN’TAnswers:

1) Maria WASN’T at home yesterday, so I’m visiting her now.

2) They WERE very happy yesterday, it’s good to see they are OK.

3) I was yesterday at the shop but you WEREN’T there.

4) Bob Dylan WASN’T a USA soldier.

5) I WAS yesterday in a football match, it WAS great!

WAS / WERE

Interrogativo: también es similar al presenteWas I…?Were you…?Was he…?Was she…?Was it…?Were we…?Were you…?Were they…?

Respuestas cortas:Yes, I wasNo, I wasn’tYes, you were.No, you weren’t

WAS / WERE

Examples:

Was he at the party last night?Were you tired after the lesson?Was it cloudy yesterday?Was the police around my car?Were they invited to the inauguration?

WAS / WERE in WH…questions

Was / Were se utilizan en preguntas con WH…

WH…WORD WAS/WERE SUBJECT REST OF SENTENCE

What were those noises ?

Where were you yesterday night?

When was Tony’s birthday ?

Why were you angry yesterday?

Who were all these people ?

WAS / WERE

Exercise. Make questions using ‘you’ and the past simple of ‘to be’

1) / at work yesterday?

2) Where / last night?

3) / at home yesterday afternoon?

4) / in this class last month?

5) Where / on your last birthday?

6) Where / the last New year’s Eve?

WAS / WERE

Exercise. Make questions using ‘you’ and the past simple of ‘to be’

1) WERE YOU at work yesterday?

2) Where WERE YOU last night?

3) WERE YOU at home yesterday afternoon?

4) WERE YOU in this class last month?

5) Where WERE YOU on your last birthday?

6) Where WERE YOU the last New year’s Eve?

ADVERBS

Adjetivos: dan información sobre los nombres.

She speaks perfect English.

Adverbios: dan información sobre los verbos (cómo alguien hace algo o cómo sucede algo).

She speaks English perfectly.

ADVERBS

Normalmente los adverbios se colocan detrás del verbo.

Sam always drive carefully.Muchos adverbios (no todos) terminan en

–LY: quickly, seriously, badly…Cuidado: algunos adjetivos terminan en –

LY (friendly, lonely, silly…)Una manera de saber si una palabra es

un adverbio es si ésta responde a la pregunta ¿Cómo se ha realizado la acción?

ADVERBS

WELL: Es un adverbio (bien):

He drives well.

You speak English well.Cuidado! WELL es también un adjetivo

cuando se traduce por ‘buena salud’:

Although she is quite old, she is well.GOOD: es un adjetivo (buen/o/a):

She is a good girl.

He is a good driver.

ADVERBSREGLAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA(Excepciones):

1) Adjetivos terminados en -y la cambian por –i antes de añadir –LY:

easy – easily; heavy – heavily

2) Adjetivos terminados en –LE cambian la E por –Y: simple – simply; terrible – terribly…

Ojo: adjetivos terminados en –E la mantienen, absolute –absolutely.

ADVERBSExercise. Complete with adverbs or adjectives

1) He is a ________ boy. (nice)

2) She always wake up ________ . (quiet)

3) She is an _______ girl. (intelligent)

4) I’m glad you live _________ . (happy)

5) They are very ________  . (happy)

6) He is nervous, but he behaves _________ . (good)

7) He works _________ . (hard)

8) The children behaved _________ . (bad)

ADVERBS

Answers:

1) He is a NICE boy.

2) She always wake up QUIETLY .

3) She is an INTELLIGENT girl. (intelligent)

4) I’m glad you live HAPPILY . (happy)

5) They are very HAPPY  . (happy)

6) This is an important work, do it WELL . (good)

7) He works HARDLY.

8) The children behave BADLY.

Thank you for your attention!