2. was /were

3. was/were
Am/is (present): was(past)
I am tired.(now) I was tired last night
Where is luis?(now) where was luis yesterday
The weather is nice today the westher was nice last week
Are(present): were(past)
You are late (now) you were late yesterday
They aren’t here (now they weren’t here last sunday

4. Positive negative question
I I I?
he he was not he?
she was she (whasn’t) was she?
it it it?
We we we?
You were you were not were you?
They they (weren’t) they?

5. Examples:
 Last year amy was 22, so she’s 23 now
 When I was a child, Iwas afraid of dogs.
 We were hungry after the trip, but we weren’t tired.
 The hotel was comfortable, but it wasn’t expensive.
 Was the weather nice. When you were on vacation?
 Those shoes are nice. Were they expensive?
 Why were you late this morning?.

6. Short answers
Yes, I/he/she/it was
were/you/they were
No, I/he/she/it wasn’t
were/you/they weren’t

7. Examples:
 Were you late?
“No, I wasn’t.”
 Was Scott at work yesterday.?
“Yes, he was.”
 Were Amy and Matt at the party.?
“No, they weren’t”

8. Simple Past:
worked,got,went,ect
The simple past is often –ed (regular verbs).
For example:
Work worked trabajar
They worked in the office yesterday

9. Clean cleaned limpiar
She cleaned the house

10. dance danced bailar
They danced in the disco

11. brush brused cepillar
This morning. He brushed his teeth

12. IRREGULAR VERBS
Some verbs are irregular. Their simple past is not-ed. Here
are some important irregular verbs
build built construir
He built a house last week

13. buy bought comprar
She bought clothing and shoes yesterday

14. drink drank beber
He drank a glass of water last night

15. eat ate comer
They ate sanduche in the school

16. give gave dar
He gave his hand to her

17. go went ir
He went to the doctor yesterday

18. have had tener
He had a ice cream in his hand last saturday

19. put put poner
She put a bag in the car

20. write wrote escribir
She wrote the lesson on the board

21. Win won ganar
He won a competition in Spain last year

22. Pay paid pagar
He paid his debts last night

24. We used did in simple past, negative, and questions
Base form Positive
play I played
star we started
watch you watched
have they had
see he saw
do she did
go it went

25. NEGATIVE
I play
you start
he did not watch
she have
it (didn’t) see
we do
they go

26. QUESTIONS
I play ?
You start ?
He watch ?
did She have ?
It see ?
We do ?
they go ?

27. Do / does (present) did (past)
I don’t watch television very often
I didn’t watch television yesterday. (past)
Does she go out often?
Did she go out last night? (past)

28. We use did / didn’t + base form (watch/play/go,etc.)
Positive Negative
I warched I didn’t watch (not I didn’t watched)
He had he didn’t have
They went did they go? (not did they went?)
You did did you do ?
I played tennis yesterday, but I didn’t win.
Did oyu do your homework? No,I didn’t have time.
We went to the movies, but we didn’t enjoy the film.

29. Study the word order in questions:
did + subject + base form
Did your sister call you ?
What did you do last night ?
How did the accident happen?
Where did you parents go for vacation?

30. I/we/you/they
Yes, did.
he/she/it
I/ we/you/they
No, didn’t
he/she/it
Examples:
Did you see Joe yesteday? No, I didn’t.
Did it rain on Sunday? Yes, it did.
Did Helen come to the party? No, she didn’t.