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Betty Schrampfer Azar
Stacy A. Hagen
Laurette Poulos Simmons
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2. CONTENTS
8-1 Using be: past time
8-2 Past of be: negative
8-3 Past of be: questions
8-4 The simple past tense: using -ed
8-5 Past time words: yesterday, last, and ago
8-6 The simple past: irregular verbs (Group 1)
8-7 The simple past: negative
8-8 The simple past: yes/no questions
8-9 Irregular verbs (Group 2)
8-10 Irregular verbs (Group 3)
8-11 Irregular verbs (Group 4)

3. 3
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

4. 4
PRESENT TIME PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

5. 5
Singular Plural
I was we were
you were you were
she was
he was
it was
they were
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

6. 6
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
I
she
he
it
+ was
we
you
they
+ were

7. 7
am at work
I ____ yesterday.
was today.
present past
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be

8. 8
He ___in the pool
was last week.
is today.
present past
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be

9. 9
The moon ____ huge last night.
was
is tonight.
present past
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be

10. 11
present
past
The water is warm today.
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(click and type)

11. 12
I was not in class yesterday.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

12. 13
(a) I was not in class yesterday.
(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
was + not = wasn’t
+ wasn’t
I
she
he
it

13. 14
(c) You were not home last night.
(d) You weren’t home last night.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
were + not = weren’t
+ weren’t
we
you
they

14. 15
________ in class yesterday morning.
Jared is in class this morning, but
he wasn’t
8-2 Let’s Practice

15. 16
They are in London tonight, but
they weren’t
___________ in London last night.
8-2 Let’s Practice

16. 17
I am happy today, but
I wasn’t happy
____________ yesterday.
8-2 Let’s Practice

17. 18
The weather is nice this week, but
it wasn’t nice
___________ last week.
8-2 Let’s Practice

18. 19
Were you in class yesterday?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

19. 20
We were in class yesterday.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
Yes, we were.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER

20. 21
We weren’t in class yesterday.
No, we weren’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(be) + (subject)

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She was at the library last week.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
Yes, she was.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER

22. 23
She wasn’t at the library last week.
No, she wasn’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(be) + (subject)

23. 24
He was in Mexico last winter.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(c) Where was Bill last winter?
In Mexico.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER

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They were on vacation last month.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(d) Where were they last month?
On vacation.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT ANSWER

25. 26
No, she wasn’t.
_____ Andrea in class on Friday?
Was
She
8-3 Let’s Practice
wasn’t in class on Friday.

26. 27
We were at the lake last week.
Yes, .
_____ you and Simi at the lake last week?
Were
we were
8-3 Let’s Practice

27. 28
_____ Nina with you last week?
No, .
Was
she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.
8-3 Let’s Practice

28. 29
We walked to school.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

29. 30
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
(a) We walk to school every day.
(b) We walked to school yesterday.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

30. 31
SIMPLE PRESENT
SIMPLE PAST
(c) Hakim walks to school every day.
(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

31. 32
verb + -ed = the simple past
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ walked (verb + -ed)
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

32. 33
Yesterday _______________.
I brushed my teeth
Every day I brush my teeth.
8-4 Let’s Practice

33. 34
Yesterday she _____________.
played the piano
Every day Julie plays the piano.
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34. 35
Yesterday _________.
he cooked
Every day Edgar cooks.
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35. 36
Bob and Helen were here yesterday.
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

36. 37
YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here ...
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
yesterday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening.

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(b) Eve was here ...
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.
LAST

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(c) Omar was here …
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
AGO
five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.

39. 40
morning
afternoon
evening
yesterday with
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

40. 41
night
long periods of time
seasons
days of the week
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last with

41. 42
five minutes
two hours
six days
a month
five months
one year
ten years
+ ago
(in the past)
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
length of time

42. 43
yesterday last
We went to the movies ________
afternoon.
yesterday
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43. 44
I called you ________ week.
last
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yesterday
last

44. 45
Janice left for South America
________ morning.
yesterday
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yesterday
last

45. 46
The sky was beautiful ______ night.
last
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yesterday
last

46. 47
eat ate
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

47. 48
PRESENT PAST
come came
I come home
every afternoon.
I came home
this afternoon.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

48. 49
I went swimming
last Tuesday.
PRESENT PAST
go went
I go swimming
every Tuesday.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

49. 50
I wrote a letter
to her last week.
PRESENT PAST
write wrote
I write a letter to
my grandmother
every week.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

50. 51
8-6 Let’s Practice
I have ice cream every Sunday. I
had ice cream last Sunday.

51. 52
You ___
ice cream.
8-6 Let’s Practice
What did I
do last
Sunday?
had
have
had

52. 53
8-6 Let’s Practice
She sits at her desk to study
every night. She sat at her desk
last night.

53. 54
She ___ at
her desk.
8-6 Let’s Practice
What did she
do last night?
sat sit
sat

54. 55
8-6 Let’s Practice
She sees her best friend every
weekend. She saw her last
weekend.

55. 56
8-6 Let’s Practice
She ____ her
best friend.
What did she
do last
weekend?
saw
see
saw

56. 57
I did not walk to school yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

57. 58
SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB
(a) I did not drive to work yesterday.
(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.
(c) Mike did not cook dinner yesterday.
(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

58. 59
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ did not + main verb
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

59. 60
(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.
(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t

60. 61
We ate breakfast Monday, but we
________ breakfast Tuesday.
didn’t eat
We don’t eat breakfast every day.
8-7 Let’s Practice

61. 62
well last night, but I __________ well
on Thursday night.
didn’t sleep
I don’t sleep well every night. I slept
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62. 63
Did Laurie walk to work?
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

63. 64
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to work?
She walked to work.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes, she did.

64. 65
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to school?
She didn’t walk to school.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
No, she didn’t.

65. 66
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did you practice the violin?
I practiced the violin.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes, I did.

66. 67
(b) Did you practice the violin?
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
I didn’t practice the violin.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
No, I didn’t.

67. 68
8-8 Let’s Practice
I saw my
dad today
Yes, I did.
_________
________.
Did you see your
dad today?

68. 69
Did you see your
brother today
8-8 Let’s Practice
Yes, I did.
I saw my
brother today.
_____________
____________?

69. 70
did you
do last night
What
8-8 Let’s Practice
We went to a
party last night.
___________
__________?

70. 71
Did Andrea go
on vacation
8-8 Let’s Practice
Yes, she did.
Andrea went on
vacation.
___________
__________?

71. 72
bring brought
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

72. 73
PRESENT PAST
bring brought
I always bring
gifts to birthday
parties.
I brought a gift
to your party
yesterday.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

73. 74
PRESENT PAST
drive drove
She drives to
school.
She drove to
school today.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

74. 75
PRESENT PAST
run ran
He runs to
school.
He ran to school
this morning.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

75. 76
PRESENT PAST
buy bought
catch caught
drink drank
read read
ride rode
shut shut
teach taught
think thought
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

76. 77
8-9 Let’s Practice
I ____ my horse every Sunday
I ____ him last Sunday.
ride
rode
ride
rode

77. 78
8-9 Let’s Practice
What did I do
last Sunday?
You rode your
horse
ride
rode
____________
___________.

78. 79
8-9 Let’s Practice
I _____ a class every
Monday night. I ______ a
class last Monday night.
teach
taught
teach
taught

79. 80
8-9 Let’s Practice
What did I do
last Monday?
You taught a
class
teach
taught
___________
______.

80. 81
Someone broke the window.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

81. 82
PRESENT PAST
break broke
That child breaks
everything.
She broke my
coffee cup.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

82. 83
PRESENT PAST
meet met
I can meet you
after school.
They met in their
English class.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

83. 84
PRESENT PAST
sing sang
I like to sing
new songs.
I sang a new song
last night.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

84. 85
PRESENT PAST
wake up woke up
Sometimes I wake
up very early.
Today I woke
up late.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

85. 86
PRESENT PAST
fly flew
hear heard
leave left
pay paid
ring rang
send sent
speak spoke
take took
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

86. 87
I _____ email every day. I
_____ email today.
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send
sent
send
sent

87. 88
8-10 Let’s Practice
What did I
do today?
You sent
email
send
sent
_______
______.

88. 89
I ____ in my car every
day. Yesterday I ____ a
new song.
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sing
sang
sing
sang

89. 90
8-10 Let’s Practice
What did I
do yesterday?
You sang a
new song
sing
sang
_________
________.

90. 91
begin began
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

91. 92
PRESENT PAST
begin began
People usually
begin college at
age 18.
She began college
at age 25.
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

92. 93
I wear a uniform
at my new job.
I wore regular
clothes at my
old job.
PRESENT PAST
wear wore
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

93. 94
PRESENT PAST
find found
lose lost
hang hung
say said
sell sold
steal stole
tell told
tear tore
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

94. 95
8-11 Let’s Practice
I like to ____ things I don’t
use any more. Yesterday I
____ my old baseball.
sell
sold
sell
sold

95. 96
8-11 Let’s Practice
What did I do
yesterday?
You sold your
old baseball
sell
sold
___________
__________.

96. 97
8-11 Let’s Practice
I always _____ my tools on
my garage wall. Last
weekend I _____ the rake on
the garage wall.
hang
hung
hang
hung

97. 98
8-11 Let’s Practice
What did I do
yesterday?
You hung your
rake on the
garage wall
hang
hung
____________
____________
___________.

98. 99
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