Basic english grammar. Using be: past time

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

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8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.
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8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
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.
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8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
Singular
Plural
I was
you were
she was
he was
it was
we were
you were
they were
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8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
I
she
+
was
he
it
we
you + were
they
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8-1 Let’s Practice
be
present
past
was
I ____
am at work yesterday.
today.
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8-1 Let’s Practice
be
present
past
He was
___in
is
the pool today.
last week.
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8-1 Let’s Practice
be
present
past
The moon ____
was
is huge tonight.
last night.
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8-1 Let’s Practice
present
The water is warm today.
past
(click and type)
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8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
I was not in class yesterday.
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8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
(a) I was not in class yesterday.
(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
was + not = wasn’t
I
she
he
it
+ wasn’t
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8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
(c) You were not home last night.
(d) You weren’t home last night.
were + not = weren’t
we
you
they
+ weren’t
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8-2 Let’s Practice
Jared is in class this morning, but
________
he wasn’t in class yesterday morning.
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8-2 Let’s Practice
They are in London tonight, but
___________
they weren’t in London last night.
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8-2 Let’s Practice
I am happy today, but
I wasn’t happy yesterday.
____________
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8-2 Let’s Practice
The weather is nice this week, but
it wasn’t nice last week.
___________
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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Were you in class yesterday?
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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
+
LONG ANSWER
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
(be) + (subject)
Yes, we were.
We were in class yesterday.
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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
+ LONG ANSWER
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
(be) + (subject)
No, we weren’t.
We weren’t in class yesterday.
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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
+
LONG ANSWER
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
(be) + (subject)
Yes, she was.
She was at the library last week.
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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
+
LONG ANSWER
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
(be) + (subject)
No, she wasn’t. She wasn’t at the library last week.
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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
+
SHORT ANSWER
(c) Where was
Bill
LONG ANSWER
last winter?
Where + (be) + (subject)
In Mexico.
He was in Mexico last winter.
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8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWER
(d) Where were
+
they
LONG ANSWER
last month?
Where + (be) + (subject)
On vacation.
They were on vacation last month.
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8-3 Let’s Practice
_____
Was Andrea in class on Friday?
No, she wasn’t.
She wasn’t in class on Friday.
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8-3 Let’s Practice
_____
Were you and Simi at the lake last week?
Yes, we were . We were at the lake last week.
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8-3 Let’s Practice
_____
Was Nina with you last week?
No, she wasn’t . She wasn’t with me.
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8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
We walked to school.
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8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
SIMPLE PRESENT
(a) We walk to school every day.
SIMPLE PAST
(b) We walked to school yesterday.
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8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
SIMPLE PRESENT
(c) Hakim walks to school every day.
SIMPLE PAST
(d) Hakim walked to school yesterday.
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8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
verb + -ed = the simple past
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ walked (verb + -ed)
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8-4 Let’s Practice
Every day I brush my teeth.
Yesterday _______________.
I brushed my teeth
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8-4 Let’s Practice
Every day Julie plays the piano.
Yesterday she _____________.
played the piano
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8-4 Let’s Practice
Every day Edgar cooks.
Yesterday _________.
he cooked
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8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
Bob and Helen were here yesterday.
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8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here ...
yesterday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening.
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8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
LAST
(b) Eve was here ...
last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.
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8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
(c) Omar was here …
AGO
five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.
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8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
yesterday with
morning
afternoon
evening
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8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last with
night
long periods of time
seasons
days of the week
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8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
length of time
five minutes
two hours
six days
a month
five months
one year
ten years
+ ago
(in the past)
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8-5 Let’s Practice
yesterday
last
We went to the movies ________
yesterday
afternoon.
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8-5 Let’s Practice
I called you ________
last
week.
yesterday
last
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8-5 Let’s Practice
Janice left for South America
________
yesterday morning.
yesterday
last
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8-5 Let’s Practice
The sky was beautiful ______
last night.
yesterday
last
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8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)
eat
ate
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8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)
PRESENT
PAST
come
came
I come home
every afternoon.
I came home
this afternoon.
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8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)
PRESENT
go
I go swimming
every Tuesday.
PAST
went
I went swimming
last Tuesday.
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8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)
PRESENT
write
I write a letter to
my grandmother
every week.
PAST
wrote
I wrote a letter
to her last week.
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8-6 Let’s Practice
I have ice cream every Sunday. I
had ice cream last Sunday.
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8-6 Let’s Practice
What did I
do last
Sunday?
had
You ___
ice cream.
have
had
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8-6 Let’s Practice
She sits at her desk to study
every night. She sat at her desk
last night.
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8-6 Let’s Practice
What did she
do last night?
She ___
sat at
her desk.
sit
sat
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8-6 Let’s Practice
She sees her best friend every
weekend. She saw her last
weekend.
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8-6 Let’s Practice
What did she
do last
weekend?
She ____
saw her
best friend.
see
saw
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8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
I did not walk to school yesterday.
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8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
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.
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8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ did not + main verb
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8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.
(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.
NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t
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8-7 Let’s Practice
We don’t eat breakfast every day.
We ate breakfast Monday, but we
didn’t
eat breakfast Tuesday.
________
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8-7 Let’s Practice
I don’t sleep well every night. I slept
well last night, but I __________
didn’t sleep well
on Thursday night.
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8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Did Laurie walk to work?
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8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did
Laurie
Yes, she did.
walk
to work?
She walked to work.
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8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did
Laurie
walk
to school?
No, she didn’t. She didn’t walk to school.
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8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did
you
Yes, I did.
practice
the violin?
I practiced the violin.
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8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did
you
No, I didn’t.
practice
the violin?
I didn’t practice the violin.
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8-8 Let’s Practice
Did you see your
dad today?
Yes, I did.
I saw my
_________
dad today
________.
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8-8 Let’s Practice
Did
_____________
you see your
brother
____________?
today
Yes, I did.
I saw my
brother today.
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8-8 Let’s Practice
___________
What
did you
do last night
__________?
We went to a
party last night.
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8-8 Let’s Practice
Did
___________
Andrea go
on
__________?
vacation
Yes, she did.
Andrea went on
vacation.
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8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)
bring
brought
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8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)
PRESENT
PAST
bring
brought
I always bring
gifts to birthday
parties.
I brought a gift
to your party
yesterday.
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8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)
PRESENT
drive
She drives to
school.
PAST
drove
She drove to
school today.
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8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)
PRESENT
PAST
run
ran
He runs to
school.
He ran to school
this morning.
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8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)
PRESENT
PAST
buy
catch
drink
read
ride
shut
teach
think
bought
caught
drank
read
rode
shut
taught
thought
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8-9 Let’s Practice
I ____
ride my horse every Sunday
I ____
rodehim last Sunday.
ride
rode
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8-9 Let’s Practice
What did I do
last Sunday?
____________
You
rode your
horse
___________.
ride
rode
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8-9 Let’s Practice
I _____
teach a class every
Monday night. I ______
taught a
class last Monday night.
teach
taught
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8-9 Let’s Practice
What did I do
last Monday?
___________
You
taught a
class
______.
teach
taught
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8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)
Someone broke the window.
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8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)
PRESENT
break
That child breaks
everything.
PAST
broke
She broke my
coffee cup.
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8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)
PRESENT
meet
I can meet you
after school.
PAST
met
They met in their
English class.
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8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)
PRESENT
sing
I like to sing
new songs.
PAST
sang
I sang a new song
last night.
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8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)
PRESENT
wake up
Sometimes I wake
up very early.
PAST
woke up
Today I woke
up late.
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8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)
PRESENT
PAST
fly
hear
leave
pay
ring
send
speak
take
flew
heard
left
paid
rang
sent
spoke
took
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8-10 Let’s Practice
send email every day. I
I _____
_____
sent email today.
send
sent
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8-10 Let’s Practice
What did I
do today?
_______
You
sent
email
______.
send
sent
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8-10 Let’s Practice
I ____
sing in my car every
day. Yesterday I ____
sanga
new song.
sing
sang
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8-10 Let’s Practice
What did I
do yesterday?
You
sang a
_________
new
song
________.
sing
sang
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8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)
begin
began
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8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)
PRESENT
PAST
begin
began
People usually
begin college at
age 18.
She began college
at age 25.
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8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)
PRESENT
PAST
wear
wore
I wear a uniform
at my new job.
I wore regular
clothes at my
old job.
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8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)
PRESENT
PAST
find
lose
hang
say
sell
steal
tell
tear
found
lost
hung
said
sold
stole
told
tore
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8-11 Let’s Practice
I like to ____
sell things I don’t
use any more. Yesterday I
sold my old baseball.
____
sell
sold
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8-11 Let’s Practice
What did I do
yesterday?
___________
You sold your
__________.
old baseball
sell
sold
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8-11 Let’s Practice
hang my tools on
I always _____
my garage wall. Last
hung the rake on
weekend I _____
the garage wall.
hang
hung
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8-11 Let’s Practice
What did I do
yesterday?
hang
hung
You
hung your
____________
rake
on the
____________
garage wall
___________.
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