Past Tense of To Be / Pasado del verbo ser /estar

Past Tense of To Be

Affirmative:

I was              you were        he / she / it was

we were       you were        they were

Practice:

1. We ___________ happy that day.

2. Anne and Peter __________ married back then.

3. Elizabeth and Jane _________ sisters.

4. My friends __________ many.

5. It __________ my birthday last Friday.

6. The picnic ___________ fun.

7. You ___________ my teacher.

9. John __________ a doctor.

10. The cat __________ black.

11. The children __________ quiet.

12.  The people in the room ___________Mike´s guests.

Negative:  Añadir not.

I wasn´t              you weren´t         he / she / it wasn´t

we weren´t        you weren´t         they weren´t

1. I ____________ late for school today.

2. They __________ our neighbors.

3. The supermarket ____________ open.

4. Our house ___________ small.

5. Pat and Julie ___________ models.

6. The children ___________ Bob´s cousins.

7. Arthur ___________ rich.

8. The people in the shop  ____________ customers.

9. You  ___________ fat two years ago.

10. I __________ angry with you.

Yes / No Questions:

Was /Were) + sujeto + resto + ?  Were the students noisy today?

1.

No, the woman outside wasn´t my mother.

2.

Yes, Anne was very tall.

3.

No, they weren´t French.

4.

Yes, you were beautiful when you were young.

5.

Yes, Frank was a good singer.

6.

No, I wasn´t a fan of that team.

Questions with Question Words:

QW + was/were + subject + rest + ?   When was John here?

1.

Martha was angry because her car was broken.

2.

The twins were Ted´s daughters.

3.

Elizabeth and Tom were fine.

4.

The party was at Ben´s hotel.

5.

The football match was at six o´clock yesterday afternoon.

6.

Those bags were Regina´s.

7.

The book was about pirates.

8.

We were circus clowns in the eighties.

9.

Those people were our primary school teachers.

10.

The children in the park were Susie´s classmates.