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I was in Mexico last week! Infinitives and gerunds for uses and purposes By Profr. José M. Jaramillo S. October, 2008
The past tense of "to be" is used to join a subject with a word or words that tell something about the subject that happened in the past.  Verb to be Personal  Pronouns Verb to be Preset tense I am You are He is She is It is We are They are You are  Verb to be Past Tense was were was was was were were were Expressions Last week Last weekend Last month Last year Last Saturday Three days ago Five weeks ago Ten minutes ago
http://anstein.sur-le-web.fr/intro_english/lessons_wordlist/basic_english_lesson_10/lesson10_main.html PRESENT TENSE EXAMPLES PAST TENSE EXAMPLES I  am  fourteen years old. I  was  fourteen years old last week. Humberto  is  in the CAADI this semester. Humberto  was  in the CAADI last semester. Alba  is  sick today. Alba  was  sick yesterday. We  are  in first level this semester. We  were  in first level last semester. The students  are  very happy today. The students  were  very happy yesterday. How  are  you today? I  am  fine thanks. How  were  you yesterday? I  was  fine thanks.
1. The president ____ intelligent.  was  were  2. My sons ____ plumbers.  was  were  3. Donna ____ a good chef.  was  were  4. The two candles ____ purple.  was  were  5. ____ was lazy. She  They  You  6. ____ was at the store yesterday.  I  We  You  7. ____ were in the church.  He  It  We  8. ____ was terrible coffee.  It  They  You  9. ____ were expensive strawberries.  I  She  They  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Verb to be in past tense

  • 1. I was in Mexico last week! Infinitives and gerunds for uses and purposes By Profr. José M. Jaramillo S. October, 2008
  • 2. The past tense of "to be" is used to join a subject with a word or words that tell something about the subject that happened in the past. Verb to be Personal Pronouns Verb to be Preset tense I am You are He is She is It is We are They are You are Verb to be Past Tense was were was was was were were were Expressions Last week Last weekend Last month Last year Last Saturday Three days ago Five weeks ago Ten minutes ago
  • 3. http://anstein.sur-le-web.fr/intro_english/lessons_wordlist/basic_english_lesson_10/lesson10_main.html PRESENT TENSE EXAMPLES PAST TENSE EXAMPLES I am fourteen years old. I was fourteen years old last week. Humberto is in the CAADI this semester. Humberto was in the CAADI last semester. Alba is sick today. Alba was sick yesterday. We are in first level this semester. We were in first level last semester. The students are very happy today. The students were very happy yesterday. How are you today? I am fine thanks. How were you yesterday? I was fine thanks.
  • 4.