Eighth set is to ‘Express past time’; this gives details of using was/ were for shaping the sentences while asking questions, to construct negative sentences, the regular verb’s past form and its pronunciation. Apply yesterday, last and ago in sentences to make it more self explanatory. Introduction to irregular verbs’

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3. Chapter 8 Expressing Past time-I
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)
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4. 8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
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5. 8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
PRESENT TIME PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Abu is here today.
(d) June was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
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6. 8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
Singular Plural
I was we were
you were you were
she was they were
he was
it was
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7. 8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
I we
she you + were
he + was
they
it
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8. 8-1 Let’s Practice
be
present past
was
I ____ at work yesterday.
am today.
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9. 8-1 Let’s Practice
present be past
is
He was in the pool last week.
___ today.
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10. 8-1 Let’s Practice
present be past
The moon ____ huge last night.
was
is tonight.
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11. 8-1 Let’s Practice
present
The water is warm today.
past
(click and type)
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12. 8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
I was not in class yesterday.
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13. 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
+ wasn’t
he
it
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14. 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 + weren’t
they
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15. 8-2 Let’s Practice
Jack is in class this morning, but
he wasn’t
________ in class yesterday morning.
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16. 8-2 Let’s Practice
They are in London tonight, but
they weren’t
___________ in London last night.
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17. 8-2 Let’s Practice
I am happy today, but
I wasn’t happy
____________ yesterday.
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18. 8-2 Let’s Practice
The weather is nice this week, but
it wasn’t nice
___________ last week.
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19. 8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Were you in class yesterday?
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