This document provides instructions on conjugating the verb "to be" into the past tense in Spanish. It lists examples of the past tense forms "was" and "were" used with different subjects - I, you, he/she/it, we, they. It then provides a vocabulary list and sentences to rewrite in the past tense using "was" or "were".

1. TO BE VERBS (PAST TENSE)
Tiempo Pasado

2. The past tense of the verb to be is created
by using was or were in place of am, is, and are.

3. POR EJEMPLO
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FOR EXAMPLE

4. YO ERA UN ESTUDIANTE
I WAS A
STUDENT

5. ERAS UN ESTUDIANTE
YOU WERE
A STUDENT

6. ÉL ERA UN ESTUDIANTE
HE WAS A
STUDENT

7. ÉRAMOS ESTUDIANTES.
WE WERE
STUDENTS

8. ERAN ESTUDIANTES
THEY WERE
STUDENTS

9. Lookup the definition of the following vocabulary words
Crust
Grandmother
Exam
Thick
Pool
Washer
Dryer
Pocket
Farm
Minnow
Snake
Diaper
Sorry
Beach
Pencil
Bag
Roomate
Laundry room
Bucket

10. Rewrite the following sentences using
the past tense form of the verb to be.
Vuelve a escribir las siguientes oraciones usando
la forma del tiempo pasado del verbo ser.

11. Juan and Isabelle are at the beach.
He is my roommate.
It is in my pocket.
The snake is in the garden.
The diapers are in the bag.
Lisa is sick.
The kids are in the pool.
The bucket is full of minnows.
The washer and dryer are in the laundry room.
I am in my office.
The pencil is on the floor.
Sorry that I am late.
The flowers are for Jennifer.
My grandmother is in the hospital.
The exam is easy.
The crust is very thick.
The farm is very far.

12. Juan and Isabelle were at the beach.
He was my roommate.
It was in my pocket.
The snake was in the garden.
The diapers were in the bag.
Lisa was sick.
The kids were in the pool.
The bucket was full of minnows.
The washer and dryer were in the laundry room.
I was in my office.
The pencil was on the floor.
Sorry that I was late.
The flowers were for Jennifer.
My grandmother was in the hospital.
The exam was easy.
The crust was very thick.
The farm was very far.