This document provides an introduction and overview of a lesson plan on using the past tense verbs "was" and "were" in English. It begins by congratulating the student and explaining that the material aims to help students learn English grammar in a simple, clear way. It then provides examples of how to use "was" and "were" in the affirmative, negative, and question forms. The document includes practice exercises for students to complete to reinforce using these past tense verbs. The overall goal is for students to understand and use phrases and vocabulary in oral and written form to describe past situations and exchange information.

1. INTRODUCCIÓN
FELICIDADES
¿Por qué felicitarte?: Por decidirte a estudiar. Por estar con nosotros. Por ser parte
actuante de los cambios de nuestra escuela.
Precisamente en atención a esos cambios que representa LA REFORMA
CURRICULAR DEL NIVEL MEDIO SUPERIOR, nos hemos dado a la tarea de reelaborar
un paquete didáctico que te permite transitar por la materia de INGLES con
más herramientas, y de una manera más sencilla y clara.
Debes saber que el inglés es una lengua considerada como universal, que
actualmente se utiliza en casi todos los países del mundo porque determina
la comunicación en los ámbitos social, científico, tecnológico, económico, deportivo, etc.
Ante este fenómeno nuestro país no se excluye por el contrario nuestra
situación geográfica nos provoca la imperiosa necesidad de incorporar a nuestros
conocimientos el idioma ingles; aunado a lo anterior debemos de reconocer que esta
modernidad científica y sobretodo tecnológica que las herramientas fundamentales las
representa precisamente el INGLES Y LA INFORMATICA.
Este momento tómalo como la oportunidad de tu vida para conectarte con el idioma
inglés, quizás sea tu primer encuentro o tal vez sea el espacio de reafirmación de tus
conocimientos previos, aceptando que el común denominador del estudiante de CBTis
es la voluntad y la afrontación de retos.
Dentro de ese orden de ideas de novedades que implica esta Reforma se haya la
intención de propiciar el desarrollo de las cuatro habilidades del idioma ingles: Lectura
(Reading), Pronunciación (Speaking), Escritura (Writing) y Comprensión Auditiva
(Listening), a diferencia del anterior donde solo se precisaba que el estudiante
desarrollara la comprensión de las lecturas.
Para desarrollar el contenido programático de esta materia se ha tenido a bien diseñar
el presente material que contiene una serie de actividades clasificadas en unidades,
sugeridas para el facilitador y el estudiante.
Objetivo general del Programa de Inglés II
El alumno utilizará y entenderá frases y vocabulario habitual, en forma oral y escrita,
para hacer descripciones de su pasado y planes e intercambiar información, tanto
académica como cotidiana.

2. ANEXO 1
READING COMPREHENSION
FEEDING
Nombre:__________________________________________________________________________
Grado y Grupo:______________ Fecha de aplicación:_________________________
Most animals use more than one species as food. Therefore, the term food web is a
better description of food relationship than the term food chain. A food web is a
complex feeding systems that contains several food chains. For example, mice, rabbits
and deer eat plants. Owls eat meat and rabbits. Mountain lion eats rabbits and deer.
These five species are parts of food chains that together form a food web.
The first link in a food chain is always a green plant. Only organisms with chlorophyll,
such as green plants, can make food. For example, the first link in the aquatic chains is
algae. Most algae are microscopic green plants that produce food by photosynthesis. In
photosynthesis, energy from sunlight converts carbon dioxide and water to sugar. Tiny
fish in lakes, streams and oceans eat algae. In turn, these tiny fishes are eaten by larger
fish. These larger fish are eaten by still larger fish. The food supply for fish is made by
algae. This food is then passed through the food chains as one animal eats another.
Organisms may be divided into three groups based on how they obtain food. These
groups are producer, decomposer and consumer. Organisms containing chlorophyll are
producers. Thus, green plants are producers. Animals that eat other animals and plants
are consumers. Microbes, one-celled organisms that cause the decay of the dead
animals and plants are decomposers. Since, decomposers cannot make their own food,
they are also consumers.
The difficult words in this passage are web (network), aquatic (water living), algae (tiny
plants which grow in water) and photosynthesis (process by which plant leaves
produce food in the presence of sunlight).
The main purpose of this passage is to
(A) determine which food chain is the most efficient
(B) describe the food network among plants and animals
(C) explain the process of photosynthesis in green plants
(D) appeal to conservationists to protect endangered plant species
According to the author, what is the food web?
(A) A complicated system of several food chains
(B) A society that distributes food
(C) The relationship of one green plant to another
(D) The spiders use to catch food

3. As used in last sentence of the second paragraph, the word passed could best be
replaced by which of the following?
(A) moved
(B) approved
(C) attempted
(D) relinquished
The author divides the organisms according to
(A) how they use energy
(B) how they obtain food
(C) how much energy they require in order to move
(D) whether they live on the land or in the sea
Which of the following organisms could not be a consumer as described in the
passage?
(A) A microbe
(B) A rabbit
(C) A tree
(D) A fish
Which of the following organisms could not be a consumer as described in the
passage?
(A) A microbe
(B) A rabbit
(C) A tree
(D) A fish

4. UNIDAD
1
Objetivo:
En esta unidad vamos a practicar cómo preguntar y dar
información acerca de situaciones o hechos ocurridos en
el pasado.

5. WAS / WERE
El Verbo Ser o Estar en el idioma Inglés se conoce como TO BE el cual se conjuga en
Presente Simple con las formas am – is – are y en Pasado Simple con WAS y WERE (era,
estaba, fui.).
A continuación te mostramos las tres formas de conjugarlo en Pasado Simple.
Affirmative
Subject To Be Examples
I was I was tired this morning.
You were You were very good.
He was He was the best in his class.
She was She was late for work.
It was It was a sunny day.
We were We were at home.
You were You were on holiday.
They were They were happy with their test results.
Negative
El negativo To Be se puede hacer agregando not despues del verbo (was or were).
Subject To Be Examples
I was not I was not tired this morning.
You were not You were not crazy.
He was not He was not married.
She was not She was not famous.
It was not It was not hot yesterday.
We were not We were not invited.
You were not You were not at the party.
They were not They were not friends.
was not tired this morning. OR I wasn't tired this morning.
You were not crazy. OR You weren't crazy.
He was not married. OR He wasn't married.
She was not famous. OR She wasn't famous.
It was not hot yesterday. OR It wasn't hot yesterday.
We were not invited. OR We weren't invited.
You were not at the party. OR You weren't at the party.
They were not friends. OR They weren't friends.

6. Questions
Para crear preguntas con To Be, se pone el Verb antes del Subject.
Affirmative You were happy.
Subject Verb
Question Were you happy?
Verb Subject
Affirmative Question
I was late Was I late?
You were sick. Were you sick?
He was surprised. Was he surprised?
She was from Italy. Was she from Italy?
It was a big house. Was it a big house?
We were ready. Were we ready?
You were early. Were you early?
They were busy. Were they busy?
EJEMPLOS:
a) I was born in 1987. (Nací en 1987)
b) My father wasn’t at home yesterday. He was at work (Mi papá no estuvo en la casa
ayer. Estaba en el trabajo).
c) How old were you in 1993? (¿Qué edad tenías en 1993?)
NOTA: No se utiliza DID en negaciones ni preguntas con was / were.
Ahora, estás listo para hacer las siguientes actividades.

7. Nombre:__________________________________________________________________________
Grado y Grupo:______________ Fecha de aplicación:_________________________
Calificación:__________________
1. - Completa.
I was
You ______________
He ______________
She ______________
It ______________
We were
You ______________
They ______________
2. – Completa con was o were.
1. John ___________ at home last week.
2. They ___________ at the cinema yesterday.
3. Your parents ___________ at the station at nine o´clock.
4. Mary ___________ in the street this morning.
5. My aunt ___________ in hospital yesterday morning.
6. I ___________ at school this morning.
7. Jill and Kevin ___________ at the zoo las Sunday.
8. We ___________ in a Chinese restaurant last night.
3. – Completa con was o were.
1. How many people __________ at your house last weekend?
2. The book wasn´t difficult It __________ easy.
3. Those __________ my best jeans.
4. Dinosaurs __________ prehistoric animals.

8. 5. __________ your friends at school yesterday?
6. Sandra __________ not at school yesterday.
7. You __________ nasty to me!
8. __________ your grandparents designers.
9. John and I __________ in the garden.
10. __________ your parents in the restaurant? Yes, they __________ .
11. My grandmother __________ a nurse. She wasn´t a doctor.
12. I __________ thin when I was 6 years old.
13. When I __________ younger, I played with teddy bears.
14. We __________ away on vacation last month.
15. __________ you at the cinema last night?
16. Ten years ago, I __________ a baby.
17. __________ the exam difficult?
18. The film __________ (not) exciting. It was boring.
19. __________ there many people at the party?
20. __________ the girls in the park? No, they __________ .
21. Her name wasn´t Kate. It __________ Isabel.
22. Paco wasn´t happy. He __________ sad.
23. __________ the boys at the football game? Yes, they __________ .
24. The books __________ (not) on the shelf. They were in the bookcase.
25. __________ Tom at a concert? Yes, he __________ .
4. – Completa con was o were.
1. It __________ six o´clock when we got home.
2. __________ you still in bed when I phoned?
3. Edison __________ a famous inventor.
4. The weather __________ fine this morning.
5. He __________ sick yesterday.
6. Beethoven __________ a German composer.

9. 7. There __________ a lot of people at our party yesterday.
8. Don´t blame him. It __________ my mistake.
9. He __________ not well yesterday.
10. __________ you at the party yesterday?
11. Sam __________ second in the race, __________ she?
12. Jack __________ (not) in London.
13. We __________ on the same school team.
14. Betty __________ (not) at the cinema.
15. We __________ the champions last year.
16. Victoria __________ (not) in the UK.
17. Mom and Dad __________ on vacation last week.
18. Sally and Mark __________ (not) at home.
19. There __________ a small lake here many years ago.
20. There __________ any clouds in the sky.
21. My friend __________ ill yesterday.
22. They __________ third in the race.
23. Mom __________ angry when she saw the broken vase.
24. The Romans __________ brave soldiers.
25. It __________ very wet on Monday.
5. – Escribe las siguientes oraciones en forma negativa.
1. Mum was at home this morning. ___________________________________________________________
2. Paul and Mary were in the shop. ___________________________________________________________
3. His friends were very happy yesterday afternoon.
________________________________________________________________________________
4. I was late for the cinema. ___________________________________________________________
5. We were at home to watch a film on TV.
________________________________________________________________________________

10. 6. - Responde las siguientes preguntas con respuestas cortas, como en el ejemplo.
1. Were you at home last night? Yes, I was / No, I wasn´t
2. Was it hot yesterday? _____________________________________
3. Were your friends at home last Monday? _____________________________________
4. Was your father at work this morning? _____________________________________
5. Were you in class yesterday morning? _____________________________________
7. – Escribe las siguientes oraciones en pasado, usando el pasado de l verbo Be.
T O D A Y Y E S T E R D A Y
Example: I’m at home. I was at home
1. Jane and Michael are tired. _____________________________________
2. She’s in the park. _____________________________________
3. It’s a sunny day. _____________________________________
4. You’re late. _____________________________________
5. They aren’t hungry. _____________________________________
6. We aren’t at work. _____________________________________
7. I’m thirsty. _____________________________________
8. You aren’t at school. _____________________________________
9. We’re at the cinema. _____________________________________
10.Paula isn’t happy. _____________________________________
11.Everyone is excited. _____________________________________
12.I’m not afraid. _____________________________________
8. – Escoge WAS o WERE y encierra.
1. He was / were a policeman.
2. We was / were very happy.
3. Was / Were you happy?
4. They wasn’t / weren’t interested in.

11. 5. I was / were at school.
6. It wasn’t / weren’t expensive.
7. Was / Were she your teacher?
9. – Completa las oraciones con was/wasn’t o were/weren’t.
1.-Michael Jackson (1)___was___ a very popular artist. He (2)______ born in 1958.
2. - Last Saturday Carlos and Irma (3)________home. They (4) _______in the country all
weekend.
3. - I (5)_________worried because they (6)________lost.
4. – (7)_______ Valentin and Isabel at the party? No, they (8)_________
5. - For most people Pelé (9)_________one of the best soccer players in the world.
6.-What (10)______your favorite subject in high school? It (11)_________math.
10. - Completa el dialogo con was, were, wasn´t o weren’t.
Dough: Where (1) _________ you last night, Martin? I called you but you (2) _______ at
home.
Martin: No, I (3) ______. Betty and I (4) ______ at a friend’s house. We had dinner there and
then watched TV.
Dough: Did you watch a film?
Martin: No, there (5) ______ a boxing match on Channel 7. It (6) ______ great, but the girls
(7) _______ upset!
Dough: They hate boxing, right?
Martin: Yes, and there (8) ________ another TV in the house.
11. - Completa las oraciones con was , wasn’t o were , weren’t
1. I________ in Canberra last Spring . 2.My brother and I _________ at school last Saturday.
We _______ at the mall 3. Tina______ at home yesterday, she_______ at work. 4. You________
very busy on Friday, right? 5. Jessica and Kimberly_________ late for school yesterday. 6.
My elementary school _________ really big . 7. He ________ in a hurry because there __________
a lot of traffic. 8. Last night you________ angry because your girlfriend__________ at home.
9. My father___________ at work yesterday because he___________ sick. 10. Trixi and
Felix______my cats, they died 5 years ago.

12. 12. - Lee el siguiente párrafo acerca del científico Charles Darwin y contesta las
preguntas
Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. He was a British naturalist who
became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. In South America,
Darwin found that fossils of extinct animals were similar to modern species. Many
people were strongly opposed to the idea of evolution because it conflicted with their
religious beliefs. Throughout his life, Darwin was a reserved, thorough, hard working
scholar.
1.-Who was Charles Darwin? __________________________________________________________________
2.-Where was he born? ________________________________________________________________________
3.-When was he born? _________________________________________________________________________
4.-Why was he famous for? ____________________________________________________________________
5.-Why were people opposed to his theories? ________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
6.-What was he like? ___________________________________________________________________________

13. WAS / WERE + Ving
El pasado continuo se forma con el pasado simple del auxiliar to be y el participio de
presente del verbo que se conjuga.
Persona + “to be” en pasado” + acción en presente con “ing”
I was working
you were working
he/she/it was working
we were working
you were working
they were working.
Las formas negativas se construyen situando not entre el auxiliar y el participio de
presente.
I was not working, you were not working.....
Las formas interrogativas se construyen invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el auxiliar.
Was I working? , were you working?
Para las interrogativas negativas se invierte el orden del sujeto y el auxiliar y se sitúa
not entre el sujeto y el participio de presente.
Was I not working? , were you not working? , ......
El pasado continuo se emplea:
1) Con referencia a acciones pasadas que se desarrollaron durante un período de
tiempo cuyos límites se desconocen o se consideran irrelevantes. Cuando se desea
poner énfasis en el hecho de que dos acciones se desarrollaban a la vez, entonces se
emplean dos pasados continuos.
I was reading while he was writing.
Cuando se requiere contrastar el aspecto durativo de una acción frente al instantáneo
de otra, se usa un pasado continuo y un pasado simple.
I was watching T.V. when the phone rang.
2) Con referencia a acciones pasadas que se desarrolaron gradualmente.
Soldiers were pouring into the area from all sides (Los soldados avanzaban ...)
3) Con referencia a acciones que no llegaron a realizarse o completarse o de las cuales
desconocemos el resultado.
I was going to tell them, but I forgot (Iba a decírselo pero se me olvidó)

14. He was going to book the rooms
4) Como en el caso del presente continuo con always, el uso del pasado continuo con
dicho adverbio implica un sentimiento de enfado o disgusto por parte de quien alude a
unas acciones pasadas que se repetían con excesiva frecuencia.
He was always borrowing something from us.
Ahora, estás listo para hacer las siguientes actividades.

15. Nombre:__________________________________________________________________________
Grado y Grupo:______________ Fecha de aplicación:_________________________
Calificación:__________________
1. – Completa la tabla con la forma correcta del verbo Be.
I ___________ using my mobile phone
You ___________ listening to music
He ___________ eating a sandwich at 8pm.
She ___________ laughing when you arrived.
We ___________ watching TV
They ___________ swimming
2. – Ahora realiza oraciones negativas.
I wasn’t using my mobile phone at 8pm.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
3. – Ahora realiza preguntas
Was I using my mobile phone at 8pm?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
4. - Escribe preguntas
you / watch him – Were you watching him?
1 you / talk ______________________________________________________
2 they / laugh ______________________________________________________
3 she / take photos ______________________________________________________
4 you / shop ______________________________________________________
5 he / run ______________________________________________________

16. 5. -Complete the sentences with the past continuous form.
1 I _____________________ (run) when you saw me because I was late.
2 They _____________________ (wait) for a bus when the car crashed.
3 Gabi and Laura _____________________ (dance) at 8pm.
4 Tomek _____________________ (not / eat) a sandwich when Ben fell into the river.
5 What _____________________ Carol and Jack _____________________ (do) when Pedro phoned?
6 _____________________ Sally _____________________ (take) a photo when I phoned?
7 Pedro and Tomek _____________________ (not / laugh) when Ben fell in the river.
8 I (read) _______________ a book when he came in.
9 The sun (shine)_____________________ when he went out.
10 When you came in I (write) ________________________ .
11 I came in while he (write) _________________________.
12 It (rain) ____________________ this morning when I got up.
13 He (work) all day yesterday.
14 When I arrived at his house he still (sleep)______________________.
15 The boy jumped off the tram while it (move)_______________________.
16 The fire still (burn) _______________________ at six o’clock this morning.
17 He (walk) ___________________ across the bridge when his hat blew off.
18 She cut her finger while she (cut) __________________ the bread.
19 The bus started while I (get) ___________________ on.
20 The light went out while we (have) ___________________ supper.
21 I took another cake when you (not look)___________________________ !
22 The children (do) __________________________ their homework when their father came
back from the office.

17. WHEN & WHILE
WHEN
WHEN + cláusula relaciona una actividad que ocurre ligeramente antes o al mismo
tiempo que la actividad en la cláusula principal. La cláusula siguiente cuando puede
expresar (1) una interrupción corta, o (2) una respuesta a la actividad en la primera
cláusula. "X ocurre, resultados Y". Típicamente, el verbo en la cláusula when no es
progresivo y expresa una actividad con una duración más corta.
INTERRUPTION—AT THE MOMENT
When you called, he was holding his newborn baby.
IN SEQUENCE—IMMEDIATELY AFTER
When you called, he picked up his phone.
WHILE
WHILE + Cláusula relaciona una actividad que ocurre al mismo tiempo que
(simultáneamente) con la actividad en la cláusula principal. La siguiente cláusula
incluye un verbo con un significado y / o un tiempo que expresa duración². La cláusula
while a menudo expresa una actividad de fondo a la actividad de enfoque en la cláusula
principal.
SAME TIME—SOMETIME DURING THE TIME
While he was talking, he was holding his newborn baby.

18. SAME TIME—DURING THE TIME
While he was talking, his baby slept.
WHEN y WHILE son preposiciones "temporales" que son complementadas (completadas)
por una cláusula relacionada con el tiempo. (Huddleston, et al., 700) Cuando y mientras,
junto con varios otros adverbios, fueron reanalizados (2002) como preposiciones. Al mismo
tiempo, los complementos que podrían seguir una preposición se ampliaron para incluir: un
sustantivo, frase nominal, gerundio, infinitivo, cláusula y más. Vea los complementos
preposicionales. ¡En efecto, tenemos una cláusula dentro de una frase preposicional! Él
estaba sosteniendo a su bebé [PP mientras [Cls que usted estaba hablando.]]
When has four meanings:
1. interruption—He was holding his newborn baby when you called. ("called"
["rang up"] —short duration² [punctual verb] )
2. same time—He was holding his newborn baby when (or while) he was talking on
the phone. ("was talking" —duration³ [process verb])
3. immediately after—When you called, he picked up his phone. ("called" and
"picked up"—short duration [punctual verbs])
4. anytime / whenever—When he has a question, he calls the doctor. (cause effect)
While has two meanings:
1. same time—He was holding his newborn baby while (or when) he was talking on
the phone. (was talking — duration [process verb])
2. contrast—While some fathers are uncomfortable holding newborns, he isn't
awkward at all. "though" "whereas"
A verb may carry a meaning that expresses:
1. ²duration (process) such as talk, walk, eat, sleep, cook, study. (nonprogressive
form)
2. ³short duration (punctual) such as bark, jump, clap, sneeze, gulp, begin,
end. (nonprogressive form)
The tense of the verb may express:
1. duration (process) He has been calling you all day. That dog is still barking.
(progressive form)
2. short duration (punctual) He called. That dog barked. (nonprogressive form)
Ahora, estás listo para hacer las siguientes actividades.

19. Nombre:__________________________________________________________________________
Grado y Grupo:______________ Fecha de aplicación:_________________________
Calificación:__________________
1.- Completa las frases.
While Steve ______________________(watch) football on TV, Monica ______________________
(listen) to the radio.
When I ______________________ (walk) down Fifth Avenue, I ______________________ (discover) a
wonderful boutique.
The angry little girl ______________________ (throw) her toy onto the floor and
______________________ (stamp) her foot.
I ______________________ (receive) your SMS while I ______________________ (sit) in the doctor’s
waiting room.
When Ruth ______________________ (be) little, she ______________________ (hate) the smell of
coffee.
2.- Escoge la respuesta correcta.
1. ________________ he was talking on the
phone, I was watching TV.
while
when
2. He was cancelling his flight
______________ we called him.
while
when
3. I was overtaking a truck ______________ I
heard a loud thump.
while
when
4. We were watching a movie _____________
the screen went blank.
while
when
5. _____________ she was packing the bags, I
was looking for our passports.
while
when
6. We were complaining about the
weather _______________ the sun broke
through the clouds.
while
when
7. Sandra was washing the dishes
______________ a plate fell off the shelf.
while
when
8. Do not disturb me ___________ I'm
listening to music!
while
when