This document provides a lesson on using the past tense form of the verb "to be" in English. It introduces the affirmative and negative forms of "was" and "were" using examples like "I was happy" and "They were not late." It then provides exercises for students to practice using these past tense forms of "to be" in sentences, including questions. The lesson concludes with a section on using "there was/there were" constructions.

1. ENGLISH I
UNIT III
Lesson 3: TO BE past tense
Professor: Lic. Nimia Amurrio Nieto

2. LESSON 3
THE PAST TENSE- TO BE VERB
•I was happy. Yo estaba feliz / I wasn’t happy- Yo no estaba feliz
•She was very intelligent. Ella era muy inteligente
•He was tall and beautiful. El era alto y hermoso
•The game was really expensive. El juego era demasiado caro
•They were very good people.Ellos eran muy buenas personas
•We were at the supermarket.Nosotros estabamos en el supermercado …
Examples
Was- estaba/era
Were- estaban /eran
Ayer, yo estaba en mi clase con Roxana  Yesterday, I was in my class with
Roxana
Yesterday: ayer
Last week: la semana
pasada
Last night: Ayer en la
noche
Last year: el año pasado

3. EXERCISES
were
were
was
was
were
Wasn’t
Weren’t
Were not
Wasn’t
were
Were you at work?
Was it in the garden?
Were they worried?
Was Lucy present?
Were his friends late?

4. Was
were
was
were
was
was
were
was

5. Was she in class yesterday? Estaba ella en clase ayer?
Were they at the supermarket last week?
Where were you a week ago?
When was your brithday? Cuando fue tu cumpleaños?
(SAD) (UNIVERSITY) (HOT)
B: No, he wasn’t. He
was sad
B: No, they weren’t. They
were at the university
B: No, it wasn’t. It was hot
Cold- frio
Hot- caliente
It was cold yesterday- hacia frio ayer

6. were was
was
were was
was
were was
were
was
were was
were
was was
were were
was
Very upset- muy molesto
Our boss – nuestro jefe

7. THERE WAS/THERE WERE
was
were
were
were
was
were
Write the interrogative form
Is there a window in the kitchen?
Were there two dogs in the garden?
Was there a tree in the park?
Is there a mirror in the bathroom?
Were there five dolls in your room?
To the- al / a la
For the- para la
In the- en el /en la
at the – en el / en la
There was-
había
There
were-
habían
Are there five apples?