This document provides a lesson on using the simple past tense of the verb "to be" in English. It includes: 1) Grammar rules for forming the simple past of "to be" with subjects and complements, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. 2) Examples showing the use of was/were in affirmative, negative, interrogative and WH- question sentences. 3) Information on forming the past tense of regular and irregular verbs, including using the auxiliary "did" in interrogative sentences. 4) Examples of simple past sentences with regular and irregular verbs in affirmative, negative, interrogative and WH- question forms.

1. LESSON # 2

2. SIMPLE PAST- TO BE
GRAMMAR- REVIEW
+ / PRONOUNS - VERB TOBE (WAS-WERE)- COMPLEMENT
SIMPLE PAST
- / PRONOUNS – VERB TOBE (WAS-WERE) – NOT - COMPLEMENT
SIMPLE PAST
¿? / VERB TOBE (WAS-WERE)- PRONOUNS- COMPLEMENT- ?
SIMPLE PAST
WH / WH QUESTION - VERB TOBE (WAS-WERE)- PRONOUNS- COMPLEMENT- ?
QUESTION SIMPLE PAST

3. SIMPLE PAST- TO BE
EXAMPLE
+ / HE WAS TO DRIVE MY RED CAR
WE WERE TO WIN LAST YEAR
- / HE WAS NOT (WASN`T) TO DRIVE MY RED CAR
WE WERE NOT (WEREN´T ) TO WIN LAST YEAR
¿? / WAS HE TO DRIVE MY RED CAR ? - YES, HE WAS / NO, HE WASN´T
WERE YOU TO WIN LAST YEAR ? - YES, WE WERE / NO, WE WEREN´T
WH / WHY WAS HE DRIVE MY RED CAR ? - BECAUSE, HE WANTED TO GO AT SCHOOL.
WHAT WERE YOU WIN LAST YEAR ? - WE WERE TO WIN THE CHAMPION.

4. PAST SIMPLE – INTERROGATIVE (TO BE)
•AS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE, TO MAKE QUESTIONS USING
“WAS” OR “WERE” WE ONLY HAVE TO WRITE “WAS/WERE”
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE AND THEN THE
SUBJECT:
EX. WERE YOU AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY?
WAS HE WITH YOU THIS MORNING?

5. INTERROGATIVE
WAS I ?
WERE YOU?
WAS HE?
WAS SHE?
WAS IT?
WERE WE?
WERE YOU?
WERE THEY?
PAST SIMPLE – INTERROGATIVE (TO BE)

6. PAST SIMPLE – REGULAR - IRREGULAR VERBS

7. REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

8. GRAMMAR TO THE REGULAR VERBS
• SE AGREGA D, SI EL VERBO TERMINA EN E
EXAMPLE: BAILAR - TO DANCE
I DANCED IN THE DISCO
• SI EL VERBO TERMINA EN ¨ Y¨ PRECEDIDA DE CONSONANTE, SE CAMBIA LAY POR LA
TERMINACIÓN IED.
EXAMPLE: LLORAR - TO CRY
• THE BABY CRIED LAST NIGHT

9. SIMPLE PAST - REGULAR- IRREGULAR
GRAMMAR- REVIEW
+ / PRONOUNS - VERB IN PAST- COMPLEMENT (PAST EXPRESSION)
- / PRONOUNS – AUX DID- NOT - VERB INFT - COMPLEMENT
(DIDN´T)
¿? / AUX DID - PRONOUNS- VERB INFT- COMPLEMENT- ?
WH / WH QUESTION - AUX DID - PRONOUNS- VERB INFT- COMPLEMENT- ?

10. SIMPLE PAST - REGULAR- IRREGULAR
EXAMPLE- REVIEW
+ / YOU WALKED IN THE PARK.
SHE CRIED FOR THE MOVIE.
- / YOU DIDN´T WALK IN THE PARK.
SHE DIDN´T CRY FOR THE MOVIE.
¿? / DID YOU WALK IN THE PARK LAST WEEKEND ? - YES, I DID / NO, I DIDN´T
DID SHE CRY FOR THE MOVIE TONIGHT? - YES, SHE DID / NO, SHE DIDN´T
WH / WHERE DID YOU WALK IN THE PARK? - I WALKED IN THE PARK THIS MORNING.
WHY DID SHE CRY? - SHE CRIED, BECAUSE FOR THE ROMANTIC MOVIE.

11. PAST SIMPLE – INTERROGATIVE
TO FORM THE INTERROGATIVE FORM IN THE PAST
OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS, WE NEED THE
AUXILIARY “DID”. WE WRITE IT AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE.
REMEMBER THAT WHEN WE USE THE
AUXILIARY “DID” THE MAIN VERB IN THE
SENTENCE STAYS IN THE INFINITIVE FORM.
EX. DID HE GO TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY?

12. PAST SIMPLE- INTERROGATIVE
(REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS)
INTERROGATIVE
DID I RUN?
DID YOU BREAK?
DID HE STOP?
DID SHE BUY?
DID IT DRINK?
DID WE WATCH?
DID YOU STUDY?
DID THEY SEE?

15. GRAMMAR