This document provides information and exercises about using the simple past tense in English. It discusses using "was/were" to describe personal experiences in the past and includes examples of positive and negative statements and yes/no questions using simple past forms. Links are provided for practice exercises on simple past verb forms and using "was/were".

1. +DESTINATIONS
UNIT 6

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UNIT GOALS
 TALK ABOUT PAST VACATION TRIPS
 EXCHANGE INFORMATION ABOUT VACATIONS
 USE WAS/WERE TO DESCRIBE A PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE
 TALK ABOUT A DISCOVERY FROM THE PAST

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE
 FORM
 [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs
 Examples:
 You called Debbie.
 Did you call Debbie?
 You did not call Debbie.

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COMPLETE LIST OF SIMPLE
PAST FORMS
 http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepastforms.htm

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POSITIVE
 I waited.
 You waited.
 We waited.
 They waited.
 He waited.
 She waited.
 It waited.

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NEGATIVE
 I did not wait.
 You did not wait.
 We did not wait.
 They did not wait.
 He did not wait.
 She did not wait.
 It did not wait.

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QUESTION
 Did I wait?
 Did you wait?
 Did we wait?
 Did they wait?
 Did he wait?
 Did she wait?
 Did it wait?

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PRACTICE:
 http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm
 http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs4.htm

9. +STATEMENTS
 To be (past tense)
 I was a student of this school (Yo era un estudiante de esta escuela)
 She was a model (Ella era una modelo)
 They were good kids (Ellos eran buenos niños)
 Being there:
 He was at the beach this morning (Él estaba en la playa esta mañana)
 We were married (Estábamos casados)
 You were wrong (Estabas[n] equivocado[s])

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Ejemplos de oraciones negativas
de pasado "to be"
Ejemplos "ser":
 I was not student of this school. (Yo no era un estudiante de
esta escuela)
 She wasn't a model (Ella no era una modelo)
 They weren't good kids (Ellos no eran buenos
niños)
 Ejemplos "estar":
 He wasn't at the beach this morning (Él no estaba en la playa
esta mañana)
 We weren't married (No estábamos casados)
 You were not wrong (No estabas[n]
equivocado[s])

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YES/NO QUESTIONS:
 - Were you a football player at the school?
 - Yes, I was.
 - Was she a model?
 - No, she wasn't.
 - Were they your friends?
 - No, they weren't.
 - Was Richard your boyfriend?
 - Yes, he was.
 - Were we on a test?
 - Yes, you were.

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WAS/WERE excercises:
 http://www.englisch-hilfen.
de/en/exercises/tenses/was_were.htm
 EMPHATIC ADJECTIVES:
 We use them to express the adjectives in a very strong way:
 Adjective: good--------emphatic adjective: excellent
 Bad…….terrible
 Clean…..spotless