The document contains examples of using the past simple form of the verb "to be" in sentences and questions. It provides practice exercises asking students to identify the correct past form based on whether the subject is I, you, we, they, he, she, or it. Students are asked to recount 5 past events using the past form of "to be" and write questions about each one. The document aims to teach students how to properly conjugate the verb "to be" in the simple past tense.

1. She is dancing What’s she doing ?

2. They are playing football What are they doing?

3. He is sleeping What’s he doing ?

4. They are having lunch What are they doing?

5. What’s she doing ? She’s singing

6. Unit 7 Technology Target: To be in the past simple

7. Put these events in the history of business in the correct order Exercise 1

8. The TV advert

9. The first passenger flight

10. The first tourist in space

11. The first phone call

12. The first email From: Ray Tomlinson To : Ray Tomlinson QWERTYUIOP

13. Dates Months (page 59) Dates (Exe 2)

14. What’s the date today ? 1/12/2008 the first of December two thousand and eight December the first two thousand and eight

15. “ To be” in the past simple How many forms ?

16. Yesterday, I was at home. My son was at home, too. We were at home.

17. Yesterday My son was at home I was at home We were at home

18. They were at home and they were happy. She was at home He was at home Last night

19. Yesterday I was not at school My son was not at school We were not at school

20. www.themegallery.com Yes, He was Was He at home yesterday? No, He wasn’t

21. www.themegallery.com Yes, they were Were they at school yesterday? No, they weren’t

22. “ to be” in the past simple Forms: I/ he/ she/ it was We/ You/ they were was not / were not wasn’t weren’t was/were + S .... ? - ?

23. Exe 4: Listen first Then circle the correct form of to be and read

24. Exercise 5 1. When was the first email ? It was in 1971 2. Was it a big new ? No, it wasn’t 3. Where were the computers ? They were in the same room 4. What was the message ? It was just “QWERTYUIOP” 5. Where were the letters of the message ? They were at the top of his computer’s keyboard.

25. Question and answer Further practice: Question and answer, please

26. He was in the field Where/ He / this morning ?

27. They were in the classroom Where/ yesterday morning ? Where were they yesterday morning ?

28. He was in the Bathroom Where / ten minutes ago ? Where was he ten minutes ago ?

29. They were in the seaside Where/ they/ last Summer ? Where were they last Summer ?

30. Their house/a cottage Their house was a cottage There/ many children There were many children They/ very poor They were very poor How was their life ten years ago ?

31. Assignment Write 5 events you remember most, using “to be” in the past simple. Put questions about them

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