The document discusses uses of infinitives and gerunds in English. It provides examples of using the past tense of "to be" to join a subject with describing words for things that happened in the past, such as "I was in Mexico last week." It then gives a series of exercises asking the reader to choose between "was" and "were" to complete sentences about subjects and their attributes or activities in the past.

1. I was in Mexico last week! Infinitives and gerunds for uses and purposes By Profr. José M. Jaramillo S. October, 2008

2. The past tense of "to be" is used to join a subject with a word or words that tell something about the subject that happened in the past. Verb to be Personal Pronouns Verb to be Preset tense I am You are He is She is It is We are They are You are Verb to be Past Tense was were was was was were were were Expressions Last week Last weekend Last month Last year Last Saturday Three days ago Five weeks ago Ten minutes ago

3. http://anstein.sur-le-web.fr/intro_english/lessons_wordlist/basic_english_lesson_10/lesson10_main.html PRESENT TENSE EXAMPLES PAST TENSE EXAMPLES I am fourteen years old. I was fourteen years old last week. Humberto is in the CAADI this semester. Humberto was in the CAADI last semester. Alba is sick today. Alba was sick yesterday. We are in first level this semester. We were in first level last semester. The students are very happy today. The students were very happy yesterday. How are you today? I am fine thanks. How were you yesterday? I was fine thanks.

4. 1. The president ____ intelligent. was were 2. My sons ____ plumbers. was were 3. Donna ____ a good chef. was were 4. The two candles ____ purple. was were 5. ____ was lazy. She They You 6. ____ was at the store yesterday. I We You 7. ____ were in the church. He It We 8. ____ was terrible coffee. It They You 9. ____ were expensive strawberries. I She They 1. Our aunt ____ rich. was not were not 2. The policeman ____ very angry. was not were not 3. The clowns ____ fat. was not were not 4. We ____ hungry. was not were not 5. I ____ a pretty child. was not were not 6. You ____ safe in the elevator. wasn't weren't 7. Their glass ____ shiny. wasn't weren't 8. The basketballs ____ on the floor. wasn't weren't 9. My eye ____ sore. wasn't weren't 10. April ____ a warm month. wasn't weren't ____ her birthday in January? Was Were ____ the movie good? Was Were ____ the doctor in the office? Was Were ____ the lifeguards busy? Was Were ____ I late for work? Was Were ____ the plums yellow? Was Were ____ his hair short? Was Were ____ Sara a student? Was Were ____ the potatoes and radishes fresh? Was Were ____ their dishwasher black? Was Were