This document provides examples of simple past tense verbs and verb conjugations in English. It demonstrates the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the verbs "to be" and "to have" in the past tense. Examples are given using common subjects like "I", "you", "she", and "they". Descriptive sentences about a woman named Susana in 1970 and 2000 are included to illustrate using these verb forms in context.

1. SIMPLE PAST:
VERB TO BE

2. 2
I am
He
She is
It
We
You are
They
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
WAS
WERE
FORM

3. 3
NEGATIVE FORM NOT
NOT
ISN’T
NOT
AREN’T
NOT = WASN’T
NOT = WEREN´T
I wasn´t in La Plata in 1998.
The students weren’t at school yesterday

4. This was La Plata city in 1945.
The Cathedral was very high.
The houses were low.
There weren’t many trees in Plaza Moreno.
There weren’t any buildings.
The Cathedral wasn’t complete.

5. 5
1970 2000
This was Susana in 1970.
She was very young.
Her hair was dark and long.
This was Susana in 2000.
She wasn’t so young.
Her hair wasn’t dark, but it was long.
Her nose was different too.

6. 6
INTERROGATIVE FORM Am I
he
Is she
it
we
Are you
they
…?
…?
…?
Yes/No
I
he
she
it
WAS
we
you
they
WERE
…?
…?
Yes,
I
he
she
it
was.
No,
I
he
she
it
we
you
they
wasn’t.
were.Yes,
No,
we
you
they
weren’t.
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
…?

7. 7
1970 2000
 Was Susana’s hair short in 1970?
No, it wasn’t. It was long.
 Was Susana old in 1970?
No, she wasn’t. She was very young.
 Where was Susana in 1970?
She was in Buenos Aires.
 Was Susana’s hair dark in 2000?
No, it wasn’t. It was fair.
 Was Susana very young in 2000?
No, she wasn’t. She was young.
 When was Susana very famous?
She was very famous in 2000.