This document provides examples of using the simple past tense in English. It demonstrates how to form questions and statements using common verbs like "be", "have", and others in their past tense forms. A variety of examples are given about locations, professions, characteristics, and activities in the past to illustrate proper simple past tense usage.

1. SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
WAS-WERE

3. My grandmother is old

4. She was young 50 years ago

5. We are 7 th grade students now,but we were 6
th grade students last year

6. Mary …….thin now but she …..fat last year
Now last year

7. .
I
He
She
It
was
We
You
They
were

8. Was Betty ill yesterday?
• Yes she was

9. Was your grandfather rich?
• No, he wasn’t

10. Where were the children last week?
• They were at the British museum
MUSEUM

11. Where were you last summer?

12. Were you at the course yesterday?

13. Were you a student ten years ago?

14. William Shakespeare was a famous poet
Poem

15. Mozart was a famous composer

16. Einstein was a famous scientist

17. Charles Dickens was a famous writer

18. Picasso was a famous artist

24. Where were you yesterday?
Where were your parents last month?
Were you a good student in high school?
When was the last time you went to the movies?
Was there a concert last month?
Were there any children in your house last week?
When was your last birthday party?
When was your last vacation?
What were your favorite subjects at school?
Was your dad a good soccer player?
Were you fat when you were a kid?