4. WAS / WERE
I’m …
You’re… are used to talk about the present,
He’s….
I was
Are used to talk about the past, You were
He was…
Michael Jackson was a famous singer but he wasn’t an actor
I was in London last year with my brother
We were good students when we were young
She wasn’t at home yesterday
Were they faous actors when they were twenty?
6. THERE WAS / THERE WERE
REMEMBER THE USE OF THERE IS AND THERE ARE.
They both mean “HAY” in Spanish and they have two forms , one
for singular and the other for plural uses.
There Is One Mouse Under The Table
There are two mice under the table
7. THERE WAS / THERE WERE
We use there was and there were to say that something
existed in the past. In Spanish it means “HABIA”. And like in
the previous examples it has two forms, one in singular and
the other in plural.
She was in the school yesterday morning
The negative is form by putting not after was or were.
She wasn’t in the school yesterday morning
They weren’t sick when they were at home
To form questions we place was or were in front of there.
Where were you yesterday morning?
Who was the girl sitting next to you?
9. Policeman: Was there a TV in the room before the burglary?
Jackie: Yes, there was. It was next to the bookcase.
Policeman: _______________any money in the room?
Jackie: Yes, . It was on the sofa.
Policeman: And _____________any pictures on the wall?
Jackie: No, only the mirror.
Policeman: And ____________any keys in the room?
Jackie: No, there weren't. They were in my handbag.
14. Tenses in English
We will study this tense now. Remember
you are not going to talk about things you
usually do or things you will do in a future.
We will make use of our memory to remind
lots of things
15. • The simple past is used to describe an action
that occurred and was completed in the past.
Yesterday I watched TV for 4 hours!!
I cleaned the windows 2 days AGO
Mary phoned that guy last Saturday
I studied Maths when I was in the school
• The simple past is formed by adding -ed to
the base form of the verb (the infinitive
without to).
WATCH
CLEAN
PHONE
STUDY
ED
ED IED
D
In English, the simple past of regular verbs is extremely easy.
It is the same for all persons
16. Irregularities regarding orthography (spelling).
Similarly, there are different ways to pronounce
this ending
• Regular verbs ending in -e, add -d.
Hope - Hoped Hate - Hated Love - loved
• Regular verbs that end in a vowel+y, add -ed.
Play – played Enjoy – enjoyed
• Regular verbs that end in a consonant+y, change
the -y to -i and add -ed.
Study – studied Cry – cried
• Regular verbs ending in a consonant + vowel +
consonant, double the final consonant before
adding -ed.
Plan - planned Beg - Begged
17. NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE
You have to use didn´t + the infinitive of
the verb (without to) for all persons.
I didn`t VISIT Paris when I WAS in France last year...A
pity!
You didn`t STUDY Maths last week. So you FAILED your
exam
She didn`t PREPARE salad. She PREPARED pasta.
It didn´t PLAY the piano last night....It PLAYED the
banjo!
18. You have to use did + SUBJECT + the infinitive
of the verb (without to) for all persons
Where did you TRAVEL last summer?
I travelled to London
Did you stay in the city centre?
No, I didn’t. I stayed in the North
What did you VISIT there?
I visited lots of museums and things
