This document provides a summary of lessons on using verbs in the past tense in English. It covers using the past tense of "be" verbs, forming yes/no and information questions in the past tense, and using the past tense with regular and irregular verbs. Key points covered include using "was/were" to talk about past time, forming negatives with "wasn't/weren't", adding "-ed" to regular verbs for the simple past, and how common irregular verbs change in the past tense. Examples are provided to illustrate each grammar point.
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1. CONTENTS
8-1 Using be: past time
8-2 Past of be: negative
8-3 Past of be: questions
8-4 The simple past tense: using -ed
8-5 The simple past: irregular verbs (Group 1)
8-7 The simple past: negative
8-8 The simple past: yes/no questions
8-9 Irregular verbs (Group 2)
8-10 Irregular verbs (Group 3)
8-11 Irregular verbs (Group 4)
2. 2
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
3. 3
PRESENT TIME PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
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4. 4
Singular Plural
I was we were
you were you were
she was
he was
it was
they were
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
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5. 5
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
I
she
he
it
+ was
we
you
they
+ were
7. 7
He ___in the poolwas last week.
past
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be
8. 8
The moon ____ huge last night.was
past
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be
9. 9
I was not in class yesterday.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
10. 10
(a) I was not in class yesterday.
(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
was + not = wasn’t
+ wasn’t
I
she
he
it
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(c) You were not home last night.
(d) You weren’t home last night.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
were + not = weren’t
+ weren’t
we
you
they
12. 12
________ in class yesterday morning.
Jared is in class this morning, but
he wasn’t
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13. 13
They are in London tonight, but
they weren’t___________ in London last night.
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14. 14
I am happy today, but
I wasn’t happy____________ yesterday.
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15. 15
The weather is nice this week, but
it wasn’t nice___________ last week.
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16. 16
Were you in class yesterday?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
17. 17
We were in class yesterday.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
Yes, we were.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER
18. 18
We weren’t in class yesterday.No, we weren’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT
ANSWER
(be) + (subject)
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She was at the library last week.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
Yes, she was.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER
20. 20
She wasn’t at the library last week.No, she wasn’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT
ANSWER
(be) + (subject)
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He was in Mexico last winter.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(c) Where was Bill last winter?
In Mexico.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER
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They were on vacation last month.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(d) Where were they last month?
On vacation.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER
23. 23
No, she wasn’t.
_____ Andrea in class on Friday?Was
She
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wasn’t in class on Friday.
24. 24
We were at the lake last week.Yes, .
_____ you and Simi at the lake last week?Were
we were
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25. 25
_____ Nina with you last week?
No, .
Was
she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.
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26. 26
We walked to school.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
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verb + -ed = the simple past
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ walked (verb + -ed)
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED
30. 30
YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here ...
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
yesterday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening.
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(b) Eve was here ...
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.
LAST
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(c) Omar was here …
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
AGO
five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.
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night
long periods of time
seasons
days of the week
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last with
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five minutes
two hours
six days
a month
five months
one year
ten years
+ ago
(in the past)
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
length of time
41. 41
PRESENT PAST
come came
I come home
every afternoon.
I came home
this afternoon.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)
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I went swimming
last Tuesday.
PRESENT PAST
go went
I go swimming
every Tuesday.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)
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I wrote a letter
to her last week.
PRESENT PAST
write wrote
I write a letter to
my grandmother
every week.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)
50. 50
I did not walk to school yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
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SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB
(a) I did not drive to work yesterday.
(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.
(c) Mike did not cook dinner yesterday.
(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.
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53. 53
(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.
(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t
54. 54
We ate breakfast Monday, but we
________ breakfast
Tuesday.
didn’t eat
We don’t eat breakfast every day.
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55. 55
well last night, but I __________ well
on Thursday night.
didn’t sleep
I don’t sleep well every night. I slept
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DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to work?
She walked to work.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes, she did.
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DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to school?
She didn’t walk to school.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
No, she didn’t.
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DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did you practice the violin?
I practiced the violin.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes, I did.
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(b) Did you practice the violin?
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
I didn’t practice the violin.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
No, I didn’t.
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I saw my
dad today
Yes, I did.
_________
________.
Did you see your
dad today?
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Did you see your
brother today
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Yes, I did.
I saw my
brother today.
____________
____________
_?
63. 63
did you
do last night
What
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We went to a
party last night.
___________
__________?
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Did Andrea go
on vacation
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Yes, she did.
Andrea went on
vacation.
___________
__________?