Past tense of the verb be Where were they? • affirmative • negative • question • short answers be present past am am was was is is were were are are negative forms: wasn’t weren’t - present ? - past I am at home I was at home yesterday She is ill She was ill last week He is happy He was happy last Friday It is in the garden It was in the garden a minute ago You are at school You were at school yesterday We are sad We were sad two days ago They are in Tokyo They were in Tokyo last summer ? Look at the chart Ask each other Where Where were were John John & & Jane Jane yesterday? yesterday? Where Where was was Susanne Susanne last last week? week? Suzanne Where Where were were you you two two days days ago? ago? Paul John & Jane last week yesterday two weeks ago You Ask each other Was Was Mr Mr Smith Smith at at the the beach beach a a month month ago? ago? No, he wasn’t restaurant/last playground/yesterda Monday y Mr Smith hotel/in 2010 gym/last year Ask each other Were Were Tom Tom & & Mary Mary on on honeymoon honeymoon last last year? year? Yes, they were their office/ for a Paris/for a week month Tom & Mary London/for weeks museum /at all AN OLD SUITCASE Complete the text with was, wasn’t, were and weren’t I was on holiday last year with my brother We were at our grandparents’ I on holiday last year with my brother We at our grandparents’ house house The weather wasn’t very good so we weren’t at the beach We stayed at The weather very good so we at the beah We stayed at home Guess home Guess what! what! We found an old suitcase in the attic There were lots of pictures on it Whose We found an old suitcase in the attic There lots of pictures on it Whose suitcase was it? It was my great-grandfather’s He was in plenty of countries all suitcase it? It my great-grandfather’s He in plenty of countries all over over the world Who was he? Was he a spy? No, he wasn’t He was a very rich the world Who he? he a spy? No, he He a very rich man man How good is your memory? Complete the sentences with was or wasn’t Her Her great-grandfather great-grandfather _ in Mexico _wasn’t in Mexico Her Her great-grandfather great-grandfather wasin _ _ was in Scotland Scotland Her great-grandfather _wasn’t in Thailand Her Her great-grandfather great-grandfather wasin was in Los Los Angeles Angeles Her great-grandfather _ wasin Australia Her great-grandfather _wasn’t in France wasn’t Her great-grandfather _ was in Finland GOOD BYE ... at school You were at school yesterday We are sad We were sad two days ago They are in Tokyo They were in Tokyo last summer ? Look at the chart Ask each other Where Where were were John John... were were John John & & Jane Jane yesterday? yesterday? Where Where was was Susanne Susanne last last week? week? Suzanne Where Where were were you you two two days days ago? ago? Paul John & Jane...be present past am am was was is is were were are are negative forms: wasn’t weren’t - present ? - past I am at home I was at home yesterday She is ill