Verb "to be": Past

Verb "to be": Past

by Musheerah Gill

​Review of Verb "to be": Present Tense

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​I: am EX: I am happy today.

​He, She, It: is EX: My mother is in Ecuador right now.

​We, They, You: are EX: John and Tim are great baseball players.

Multiple Choice

I _____ happy today.

• am

• is

• are

Poll

You ____ a good friend.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

My sister ____ very nice.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

They ____ my best friends.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The computer ___ old.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

My father and I _____ interested in cars.

• is

• are

• am

​Verb "to be": PAST TENSE

​was- I, he, she, it : singular

​          EX: She was happy yesterday.

​          EX: My brother was in 10th grade last year.

​          EX:  The dog was barking last night. 

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​were- they, we: plural  you-singular and plural 

          EX: Dad and Mom were tired yesterday.     

​          EX: My sister and I were sad when our dog died. 

​          EX: You were a good soccer player last year. 

Multiple Choice

Yesterday, I _____ sad because I failed the test.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Last year, my computer ____ broken.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

My sister and I _______ short last year.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

Sara and Tina ____ sad when their dog died.

• was

• were

Poll

You ____ late to school yesterday.

• was

• we

Fill in the Blank

The food _____ delicious at the party last night.

Fill in the Blank

The girls _____ frustrated  with the kid last night. 

Fill in the Blank

The house ____ once very beautiful.

Fill in the Blank

My mother and I ____ sick yesterday. 

​Verb to: Past Tense (negative)

​was not (wasn't)

​EX: I was not at school yesterday.

​EX: She was not my friend last year.

​EX: He wasn't at the party last night.

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​were not (weren't)

​EX: John and Michael were not on the basketball team last year.

​EX: We weren't late for school.

​EX: The books were not on the table when I looked for them.

​Questions

​Verb+ subject+ complete thought

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​EX: Were you in school yesterday? No, I was not in school yesterday.

​EX: Was it raining yesterday? Yes, it was raining.

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​1. Were you in the United States in 2020?

​2. Were you a student at Hillside High School last year?

​3. Were you happy yesterday?

​4. Were you sick yesterday?

Multiple Choice

I am happy today, but I ______ happy yesterday. 

• was not

• was

• am

• am not

Multiple Choice

The students are silly today, but they ___ silly yesterday.

• were

• are

• was

• were not

Poll

My grandmother ____ sick last year, but she ___ sick this year.

• were, are not

• was/ is not

Multiple Choice

The book ____ interesting now, but it ____ interesting last year.

• was/was not

• is/was not

Multiple Choice

Michael ___ a student this year, but he ____ a student last year. 

• is/was not

• was not/is not

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