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 Blanks

The food

delicious at the party last night.

Fill in the Blanks

The girls

frustrated  with the kid last night. 

Fill in the Blanks

The house

once very beautiful.

Fill in the Blanks

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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