Exploring the Simple Past Tense with 'to Be'

The video tutorial explains the use of the simple past tense, focusing on the verb 'to be'. It covers when to use the simple past for actions and habits that are no longer true, and compares it with the simple present tense. Examples are provided to illustrate the transformation of sentences from present to past. The tutorial also explains how to form negative sentences in the simple past by adding 'not' or using contractions.

When do we use the simple past tense?

• To talk about future actions

• To describe ongoing actions

• To express wishes

• To discuss actions completed in the past

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is an example of a past habit?

• I am going to the gym

• I used to go to the gym

• I go to the gym

• I will go to the gym

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

What is the simple past form of 'I am'?

• I were

• I was

• I is

• I are

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How do you change 'He is a student' to the past tense?

• He were a student

• He was a student

• He are a student

• He is a student

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

In the sentence 'Donald Trump is the president now', how would you change 'is' to past tense?

• is

• was

• are

• were

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which sentence correctly uses the past tense of 'to be'?

• I were a student in 1997

• I is a student in 1997

• I was a student in 1997

• I am a student in 1997

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

How do you form the negative of 'I was happy'?

• I am not happy

• I were not happy

• I was not happy

• I is not happy

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

What is the contracted form of 'I was not happy'?

• I isn't happy

• I amn't happy

• I weren't happy

• I wasn't happy

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CCSS.L.2.2C

How would you change 'It was a sunny day' to a negative sentence?

• It was not a sunny day

• It were not a sunny day

• It is not a sunny day

• It are not a sunny day

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following is the correct negative form of 'We were at the park'?

• We is not at the park

• We were not at the park

• We was not at the park

• We are not at the park

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C