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TO BE Past Simple: Was/were: Task 1 Read The Email. Choose The Correct Forms

The document provides a summary of the past simple tense "was/were" in English. It includes examples of using was/were to talk about the past for the first, second and third person singular and plural. It then provides a short email using was/were in multiple sentences about what someone and their family were doing on a past Sunday. It concludes with exercises asking the reader to complete conversations and questions using the past tense forms was/weren't.

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TO BE Past Simple: Was/were: Task 1 Read The Email. Choose The Correct Forms

The document provides a summary of the past simple tense "was/were" in English. It includes examples of using was/were to talk about the past for the first, second and third person singular and plural. It then provides a short email using was/were in multiple sentences about what someone and their family were doing on a past Sunday. It concludes with exercises asking the reader to complete conversations and questions using the past tense forms was/weren't.

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WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY?

Use of English

TO BE Past simple: was/were TASK 1


Use was/were to talk about the past  Read the email. Choose the correct forms.
Present Past New message
am/is was
are were Hello Sam
I (1) was/were busy on Sunday. I had too many things to do. It (2)
Affirmative
was/were my parents 25th wedding anniversary. I had
I/he/she/it Was
Busy everything ready. My mom (3) was/were at the hairdresser and
You/we/they were my dad (4) was/were in the clothes shop. They (5) was/were
Negative very busy too but happy. My brothers and sisters (6) was/were
Long form Short form all at their house for the party. It (7) was/were great fun. In the
Was not Wasn´t party there (8) was/were a lot of food and drinks. My sister
bought some hamburgers and hot dogs. And tell me…
I/he/she/it Wasn´t How (9) was/were your sister’s birthday? (10) Was/were there
At home
You/we/they Weren´t many people at her party?
Can you meet me at five tomorrow?
Interrogative
Was I/he/she/it At the
Rona. Adapted form: My grammar lab Elementary
Were You/we/they party?
Short Answers TASK 2
Yes, I/he/she/it was  Complete the conversations with was, were, wasn’t or weren´t.
No, You/we/they wasn’t

Conversation 1 Conversation 2
A: Hello, Nancy. How _____________ your weekend? C: __________________ James here this morning?
B: Great! Mike and I _______________ in New York. D: No, he ________________
A: That’s amazing! C: Where ______________ he?
B: It ___________________ My birthday. D: I think he ___________ in a meeting with Sue and
A: Happy birthday! Rona. They ___________ in Sue’s office.
C: No, they ___________ because I was with Sue in
Her office all morning!
Conversation 3
E: How _______________ your sister’s wedding?
F: Really good!
E: ________________ it big?
F: No, there ______________ many people, just family and good friends.
Adapted form: Grammar in context 1
TASK 3
 Write questions and short answers
Questions Answers
0. you/at school /were/good a student
Yes, I was a good student.
- _________________________________________
1. were/last/where/night/you
- _________________________________________
2. at home/were/you/yesterday/morning
- _________________________________________
3. birthday/your/week/was/last
- _________________________________________
Source: Language Centre, UNIMAR
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Vocabulary

TASK 1

 Complete the definitions (A-H) with words (1-7)


 Match words and definitions.

1. Weather 2. Beach 3. Holidays 4. City


5.Mall 6. Summer 7. Museum 8. Souvenirs

A. A building where you can look at important objects connected with art, history or science. 7
B. The warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn
C. Something that you buy or keep to remember a special time or holiday
D. A large, covered shopping area
E. A very large town
F. The sandy or stony shore of a sea or lake
G. The temperature or conditions outside, for example if it is hot, cold, sunny, etc.
H. A time when you do not have to go to work or school
Source : Language Centre, UNIMAR / Cambridge Dictionary.
TASK 2

 Complete the dialogues with a word from the box.

beach museum weather holidays mall

I was in my town; the 0. weather was really nice. Tell me


guys, how was your experience during holidays?

It was an amazing day; we went to the 1. _________ we saw a lot of


paintings, sculptures and old objects.

We weren’t to the 2. _________ we didn’t visit different shops,


supermarkets and clothes store. We were in a 3. _________, the
name’s Oklahoma. It was an amazing place.

What about you guys?

I was in the 4. __________, because I love the sun, the sea and the
sand. I really enjoyed my trip.

Source: Language Centre, UNIMAR

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