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Past Simple "To Be"

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Past Simple "To Be"

Grammar Exercise: 'To Be' Past

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They ______ thirsty this morning.

were

are

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We ______ thirsty now.

were

are

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3. I ______ hungry and want a hamburger.

was

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4. Yesterday I ______ hungry. I ate two hamburgers.

was

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Caroline ______ in a car accident last week.

was

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6. Where ______ Caroline now?

was

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7. Where is your computer? It ______ on the table.

was

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8. Where was your computer last night? It ______ in my room.

was

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9. Karl ______ on the train now.

was

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10. Karl and Caroline ______ on the train last Friday.

were

are

Your score is

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Examples:

I was at my friend’s house yesterday evening.
Bill Clinton was the President of the U.S. for eight years.
We were very happy to receive your letter last week.

You weren’t at home last night.
Alice wasn’t at work yesterday because of flu.
They weren’t on holiday in August. It was in July.

Where were you at eight o’clock last night?
Was Winston Churchill the British Prime Minister for a long time?
How often were we in that restaurant last month?

Past Simple Structure

Positive

Regular Verbs

Irregular Verbs

Past Simple – Irregular Verbs

Subject	+	Irregular Verb
I	+	went
She	+	ate
They	+	saw

Examples:

She worked all last year for a company called Kudos.
I lived in Madrid for a year in the 1990s.

but

She went to work by bus last week.
I wrote him a long letter.

If the verb finishes with “e”, just add a “d”, otherwise add “ed”.

Negative

Past Simple – Negative Form

Subject	+	Didn't	+	Infinitive Verb
I	+	didn't	+	go
She	+	didn't	+	eat
They	+	didn't	+	see

Examples:

I didn’t want to go to Australia on holiday last year. I wanted to try China.
JFK didn’t die in Miami, he died in Florida.
They didn’t go out last night after all.

Note. The negative form is the same for all verbs, regular or irregular.

Questions

Past Simple – Questions

Question Word	+	Did	+	Subject	+	Infinitive Verb
What	+	did	+	you	+	do
When	+	did	+	she	+	arrive
Why	+	did	+	they	+	leave

Examples:

What time did you go to bed yesterday.
How many cups of coffee did he drink during the meeting?
Why did they leave the room?

Past Simple Use

We use the past simple to describe an action which started and finished in the past. Whether the event was in the near past or distant past is not important in English. In many languages, there is this distinction!

JFK died in 1963.
The Egyptians invented paper.
I saw a great film last week.
I had muesli for breakfast this morning.

Remember to use the past simple to describe a series of finished events in the past. If you describe two actions that happen together, you may need to use the past continuous:

Yesterday, I got up at 6, had a shower, went down into the kitchen, sat down and had breakfast.

There are many time expressions which are often used in conjunction with the past simple.

yesterday, last week/month/year, the day before yesterday
a long time ago, when I was young, six months/years/days ago
in 1996, before the war, in the 15th Century