Past Simple was were Tom is

Past Simple was / were

Tom is at school today. is was Tom was at home yesterday. We are at school today. are were We were at home yesterday.

positive negative I He She It wasn’t We You They weren’t at school yesterday.

questions Was I he she it Were we you they at school yesterday?

Short answers Was he at home yesterday? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t. Were you at home yesterday? Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.

Bob & Bill

One day, Bill was hungry.

Bob was hungry, too.

Fred was in the park. He wasn’t hungry.

Chuck, Ted, Benji, and Beethowen were also in the park. They weren’t hungry. They were happy.

Ted said: “There was a sign, Bill. ”

He also said: “It was very funny. ”

Soon we were in the park, too. We were fast and we were still hungry.

There was a chest in the sandbox. It was full of bones. There were bones for everyone.

There was a bone for Bob… …and one for Ted… … and one for Fred.

There were bones everywhere.

The friends were never more H U N G R Y!

Now YOU try!

I _____ at home yesterday. were wasn’t weren’t I _____ at school. wasn’t were I _____ happy, because wasn’t were my friends _____ at school, too. was weren’t They _____ happy, too. wasn’t weren’t

Tom _____ in the playground last week. wasn’t were He _____ with his dad. wasn’t were Tom’s mum _____ in the playground. wasn’t were Tom _____ on the slide. wasn’t was weren’t He _____ on the swing. wasn’t weren’t

Sally and Tom _____ in the ZOO last weekend. wasn’t were There _____ elephants in the ZOO. was weren’t They _____ huge. was weren’t But the children _____ scared. was weren’t It _____ great! wasn’t were

Yesterday it _____ snowy. wasn’t were It _____ hot, but wasn’t was were the boys _____ sad. weren’t wasn’t They _____ happy. were was The children _____ in the garden. was weren’t

We _____ in the street last Monday. was weren’t It _____ quiet. wasn’t weren’t It _____ very noisy. wasn’t were There _____ many cars. was weren’t There _____ some lorries, too. wasn’t weren’t

It _____ seven o’clock. wasn’t were Tony _____ in bed. were wasn’t was He _____ happy. wasn’t was weren’t He _____ asleep, weren’t but he _____ very sleepy. wasn’t were wasn’t

I _____ in the park yesterday. wasn’t were Really? _____ it good? Wasn’t Were Yes, it _____ great! wasn’t were _____ there your friends? Was Weren’t No, they _______. I ______ with my dog. wasn’t weren’t wasn’t were

T HANK YOU FOR WATCHING!