Question

past tense of be: statements
a. change each statement from the present tense to the past tense. use wasnt or werent in negative sentences.

1. youre late today. → you were late yesterday.
2. im very silly today. →
3. the class isnt hard today. →
4. mrs. moore is funny today. →
5. ted and ann arent in school today. →
6. youre sick today. →

b. think about yesterday (or last friday) at school. circle the correct form of be to make each sentence true for you.

1. my english teacher (was/wasnt) angry yesterday.
2. i (was/wasnt) late to school yesterday.
3. my best friends (were/werent) in school yesterday.
4. my english class (was/wasnt) hard yesterday.
5. i (was/wasnt) in the library after school yesterday.
6. my friends (were/werent) at lunch yesterday.

past tense of be: yes/no questions
look at the sentences in exercise b. write yes/no questions and true short answers. use contractions (wasnt, werent).

1. a: was your english teacher angry yesterday? b: no, she wasnt.
2. a:

b:

1. a:

b:

1. a:

b:

1. a:

b:

1. a:

b:

Explanation:

Para convertir una oración del presente al pasado, se cambia el verbo "to be" en su forma presente por la forma pasada. En oraciones negativas se usa "wasn't" (singular) o "weren't" (plural). Para hacer preguntas yes - no en el pasado, se coloca el verbo "was" o "were" al principio de la oración. Las respuestas cortas son "Yes, ... was/were" o "No, ... wasn't/weren't".

Answer:

A.

1. You were late yesterday.
2. I was very silly yesterday.
3. The class wasn't hard yesterday.
4. Mrs. Moore was funny yesterday.
5. Ted and Ann weren't in school yesterday.
6. You were sick yesterday.

B. (Respuestas pueden variar según la realidad de cada persona, aquí se dan ejemplos)

1. My English teacher wasn't angry yesterday.
2. I wasn't late to school yesterday.
3. My best friends were in school yesterday.
4. My English class wasn't hard yesterday.
5. I wasn't in the library after school yesterday.
6. My friends were at lunch yesterday.

C.

1. A: Was your English teacher angry yesterday? B: No, she wasn't.
2. A: Were you late to school yesterday? B: No, I wasn't.
3. A: Were your best friends in school yesterday? B: Yes, they were.
4. A: Was your English class hard yesterday? B: No, it wasn't.
5. A: Were you in the library after school yesterday? B: No, I wasn't.
6. A: Were your friends at lunch yesterday? B: Yes, they were.