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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

ENGLISH GRAMMAR. SIMPLE PAST TENSE (WAS-WERE) SUBJECT EXPLANATION. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE”. (+) I was ill. You were in China. He was at home. She was a student. It was lovely We were in Manisa They were happy. (-) I wasn’t ill.

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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  1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR SIMPLE PAST TENSE (WAS-WERE) SUBJECT EXPLANATION

  2. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” (+) I was ill. You were in China. He was at home. She was a student. It was lovely We were in Manisa They were happy. (-) I wasn’t ill. You weren’t in China. He wasn’t at home. She wasn’t a student. It wasn’t lovely We weren’t in Manisa They weren’t happy. was+not =wasn’t were+not =weren’t SIMPLE PAST was-were (?) Was I ill? Were you in China? Was he at home? Was she a student? Was it lovely? Were we in Manisa? Were they happy? (wh ?) When was I ill? Where were you in China? What time was he at home? When was she a student? Why was it lovely? What time were we in Manisa? Why were they happy?

  3. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” 1881 2009 1938 Atatürk was born in Selonica in 1881. His mother was Zübeyde Hanım and his father was Ali Rıza Efendi.

  4. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” COMMON TENSE MARKERS Last Last week, last year, last month, last night, Ago A week ago, a day ago, two years ago yesterday, yesterday morning or yesterday evening the day before yesterday , the other day

  5. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” Short Answers Yes, I/he/she/it was. No, I/he/she/it wasn’t. we/you/they were. we/you/they weren’t. “Were you late?” “No, I wasn’t.” “Was Scott at work yesterday?” “Yes, he was.” “Were Amy and Matt at the party?” “No, they weren’t.

  6. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” OTHER EXAMPLES Last year Amy was 22, so she’s 23 now. When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs. We were hungry after the trip, but we weren’t tired. The hotel was comfortable, but it wasn’t expensive. Was the weather nice when you were on vacation? Those shoes are nice. Were they expensive? Why were you late this morning?

  7. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE” 1.Before nouns. His father was a businessman. Ephesus was a city once upon a time. They were students.

  8. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE” 2.Before adjectives. She was happy last night. Ahmet and Orhan were very naughty when they were at school. He was very handsome and she was very beautiful when they were young.

  9. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE” 3.Before a prepositional phrase She wasn’t at home.                                            They were in the living room. I was at the bus stop.

  10. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE” 4.With some structures There was a concert of Tarkan on Atv last night . There were lots of children in the playground.

  11. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE” 5.With time expressions.  His rent was three weeks overdue. It wasn’t yesterday. It was today.

  12. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE” 6.to indicate age , size , distance , area , weights ... Etc He was ninety when he died. She was about six feet tall. The two cities were ten kilometers away from each other.

  13. THE END The end of the lesson. Click for repetition.

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