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Title: Inter American University of Puerto Rico Guayama Campus

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Inter American University of Puerto RicoGuayama
Campus

Title V Cooperative Project
Verb To BE Past Tense Module
Prof. Marisol Piazza Aguirre

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Instructions

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this
module
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next slide.
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previous slide.
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last viewed slide.
Use this button to view the
answer to the exercise.

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Purpose

This module proposes to expand the basic
teaching-learning activities of English included
in
the Title V Cooperative Project Improving
Academic
Outcomes Through a Teaching-Based Consortium
Program for the Core Curriculum. The project is
integrated by the Pontifical Catholic University
of Puerto
Rico in Ponce from where it is directed, the
Arecibo,
Mayagüez and Guayama Campuses, the School of
Plastic Arts of Puerto Rico and Inter American
University
of Puerto Rico, Guayama Campus.

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Introduction

One of the most important verbs an ESL
(English as a Second Language) student should
master
to communicate effectively in English orally as
well as in
written form is the Verb To BE in the Past Tense.
This module has been designed for all
college
students but specially for you students who are
registered in the basic English as a Second
Language I,
GEEN 1101 course. In this module you will study
and
review the rules of how to use the Verb To BE in
the
Past Tense correctly.

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Objectives

General Objective
By the end of this module, the student will
develop confidence
and demonstrate knowledge using the Verb To BE in
the Past Tense
in oral and written form to express state of
being, location, feelings
health, time, weather, and other factual
information in the past.
Specific Objective
At the end of this module, the student will
learn how to
use affirmative and negative sentences, direct
questions,
short yes/no answers, wh-questions (information
questions) and
answers giving pertinent information using the
Verb To BE in the
Past Tense.

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Pre-Test (Affirmative Sentences)

Select the best answer.
__ 1. My family and I ___ in Mexico last summer.
(A) were (B) are (C)
was
__ 2. The office door ___ closed this morning.
(A) is (B) were (C)
was
__ 3. Teresa ___ absent to work yesterday.
(A) is (B) was (C)
were
__ 4. We ___ very tired after our long walk in
the country.
(A) are (B) was (C)
were
__ 5. Pedro and Susan ___ at the cinema last
night.
(A) was (B) were (C) are

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Pre-Test (Negative Sentences)

__ 6. The weather ___ pleasant yesterday. It was
raining all day.
(A) wasnt (B) isnt (C)
werent
__ 7. You ___ at the meeting this morning. What
happened?
(A) arent (B) werent (C)
wasnt
__ 8. Endangered animals ___ as important many
years ago as
they are today.
(A) wasnt (B) arent (C)
werent
__ 9. E-mail communication ___ common ten years
ago.
(A) arent (B) werent (C)
wasnt
__10. I ___ at home this past weekend. I was
visiting my family.
(A) am not (B) wasnt (C)
werent

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Pre-Test (Yes/No Questions)

__ 11. ___ Kenneth sick two days ago?
(A) Is (B) Were (C)
Was
__ 12. ___ Alex and Joseph on a basketball team
last year?
(A) Were (B) Are (C)
Was
__ 13. ___ your car at the mechanic last week?
(A) Was (B) Is (C)
Were
__ 14. ___ the Taíno Indians intelligent and
hardworking?
(A) Was (B) Were (C) Are
__ 15. ___you born in the United States?
(A) Are (B) Was (C)
Were

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Pre-Test (Information Questions)

__ 16. Why ___ the policemen at your house last
night?
(A) was (B) are (C)
were
__ 17. When ___ your grandfather in the US Army?
(A) were (B) was (C)
is
__ 18. Where ___ the boys last weekend?
(A) are (B) were (C)
was
__ 19. Who ___ Martin Luther King, Jr.?
(A) was (B) is
(C) were
__ 20. What ___ your favorite game when you were
a child?
(A) is (B) were
(C) was

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Pre-Test Answer Key

1. A 11. C
2. C 12. A
3. B 13. A
4. C 14. B
5. B 15. C
6. A 16. C
7. B 17. B
8. C 18. B
9. C 19. A
10. B 20. C

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Pre-Test Evaluation

Total Correct Answers
20 Excellent Go to the Post Test.
19 Very Good Review the incorrect
answer and go to the
Post Test.
18-12 Good Review the incorrect answers,
study the rules
presented in this module, do
the practice exercises
and then go to the Post
Test.
11 or You Need More Practice Study the
module, review the
less rules carefully and do the
practice exercises. When
you improve your score, you
may go to the Post Test.

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Verb To BE Past Tense

The Verb To BE is used to express
state of being? ( I was an excellent student in
high school.)
location ? ( We were in Costa Rica last
summer.)
feelings ? ( The child was sad when he
lost his toy.)
descriptions ? ( The flowers were fresh and
vivid a week ago.)
health ? ( Danny was sick with the
flu last month.)
conditions ? ( The buildings were modern,
now they are old.)
weather ? ( Yesterday was a windy day.)
time ? ( It was 300 AM when the
party ended.)
nationality ? ( Celia Cruz was a great
Cuban singer.)
colors ? ( My hair was blonde when I
was a child.)
sizes ? ( Ten years ago, I was size
10, now Im size 16.)
dates ? ( Puerto Rico was discovered
on November 19,1493.)
moods ? ( Laura was angry when her
friends played a trick on her.)
prices ? ( Lands and houses were less
expensive ten years ago.)
etc

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Verb To BE Past Tense

The Verb To BE has two forms in
the Past Tense
was
were

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Verb To BE Past Tense
English Spanish
was Singular era, fue estaba,estuvo
were Plural eran, fueron estaban, estuvieron
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Verb To BE Past Tense
SINGULAR
English Spanish
I was yo era / fui yo estaba / estuve
You ( tú/ usted) were tú eras / fuiste usted era / fue tú estabas / estuviste usted estaba / estuvo
He was él era / fue él estaba / estuvo
She was ella era / fue ella estaba / estuvo
It was era / fue estaba / estuvo
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Verb To BE Past Tense
PLURAL
English Spanish
You (ustedes) were ustedes eran / fueron ustedes estaban / estuvieron
We were nosotros(as) eramos / fuimos nosotros(as) estabamos / estuvimos
They were ellos(as) eran / fueron ellos(as) estaban / estuvieron
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Verb To BE Past Tense Time Expressions
this morning
yesterday ? morning ? afternoon ? evening ? night
the day before yesterday (antier)
? last night (anoche) ? last Monday (el lunes pasado) ? last week (la semana pasada) ? last weekend ? last month ? last May ? last year ? last semester ? last summer ? last Christmas
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Verb To BE Past Tense Time Expressions
? five seconds ago (hace 5 segundos) ? ten minutes ago (hace 10 minutos) ? two hours ago ? two days ago ? four weeks ago ? two weekends ago ? one month ago ? two summers ago ? two Christmas seasons ago ? a few years ago ? many years ago ? five years ago ? a little while ago ? in 1990
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Verb To BE Past Tense Affirmative Sentences
Singular Singular Singular
SUBJECT BE
I was at the office yesterday.
You (tú/usted) were at the office yesterday.
He She It was at the office yesterday.
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Verb To BE Past Tense Affirmative Sentences
Plural Plural Plural
SUBJECT BE
You (ustedes) were at the office yesterday.
We were at the office yesterday.
They were at the office yesterday.
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Affirmative Sentences

More Examples
1. Mary was nine years old when she moved to
the USA.
2. We were at the airport yesterday
morning.
3. Last summer, Fred and Gina were in
Italy.
4. The concert was cancelled because of bad
weather.
5. The phone was busy when I called you
last night.
6. The children were sick last week.
7. I was very shy when I was a teenager.
8. Record players were popular thirty years
ago.
9. My dog was trained to protect the house.
10. Years ago, carbon and wood were used for
cooking.

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Verb To BE Past Tense Negative Sentences

Singular Singular Singular Singular
SUBJECT BE NOT
I was not at the office yesterday.
You (tú/usted) were not at the office yesterday.
He was not at the office yesterday.
She was not at the office yesterday.
It was not at the office yesterday.
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Verb To BE Past Tense Negative Sentences
Plural Plural Plural Plural
SUBECT BE NOT
You (ustedes) were not at the office yesterday.
We were not at the office yesterday.
They were not at the office yesterday.
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Negative Sentences

More Examples
1. Mary was not nine years old when she
moved to the USA,
she was five.
2. We were not at the airport yesterday
morning.
3. Last Summer, Fred and Gina were not in
Italy.
4. The concert was not cancelled because of
bad weather.
5. The phone was not in service when I
called you last night.
6. The children were not sick last week.
7. I was not very talkative when I was a
teenager.
8. CD players were not popular thirty years
ago.
9. My dog was not trained to save lives.
10. Years ago, stoves were not used for
cooking because they
werent invented.

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Verb To BE Contractions in the Past Tense

Contractions A contraction is the combination
of two words into one. In contractions, letters
are
replaced with an apostrophe ().

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Verb To BE Contractions in the Past Tense

Important
You cannot make contractions in
Affirmative Sentences in the Past Tense,
but you can make contractions in Negative
Sentences.

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Language Notes

We cannot make a contraction with the
subject pronoun was or were.
Examples
No Contraction? He was at the Mall
yesterday.
No Contraction? They were silent during
class.
We cannot make a contraction with
there was or there were.
Examples
No Contraction? There was a fire in the
store last month.
No Contraction? There were two great
movies on TV last night.

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Language Notes

We can make a contraction with the negative form
of was and were.
Examples
(1) I was not a hyperactive child. (was
not)
I wasnt a hyperactive child.
(contraction? wasnt)
(2) We were not nervous at the job
interview. (were not)
We werent nervous at the job
interview. (contraction? werent)

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Verb To BE Contractions in Negative Sentences
Complete Form Contraction
I was not I wasnt
You (tú/usted) were not You werent
He was not He wasnt
She was not She wasnt
It was not It wasnt
You (ustedes) were not You werent
We were not We werent
They were not They werent
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Verb To BE Contractions in Negative Sentences

1. I was not nervous on the first day of
class.
2. You (usted) were not well dressed for the
job interview yesterday.
3. Janet was not in the same school as her
brother last year.
4. Joseph was not ready for his oral report
last Tuesday.

1. I wasnt nervous on the first day of
class.
2. You werent well dressed
for the job interview yesterday.
3. Janet wasnt in the same school as her
brother last year.
4. Joseph wasnt ready for his oral report
last Tuesday.

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Verb To BE Contractions in Negative Sentences

5. The Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in the
university was not in service yesterday
afternoon.
6. You (ustedes) were not in the library when
I went by this morning.
7. Ralph and I were not satisfied with the
final decision.
8. The exercises in the last English lesson
were not difficult.

5. The Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) in the
university wasnt in service yesterday afternoon.
6. You werent in the
library when I went by
this morning.
7. Ralph and I werent satisfied
with the final decision.
8. The exercises in the last
English lesson werent difficult.

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Verb To BE Yes / No Questions
BE (Question Word) SUBJECT
Was I at the office yesterday?
Were you (tú/usted) at the office yesterday?
Was he she it at the office yesterday?
Were you (ustedes) we they at the office yesterday?
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Verb To BE Yes / No Short Answers
Short Answers Short Answers
Affirmative Negative
Yes, you were. No, you were not. / No, you werent.
Yes, I was. No, I was not. / No, I wasnt.
Yes, he was. No, he was not. / No, he wasnt.
Yes, she was. No, she was not. / No, she wasnt.
Yes, it was. No, it was not. / No, it wasnt.
Yes, we were. No, we were not. / No, we werent.
Yes, you were. No, you were not. / No, you werent.
Yes, they were. No, they were not, / No, they werent.
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Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

More Examples
1. Were you (tú/usted) upset after waiting
several hours for the doctor?
Yes, I was. / No, I was not. / No, I
wasnt.
2. Was the strange looking man near the
bank at noon?
Yes, he was. / No, he was not. / No, he
wasnt.
3. Were all the jeans on sale at JC Penny
last weekend?
Yes, they were. / No, they were not. /
No, they werent.
4. Was the food ready when the guests
arrived to the cocktail?
Yes, it was. / No, it was not. / No, it
wasnt.

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Yes/No Questions and Short Answers

5. Was Frida Kahlo a Mexican painter?
Yes, she was. / No, she was not. / No,
she wasnt.
6. Were you and your friends at the Luis
Fonsi concert last Friday?
Yes, we were. / No, we were not. / No,
we werent.
7. Was I on the Student Nominee List for a
scholarship?
Yes, you were. / No, you were not. /
No, you werent.
8. Were Jerry and Diana responsible
students in high school?
Yes, they were. / No, they were not. /
No, they werent.

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Wh-Questions (Information Questions)
Question Word Questions Answers
Who (person) Who was the first woman pilot? Amelia Earhart was the first woman pilot.
What (thing) What were yesterdays workshops about? They were about new computer software and programs .
When (time) When was the flight to Boston cancelled? It was cancelled fifteen minutes ago.
Why (reason) Why were the children sad at the park? They were sad because it was time to leave.
Where (place) Where were David and Elaine last night? They were at the gym.
How (description/health) How was your day at work this morning? It was very busy but interesting.
Whose (possession) Whose historical house was this years ago? It was poet Luis Palés Matos house.
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Wh-Questions (Information Questions)