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3 Grammar

                                                   Past Simple of the verb be

                     AFFIRMATIVE           NEGATIVE         QUESTIONS               SHORT ANSWERS
                             I was     I wasn’t (= was not)  Was  I?      Yes,  I  was.    No,    I   wasn’t.
                       You were      You weren’t (= were not) Were you?  Yes, you were.    No,  you   weren’t.
                         He           He                          he?          he                he
                       She  was      She  wasn’t (= was not)  Was  she?   Yes,  she  was.  No,  she  wasn’t.
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                        We           We                           we?          we                we
                       You were      You  weren’t (= were not) Were you?  Yes, you  were.  No,  you  weren’t.
                     They           They                          they?        they             they

                     We use the Past Simple for past actions and situations.

                                                    There was / There were


                         AFFIRMATIVE      NEGATIVE               Complete with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
                           There was     There wasn’t            1. A:  Where                        you yesterday afternoon?
                          There were     There weren’t                                      you at home?

                  QUESTIONS          SHORT ANSWERS                   B:  No, I                       . I                        at a Chinese
                   Was there?  Yes, there was.  No, there wasn’t.   restaurant with my family.
                  Were there? Yes, there were.  No, there weren’t.      A:                        the food good?

                                                                     B: Yes, it                       .
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                                                                     4 Speak & Write
                                                                      A. Talk in pairs about where you were last
                                                                         Saturday. Use the ideas in the box.
                                                                               cinema     amusement park      home
                                                                               park      shopping centre      aquarium
                                                                                        museum      zoo
                 Β. Read again and answer the questions.
                         1.  Where was Tom during the earthquake?             Where were you last Saturday?
                  Tom    2. Who was he with?
                         3. Were they scared?                                 I was…
                                                                              Who were you with?
                         4. Where was Emma during the earthquake?
                 Emma    5. Was she scared?                                   I was with….
                         6. What was on the wall at the youth club?           Were you scared/excited/surprised/
                         7. Where was Jim during the earthquake?              happy/sad/angry?
                  Jim
                         8. Was he scared?                                    …
                           Over to you…                               B.  Write a few sentences about where you
                           What must we do when there is                 were last Saturday.
                           an earthquake?
                                                                            Last Saturday, I was at…
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