Grammar practice - English Course Online 28 - "To be" in Simple Past
Knowing how to speak simple past tenses is very important in English. This is why we are going to do this course on the verb to be in the simple past. This course will allow you to improve your English expression by learning different forms of the verb to be in the simple past. Thanks to the Languages247 courses, you can improve in English and you can do when you want with the help of online courses. Did you like this video? Do you want to see more videos like this? Like and subscribe to my channel now: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlVcmwoGUz445JMHBQo7hg?sub_confirmation=1 For more grammar lessons, you can go to: https://www.languages247.com Do not forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on social media for more material and updates to learn English: www.facebook.com/languages247 www.twitter.com/languages247 Lesson 28 The past simple of “to be” The past simple of “to be” is irregular. Let’s see how to form positive, negative, and interrogative statements! Positive form of “to be” I was, you were, he was, she was, it was, we were, you were, they were Negative form of “to be” I was not, you were not, he was not, she was not, it was not, we were not, you were not, they were not I wasn’t, you weren’t, he wasn’t, she wasn’t, it wasn’t, we weren’t, you weren’t, they weren’t Interrogative form of “to be” Was I? Were you? Was he? Was she? Was it? Were we? Were you? Were they? Was I not? Were you not? Was he not? Was she not? Was it not? Were we not? Were you not? Were they not? Wasn’t I? Weren’t you? Wasn’t he? Wasn’t she? Wasn’t it? Weren’t we? Weren’t you? Weren’t they? When to use “to be” in the simple past? More examples 1/ completed actions - when it is over It was in 1990. They were backing singers back then. 2/ when I focus on the duration of an action: It was on for two hours. He was here for thirty minutes. 3/ when an action has happened once, never or several times in the past: It was never that bad. She was here once. 4/ for a series of actions in the past: I was at the door. I knocked. The door opened. 5/ for facts or generalisations in the past: He was the fastest runner in the world. They were very famous at the time. Signal words / adverbs of time that go with this tense: 1/ last Last week, last Friday, last time 2/ in in September, in 1995, in the summer 3/ when when she was a child when I was 21 when that happened 4/ other signal words yesterday the other day www.languages247.com
Knowing how to speak simple past tenses is very important in English. This is why we are going to do this course on the verb to be in the simple past. This course will allow you to improve your English expression by learning different forms of the verb to be in the simple past. Thanks to the Languages247 courses, you can improve in English and you can do when you want with the help of online courses. Did you like this video? Do you want to see more videos like this? Like and subscribe to my channel now: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlVcmwoGUz445JMHBQo7hg?sub_confirmation=1 For more grammar lessons, you can go to: https://www.languages247.com Do not forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on social media for more material and updates to learn English: www.facebook.com/languages247 www.twitter.com/languages247 Lesson 28 The past simple of “to be” The past simple of “to be” is irregular. Let’s see how to form positive, negative, and interrogative statements! Positive form of “to be” I was, you were, he was, she was, it was, we were, you were, they were Negative form of “to be” I was not, you were not, he was not, she was not, it was not, we were not, you were not, they were not I wasn’t, you weren’t, he wasn’t, she wasn’t, it wasn’t, we weren’t, you weren’t, they weren’t Interrogative form of “to be” Was I? Were you? Was he? Was she? Was it? Were we? Were you? Were they? Was I not? Were you not? Was he not? Was she not? Was it not? Were we not? Were you not? Were they not? Wasn’t I? Weren’t you? Wasn’t he? Wasn’t she? Wasn’t it? Weren’t we? Weren’t you? Weren’t they? When to use “to be” in the simple past? More examples 1/ completed actions - when it is over It was in 1990. They were backing singers back then. 2/ when I focus on the duration of an action: It was on for two hours. He was here for thirty minutes. 3/ when an action has happened once, never or several times in the past: It was never that bad. She was here once. 4/ for a series of actions in the past: I was at the door. I knocked. The door opened. 5/ for facts or generalisations in the past: He was the fastest runner in the world. They were very famous at the time. Signal words / adverbs of time that go with this tense: 1/ last Last week, last Friday, last time 2/ in in September, in 1995, in the summer 3/ when when she was a child when I was 21 when that happened 4/ other signal words yesterday the other day www.languages247.com