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Exercise 76 Using am/is/are/was/were
Exercise 76 Complete the sentences with am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some are past. Example: The children ____ thrilled when they opened their presents. The children were thrilled when they opened their presents.
Exercise 75 Using was and were in simple past tense
Exercise 75 Complete the sentences with was or were. Example: The children ____ in bed at 10 o’clock last night. The children were in bed at 10 o’clock last night.
21.4 Asking questions with was and were in simple past tense
We make questions by changing the order of the words. We put was or were before the subject. Here are some examples:
21.3 Using wasn’t and weren’t in simple past tense
We use ‘was not’ and ‘were not’ to make negative sentences in the simple past tense. When we speak, we usually use the short forms, ‘wasn’t’ and ‘weren’t’.
21.2 Using was and were in simple past tense
Here are more examples on using the verbs was and were in the simple past tense.
21.1 Using was and were in simple past tense
In Lesson 11, we learned the primary verbs: am, is and are in the present form. In this lesson, we will learn to use these verbs in the past form. Let’s look at the examples:
Answers to Exercise 74 Asking questions with What/Who/How/Why in simple past tense
Exercise 74 You are asking someone questions. Write questions beginning with What/Who/How/Why. Example: I bought something. What did you buy?
Answers to Exercise 73 Asking questions in simple past tense
Exercise 73 Write questions beginning with Did. Example: I tidied my room. How about you? _____________________ I tidied my room. How about you? Did you tidy your room?
Answers to Exercise 72 Asking questions in simple past tense
Exercise 72 You are asking someone questions. Write questions beginning with Did…? Example: I slept very well. How about you? _______________ I slept very well. How about you? Did you sleep well?
Exercise 74 Asking questions with Where/What/Who/Why/How in simple past tense
Exercise 74 You are asking someone questions. Write questions beginning with What/Who/How/Why. Example: I bought something. What did you buy?
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Exercise 73 Asking questions in simple past tense
Exercise 73 You are asking someone questions. Write questions beginning with Did. Example: I tidied my room. How about you? _____________________ I tidied my room. How about you? Did you tidy your room?
Exercise 72 Asking questions in simple past tense
Exercise 72 You are asking someone questions. Write questions beginning with Did…? Example: I slept very well. How about you? _______________ I slept very well. How about you? Did you sleep well?
20.3 Asking questions with Where/What/When/Why/How in simple past time
Let’s look at more examples using questions words in the simple past time. Note the word order in questions with did.
20.2 Asking questions using did
We have learned the formula of making a simple past time question. Here are more examples on making questions from statements in the simple past time.
20.1 Asking questions using did
To find out if an action happened in the past, we make questions using the word did. Did is the past form of do. It tells us it is the simple past time. Let’s look at some examples:
Answers to Exercise 71 Making negative past time
Exercise 71 Complete these sentences with the verb in the negative Example: I brought a towel, but I __________ any soap. (brought = past time of bring) I brought a towel, but I didn’t bring any soap.
Answers to Exercise 70 Making negative simple past time
Exercise 70 Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative. Example: I spoke to Adam but I ……………….. to his brother. (spoke = past time of speak) I spoke to Adam but I didn’t speak to his brother.
Exercise 71 Making negative simple past time
Exercise 71 Complete these sentences with the verbs in the negative Example: I brought a towel, but I __________ any soap. (brought = past time of bring) I brought a towel, but I didn’t bring any soap.
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