Transcript SIMPLE PAST Affirmative Statements Negative Statements Yes/No Questions Wh Questions Affirmative Statements With the verb BE (was/were) With any other verbs With the Verb BE I She He It was I was born in.

SIMPLE PAST
Affirmative Statements
Negative Statements
Yes/No Questions
Wh Questions
Affirmative Statements
With the verb BE (was/were)
With any other verbs
With the Verb BE
I
She
He
It
was
I was born in San Jose in 1978.
My sister (she) was at the library last night.
My brother (he) was at the party at 9 p.m.
The dog (it) was at the backyard.
With the Verb BE
You
We
They
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were
You were born in San Carlos.
My cousin and I (we) were at the library.
My brother and my sister (they) were born in 1990.
With any other verbs
REGULAR VERBS
I learned /d/ English when I was a 13.
My girlfriend danced /t/ reggaeton at the party.
My parents invited /id/ their friends to a restaurant.
IRREGULAR VERBS
I ate gallo pinto for breakfast this morning.
My sister drank orange juice.
My brother read the newspaper.
My parents woke up at 9 a.m.
REGULAR VERBS /d/
• cry /ai/ = cried /ayd/
• follow /ow/ = followed /owd/
• play /ey/ = played /eyd/
• enjoy /oy/ = enjoyed /oyd/
• copy /iy/ = copied /iyd/
• answer / r/ = answered /rd/
• call /l/ = called /ld/
• love /v/ = loved /vd/
• dream /m/ = dreamed /md/ • realize /z/ = realized /zd/
• clean / n/ = cleaned /nd/
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REGULAR VERBS /t/
• wash /sh/ = washed /sht/
• watch /ch/ = watched /cht/
• laugh /f/ = laughed /ft/
• talk /k/ = talked /kt/
• help /p/= helped /pt/
• dance /s/ = danced /st/
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REGULAR VERBS /id/
/t/
• invite /t/ = invited /tid/
• want /t/ = wanted /tid/
/d/
• need /d/ = needed /did/
• avoid /d/ = avoided /did/
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Negative Statements
With the verb BE
(wasn´t/weren´t)
With any other verbs
(did not or didn´t + verb in present)
With the Verb BE
I
She
He
It
was not
(wasn’t)
I wasn´t born in San Jose in 1978.
My sister (she) wasn´t at the library last night.
My brother (he) wasn´t at the party at 9 p.m.
The dog (it) wasn´t at the backyard.
With the Verb BE
You
We
They
GO BACK
were not
(weren´t)
You weren´t born in San Carlos.
My cousin and I (we) weren´t at the library.
My brother and my sister (they) weren´t born in 1990.
With any other verbs
REGULAR VERBS
I didn´t learn English when I was in school.
My girlfriend didn´t dance reggae at the party.
My parents didn´t invite their friends anywhere.
IRREGULAR VERBS
I didn´t eat gallo pinto for breakfast this morning.
My sister didn´t drink orange juice.
My brother didn´t read the newspaper.
My parents didn´t wake up at 7 a.m.
Yes-No Questions
With the verb BE
(Was…?/Were…?)
With any other verbs
(Did … + verb in present)
With the Verb BE
WAS
Questions
Affirmative
Answers
Was I…?
Was she…?
Was he…?
Was it…?
Yes, you were.
Yes, she was.
Yes, he was.
Yes, it was.
Negative
Answers
or No, you weren´t.
No, she wasn´t
No, he wasn´t.
No, it wasn´t.
EXAMPLES
“Was I late to the meeting?”
“Yes, you were.” or “No, you weren’t.”
“Was my sister at the bar last night?”
“Yes, she was.” or “No, she wasn´t.”
“Was my brother at the party?”
“Yes, he was.” or “No, he wasn´t”
“Was the dog at the backyard?”
“Yes, it was.” or “No, it wasn´t.”
With the Verb BE
WERE
Questions
Affirmative
answers
Were you…?
(singular)
Were you …?
(plural)
Yes, I was.
(singular)
Yes, we were.
(plural)
Were we…? Yes, we were.
Were they…? Yes, they were.
Negative
Answers
or
No, I wasn´t.
(singular)
No, we weren´t.
(plural)
No, we weren´t
No, they weren´t.
EXAMPLES
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“Were you late to the meeting?”
“Yes, I was.” or “No, I wasn’t.” (singular)
“Were you (you and your cousin) late today?”
“Yes, we were.” or “No, we weren´t.” (plural)
“Were we early to class?”
“Yes, we were.” or “No, we weren´t”
“Were your brother and sister at the party?”
“Yes, they were.” or “No, they weren´t”
With any other verbs
(Did … + verb in simple present?)
Affirmative Answer: Yes, ____ did.
Negative Answer: No, _____ didn´t.
Did you go to the movies last Sunday?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn´t.
Did your father work at the airport in 1970?
Yes, he did.
No, he didn´t.
Wh Questions
With the verb BE
(Wh word + was/were…?)
With any other verbs
(Wh word + did … + verb in present?)
With the verb BE
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Where were you born?
I was born in Costa Rica.
Where was your sister last night?
She was at the party.
Where were your friends yesterday?
They were at the bar.
Wh Questions
General Question
What did you do ________?
You can use different verbs to answer this
question.
What did you do last weekend?
I went to the beach; I swam in the ocean; I
stayed at a hotel; I ate sea food and I drank
wine; I danced at the disco and I slept late.
Wh Questions
Verb in
present
Auxiliary
DID
What did you eat at the party?
I ate chifrijo and tortilla chips.
Verb in
past
The past tense of “eat” is “ate”.