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Where were you yesterday?
Teacher: Nguyen thi Ha Quyen
Welcome to our class
Past Simple
To be
To Be: Present or Past?
(+) Present
S + tobe…
I --- am (I’m)

You
We are (‘re)
They

He
She is (‘s)
It

(+) Past
S + tobe +…
I --- was

You
We were
They

He
She was
It

To Be: Present or Past?
(-) Present
S + tobe + not …
I --- am not
(I’m not)
You
We are not
They (aren’t)

He
She is not
It (isn’t)

(-) Past
S + tobe + not …
I --- was (wasn’t)

You
We were (weren’t)
They

He
She was (wasn’t)
It


(?) Past
To be + S … ?
Was I … ?
you
Were we … ?
they
he
Was she … ?
it
(?) Present
To be + S … ?
Am I … ?
you
Are we… ?
they
he
Is she… ?
it
To Be: Present or Past?
- Yes, S + to be.
- No, S + to be not.
To Be: Present or Past?
(?) Yes / No:
tobe + S +….? - Yes, S + tobe.
- No, S + to be not.
Are you at home now? No, I’m not
Were you at home yesterday? Yes, I was
(?) Wh – Q :
Wh- + tobe + S +….? - S + tobe + ……
Where are you now? I am in class
Where were you yesterday? I was at home
Adverbs of time
To be: Past Present
Yesterday
Yesterday morning / afternoon / evening
2. Last night/ week/ weekends/ month/ year
Last Monday,…., Sunday (morning, afternoon,
evening.)
Last summer, …, winter (holidays, vacation)
Last January,…, December.
3. Two days ago, one month ago, ten years ago,
four hours ago, five minutes ago, etc.
4. Today, this morning, this afternoon, etc.
Practice: Complete the conversations with
was, were, wasn’t, and weren’t.
A: ………..you at Bella’s party on Saturday?
B: Yes, we …………
A: ………… Tim and Shara there?
B: Shara …….., but Tim ………..
He ……….. at a conference
A: Oh? Where ………..the conference?
B: It ……….in Berlin. I think
was
was
was
was
wasn’t
were
were
were
Look at the picture.
Describe last weekend’s weather
It was very cold in
New York
It was windy and rainy
in London
It was snowy
in California
It was sunny and hot
in Nha Trang
1. California
2. London
3. Nha Trang
4. New York
Work in pairs: Ask and answer questions
Where were you last Sunday morning?
I was at the supermarket.
* Use the following information
Last Saturday afternoon
At 7 o’clock this morning
Last Monday evening
At 11:00 last night
Two hours ago
On your last birthday
20 minutes ago
thanks for joining us
Past simple
To Be
Goodbye
See you
2. A: …………there a phone call from Canada yesterday?
B: No, there ………….
There……….two from the States, but there
………….any from Canada. There …………a fax for you, too.
A: Oh, where ……….it from?
B: It ………..from Japan.
Practice: Complete the conversations with
was, were, wasn’t, and weren’t.
was
was
was
was
were
weren’t
weren’t
Detective: Where ………..you last night, Malone?
Malone: I………..at the movies.
D: …………you alone?
M: No, I………… My wife ………with me. What’s this all about?
Practice: Complete the story with
was, were, wasn’t, and weren’t.
were
were
was
was
wasn’t
D: There ………...a robbery last night at the State Bank.
…………you at the bank in the afternoon?
M: Yes, I ……… There ………lots of people there. So what?
D: And last night, your car ………..in the park near the bank.
M: I know. We ………at the movies.
The cinema is near the bank.
D: Ok. That’s all for now. But don’t leave town
( The detective left Malone’s house)
was
was
was
were
were
were
Mrs Malone: But we …………..at the movies last night.
I ………at home alone.
Where ………you? ………..you at the bank?
Malone: Yes, I………And now we’re rich.
(The Detective opened the door)
Detective: No, you aren’t, Malone.
You’re under arrest.
You see, my bag ………..under the table and
there……….a microphone in it.
Malone: Oh, no!
( The End)
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