WAS/WERE

THINK OF YOUR CHILDHOOD(PIENSA EN TU NIÑEZ)

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE T.V. SHOW?

MY FAVORITE T.V. SHOW WAS….EL CHAVO DEL OCHO

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE SINGER OR

BAND?

MY FAVORITE SINGERS WERE….LEONARDO FAVIO AND AMANDA MIGUEL

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE GAME?

MY FAVORITE GAME WAS…SUPER MARIO BROSS

TO BE IN PAST : DEFINITION AND CONSTRUCTION

TO BE:• It is used to describe past

relationships, time, weather, existence, location, descriptions, feelings, and personal information.

Let’s remember something first…

TO BE IN PAST : CONSTRUCTION

TO BE IN PAST : CONSTRUCTION

REMEMBER:WAS: I, HE, SHE, ITWERE: WE, YOU, THEY

TO BE IN PAST

COMPLEMENT

SUBJECT

TO BE IN PAST

COMPLEMENT

SUBJECT

TO BE IN PAST : CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE:

MY FAVORITE T.V. SHOW WAS THE SIMPSONS

REMEMBER:WAS: I, HE, SHE, ITWERE: WE, YOU, THEY

TO BE IN PAST

COMPLEMENT

SUBJECT

TO BE IN PAST : CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE:

MY FAVORITE T.V. SHOW WAS THE SIMPSONS

REMEMBER:WAS: I, HE, SHE, ITWERE: WE, YOU, THEY

TO BE IN PAST

COMPLEMENT

SUBJECT

TO BE IN PAST : CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE:

MY FAVORITE T.V. SHOW WAS THE SIMPSONS

REMEMBER:WAS: I, HE, SHE, ITWERE: WE, YOU, THEY

TO BE IN PAST

COMPLEMENT

SUBJECT

TO BE IN PAST : CONSTRUCTION

EXAMPLE:

MY FAVORITE T.V. SHOW WAS THE SIMPSONS

REMEMBER:WAS: I, HE, SHE, ITWERE: WE, YOU, THEY

WAS

IHESHEIT

Examples:

My favorite game was the rope

Maria was thin when she was a girl.

Pedro was in the hospital yesterday.

I was very happy last night.

WEREYOUWETHEY

Examples:

My favorite singers were Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera

Maria and I were classmates in 1999.

Selena, Patricia and You were in the mall last Friday.

WAS/WEREis used to is used to describe past relationships, time, weather, existence, location, descriptions, feelings, and personal information.

PAST PRESENT

She was thin when she was a girl.

Is she thin now? No, she is not.

LET’S SUMMARIZE…

TO BE IN PAST

LET’S SUMMARIZE…

TO BE IN PAST

It is used to is used to describe past relationships, time, weather, existence, location, descriptions, feelings, and

personal information.

LET’S SUMMARIZE…

TO BE IN PAST

It is used to is used to describe past relationships, time, weather, existence, location, descriptions, feelings, and

personal information.

WAS: I, He, She,

It

LET’S SUMMARIZE…

TO BE IN PAST

It is used to is used to describe past relationships, time, weather, existence, location, descriptions, feelings, and

personal information.

WAS: I, He, She,

It

WERE: You, We,

They

LET’S REVIEW!

…IN AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECTTO BE IN PAST (CONJUGATED)

COMPLEMENT

FOR EXAMPLE:

MY FAVORITE SINGER WAS MADONNA

FOR EXAMPLE:

YESTERDAY, IT WAS NOT SUNNY .

… IN NEGATIVE

SUBJECTTO BE IN PAST (CONJUGATED)

COMPLEMENTNOT

FOR EXAMPLE:

WERE CLARA AND ROSA AT CAFÉ YESTERDAY?

… IN NEGATIVE

TO BE IN PAST (CONJUGATED)

COMPLEMENTSUBJECT

?

FOR EXAMPLE:

WHERE WERE YOU ON YOUR LAST VACATION?

… IN INFORMATION QUESTIONS

TO BE IN PAST (CONJUGATED)

COMPLEMENTSUBJECTWH

CONVERSATION:

OH! Look,this is a picture of our

marriage!

CONVERSATION:

OH! Look,this is a picture of our

marriage!

You were so

beautiful that day!

CONVERSATION:

OH! Look,this is a picture of our

marriage!

You were so

beautiful that day! I was so

nervious !

CONVERSATION:

OH! Look,this is a picture of our

marriage!

You were so

beautiful that day! I was so

nervious !

Me, too. I remember We were

university students.

CONVERSATION:

You were so

beautiful that day! I was so

nervious !Yes, Claire. We

were classmates, It was in 1975.

OH! Look,this is a picture of our

marriage!

Me, too. I remember We were

university students.

CONVERSATION:

You were so

beautiful that day! I was so

nervious !Yes, Claire. We

were classmates, It was in 1975.

Description of past events

OH! Look,this is a picture of our

marriage!

Me, too. I remember We were

university students.