USING CORRECT VERB TENSES Present, Past, and Tense Shifting.
Past Tense of Verb To Be
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How was your holiday?
How was your holiday?Lesson 5cLuis Roberto Ortiz
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Go hikingGo sightseeingGo scuba-divingGo skiingGo campingGo mountain bikingGo horse ridingGo windsurfing
Past Simple of Verb to Be
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Actions that started and were completed at a specific time in the past We bought our house Five years ago.
Habitual or repeated actions in the past I always went to bed early when I lived with my parents
Completed actions that happened one after the other in the pastYetserday I got up at 8:00, has breakfast and left for school
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A= Where were you yesterday?B= I was at the beach.A= The beach? Were there many people there?B= No, there werent. You see, it was a bit cold and it wasnt sunny at all. Luis Roberto Ortiz
AffirmativeIWasYouWereHeWasSheWasItWasWeWereYouWereTheyWere
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NegativeIWasntYouWerentHeWasntSheWasntItWasntWeWerentYouWerentTheyWerent
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QuestionsWasI..?Wereyou..?Washe..?Wasshe..?Wasit..?Werewe..?Wereyou..?Werethey..?
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I was at the cinema last weekend.There werent many movies to watch.We were playing basketball yesterday.Were you at school last Monday? Luis Roberto Ortiz
There Was / There Were
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We use there was / there were when we want to say Habia uno or Habia unosLuis Roberto Ortiz
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There were three dogs at my house yesterday.
There was a blue car in front of my door yesterday.
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There werent three dogs at my house yesterday.
There wasnt a blue car in front of my door yesterday.
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Were there three dogs at my house yesterday?
Was there a blue car in front of my door yesterday?
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Speaking Have you ever been abroad? Where?What country do you most want to visit? Why?Where are you going to go the next time you travel?Where did you go on your last vacation?Do you think the type of vacation one takes reflects one's social status?
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Writing a paragraphRemember a paragraph is a mix of ideas linked by connectors or linking wordsDo NOT write bullets, single sentences, etc.Luis Roberto Ortiz
What you DONT have to doI think Mary should work less because she is very stressed.She shouldnt spend a lot of time in front of the computer.She should read books and magazines.
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What you have to doI think Mary should work less because she is very stressed, also, she shouldnt spend a lot of time in front of the computer. Finally, I consider that she should read books and magazines.
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exampleLast summer, I went to Los Angeles. I visited Hollywood movie studios, the Fame Walk and dowtown. I bought some clothes and souvenirs at the Central Mall and I also watched a play called The King of Macedonia
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