ENGLISH TOPICS SIMPLE PAST OF VERB BE: WAS I HE SHE IT

EXAMPLES: a. I was in a conference during the last weekend. Was I in a conference during the last weekend? I was not in a conference during the last weekend. b. My classmates and I were in a banking practice. c. Hans partners were so attendant during the training. d. Jacks mother was the best financial advisor in her job.

WERE WE YOU THEY

Group of verbs: Infinitive Practice stay study Regular Past Practiced stayed studied P. particip. Practiced stayed studied Infinitive read meet break Irregular Past read met broke P. particip. read met broken

SIMPLE PAST TENSE: a. The Psychology students practiced with scholar patients. Did they practice with scholar patients? They didnt practice with scholar patients. b. The conference about tax and duties lasted five hours. Did it last five hours? It didnt last five hours.

Compounds something anything someone anyone* somebody anybody* someday sometime anytime sometimes someplace anyplace somewhere anywhere somehow anyhow someway anyway anymore

Examples There is something wrong with our saves.

There is someone at the managers office.

I would like to be somebody. Someday he'll be rich. We saw her sometime last month. I sometimes take the bus to class.

Can't you go somewhere else?

She looked tired, somehow.

I can't help you anymore.

Your Test
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A) Define the underlined parts.

true true true true true true 1 true true true true true

1) Emma often arrives late at school. adverb of frequency place subject time verb

2) Why do you buy comics? auxiliary object question word subject verb

1 true true true true

3) Jack flew to Detroit in 2004. place subject time verb

B) Form a question using the following words.

1 true true true true

1) the girls / text messages / are / writing

true

2)

true

true

true

true

why / James / so

tired / is

3) bought / John / his car

true

true

true

true

where / has /

C) Which sentence is correct?

1

true true true true

1) Which is correct? Both sentences are correct. Last Wednesday we saw a film. We saw last Wednesday a film.

1 true true true

2) Which is correct? Both sentences are correct. I watched TV yesterday evening. Yesterday evening I watched TV.

1 true true true

3) Which is correct? Both sentences are correct. Judy often reads magazines. Judy reads often magazines.

D) Form a sentence using the following words.

1 true true true true

1) Alex / under the shower / the song / sang / loudly

true

2) / is listening / now

true

true

true

true

to music / Marlen

3) leaves / the bus / at 7

true

true

true

true

Victoria Station /

E) Rewrite the sentence using the word/words in brackets.

1

true

1)

true

true

true

true

They are flying. (to Rome / on Tuesday)

2) by bus. (always)

true

true

true

true

She goes to school

3)

true

true

true

true

He is late.

(never)