Inglés Teoría y Ejemplos Cpre

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VERB TO BE IN PAST SIMPLE

HERE IS – THERE ARE / THERE WAS –THERE WERE
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
5
VERB TO BE IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE
SIMPLE PAST
In the SIMPLE PAST the verb ‘to be’ has
two irregular forms: ‘was’ and ‘were’.
SINGULAR
I was POSITIVE
You were
He
She was SUBJEC WAS / COMPLEMEN
T WERE T
It
PLURAL
Examples:
We I was in the park yesterday.
You were
We were busy last week.
They
+
SINGULAR NOT
NEGATIV
I was wasn’t
E
You were weren’t
He
She was wasn’t WASN’T
SUBJEC COMPLEMEN
WEREN’
It T T T
PLURAL Examples:
We I wasn’t in the park yesterday.
were weren’t
You We weren’t busy last week.
They
SINGULAR INTERROGATI
Was I VE
Were You
He WAS/ SUBJEC COMPL
WERE T EMENT
Was She
It
Example:
 Was he at home two days ago?
PLURAL
SHORT ANSWERS
We
Were Affirmative YES, SUBJECT WAS / WERE Yes, he was.
You
SUBJEC WASN’T /
Negative NO, No, he wasn’t.
They T WEREN’T
Complete the sentences with the
Complete the sentences with
negative and interrogative form of
WAS and WERE.
WAS and WERE.
were in your house.
1. You ______ wasn’t
1. She _________ born in the
was
2. She ______ my sister’s best
summer.
friend.
2. Abraham Lincoln and John
was
3. I ______ at the school from weren’t British. They
Kennedy _________
eight until three yesterday.
were American
4. Jane and Michael ______ were
at the Were you happy with your
3. _______
mall this morning.
party?
was angry with
5. Our teacher ______ Was it windy last week?
4. _______
us.
5. Were
____ Susy and Tim there?
THERE IS –THERE ARE /
THERE WAS –THERE WERE
THERE
THERE IS WAS
• To talk about the • To talk about the
existence of a thing, existence of a thing,
person or situation in person or situation in
simple present. simple past.
THERE
THERE ARE WERE
• To talk about the • To talk about the
existence of more existence of more than
than one thing, one thing, person or
person or situation in situation in simple
simple present. past.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
IS COMPLEMEN THER ISN’T
THERE COMPLEMENT
/ARE T E /AREN’T
Examples: Examples:
 There is a book on the table.  There isn’t a blue pen in my bag.
 There are beautiful pictures of him.  There aren’t enough parks in the city.
WAS
COMPLEMEN THER WASN’T
THERE WER COMPLEMENT
E T E WEREN’T
Examples:
 There was a box of puppies there Examples:
yesterday.  There wasn’t a red T-shirt in the store.
 There were some delicious fruits.  There weren’t cups for the party.
Complete the sentences with THERE IS and THERE ARE.
This is my living room. _________

There is a big
sofa and ____________
there aren’t cushions on it.
there is
Also _________ a TV and in the middle
_________
there is a small table, but
there aren’t
____________ books on it. Nextthere to is
the
sofa, _________ an armchair.there are Above,
_________ green curtains in the window.
Onthere
thearen’t
corner, ____________ red flowers
in the vase; they are white. Finally,
there isn’t
___________ a painting above the TV.
Complete the sentences with THERE WAS and THERE WERE.
there was
In my grandfather’s
There was farm, _________ a
barn. ____________ a tractor my grandpa
used to work with. ____________ many
There were
sheeps that he took care of. They were the
only animals he had.There
________________,
weren’t
for example, chickens or ducks. Near the
farm, ____________
there were small houses people
lived in. Next to the small town,
__________ a road. ____________
there was malls
There weren’t
1970 or big buildings, but __________ a
there was
beautiful sky above the farm.
INTERROGATI
ANSWERS
VE
THER
IS / THER COMPLEMENT YES IS / ARE
E
ARE E ? NO THERE ISN’T /AREN’T
Examples:
 Is there a computer in your room? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
 Where are there more chairs? There are more chairs in the living.
THER
WAS / THER COMPLEMENT YES WAS / WERE
E
WERE E ? WASN’T
NO THERE
/WEREN’T
Examples:
 Was there his favorite color? Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t.
 Why were there so many children? Because it was Lisa’s birthday.
1. She told you that ______ only two books on the shelf.
a) there is b) there are c) there isn’t
Exercise
2. ______ a pencil on the kitchen table?
b) Are there b) Is there c) There is
3. ______ four computers in your room.

c) Are there b) There is c) There are
4. A: ______ shoes for my size?

B: No, _____
a) Are there – there aren’t b) Were there – there aren’t
c) Are there – there are
5. ______ enough cake for all of us. We had to buy more.

a) There isn’t b) Was there c) There wasn’t
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
AT, ON, IN
• To discuss clock times, holidays,
AT festivals, and other very specific time
frames including exceptions.
O • To discuss certain days of the week or

portions of days of the week, specific
N dates, and special days.
• To discuss months, seasons, years,

IN centuries, specific moments of the day,
and longer periods of time.
AT
+ specific time + holiday period + night
• I get up at 7 • They have dinner • Meet me at night.
o’clock. together at Christmas.
ON
+ days of the week + dates + adjective + day
• Whe were you on • The exam is on • It was on a sunny
Thursday. December 10th afternoon.
IN
+ months + years + the decade or + season + parts of the
• In March • In 1986 century • In winter day
• In the seventies • In the morning
Complete the sentences with IN, ON and AT.
1. Can you come _____ on Monday?

in winter
2. It rains a lot _____
at
3. I left my phone _____ work.
in
4. I’ll see you _____ at 10 o’clock.
the morning, ____
5. I will meet her _____
on Thursday.
6. We usually have lunch _____ at one.
7. We have an exam _____ in the afternoon.
at the moment.
8. Paul isn’t there _____
in
9. I’ll be back _____ ten minutes.
10.My grandfather died _____ in 1997.

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PREUNIVERSITA

VERB TO BE IN PAST SIMPLE

This is my living room. _________

3. ______ four computers in your room.

4. A: ______ shoes for my size?

5. ______ enough cake for all of us. We had to buy more.

O • To discuss certain days of the week or

• To discuss months, seasons, years,

1. Can you come _____ on Monday?

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