UNIT

05 Past Simple: Be Verbs (Negatives)

Let’s Learn
Negative (Câu phủ định)
Wasn’t Weren’t
I
We
He
wasn’t happy. You weren’t happy.
She
They
It
* wasn’t = was not, weren’t = were not

Let’s Say

I wasn’t fine last night. We weren’t happy yesterday.

I am fine now. We are happy now.

She wasn’t on the playground this morning. You weren’t at home two hours ago.
She is on the playground now. You are at home now.

It wasn’t sunny yesterday. They weren’t teachers five years ago.

It is sunny now. They are teachers now.

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A Read and match.

1 I You weren’t sad.

2 You I wasn’t sad.

was not sad.
3 He He wasn’t sad.

4 We It wasn’t sad.

5 It She wasn’t sad.

were not sad.
6 She We weren’t sad.

7 They They weren’t sad.

B Look and write.

1 were not soccer players before.

We
We weren’t soccer players before.

2
It hungry this morning.
It hungry this morning.

3
You at home last Sunday.
You at home last Sunday.

4
He tall five years ago.
He tall five years ago.

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 C Look and write wasn’t or weren’t.

Yesterday
5
1

6
2

1 It wasn’t sunny. 2 They in the kitchen.

3 He happy. 4 There toy cars.

5 There a clock. 6 There pictures.

D Read and write using wasn’t or weren’t.

1 They were rich before.

They weren’t rich before.
2 He was at the bus stop three hours ago.

3 It was windy this afternoon.

4 You were at the museum last Tuesday.

5 There were bikes by the tree yesterday.

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A Read and write wasn’t or weren’t.

My Brother Wasn’t at Home

Yes, I am. There
What’s wrong ? There a scarf Are you sure ? socks on
on the floor before. the sofa before.

I don't know. My parents

My brother
at home.
at home.
Who did it ?

I know who did it.

That’s Paul. Ha-ha-ha.

B Read and correct.

1 There weren’t a scarf on the floor.

2 There wasn’t socks on the sofa.

3 My brother weren’t at home.
4 My parents wasn’t at home.
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