Talking about the

PAST
Past Simple
O BE
Something that happened at a
SPECIFIC
moment in the PAST

TO BE: was/were
OTHER VERBS - Regular: verb + -ed
OTHER VERBS - Irregular: list!
YESTERDAY
O BE
LAST WEEK

IN 2008

IN OCTOBER

THREE WEEKS AGO

I visited my cousins yesterday. O BE

I saw their new house.

We played computer games,

watched TV and ate popcorn.
Past Simple
O BE
TO BE
I *was
you were
he/she/it *was
we were
you were
they were
Past Simple
O BE
OTHER
TO BE
I v +ed / irr verb
you v +ed / irr verb
he/she/it v +ed / irr verb
we v +ed / irr verb
you v +ed / irr verb
they v +ed / irr verb
OTHER
TO BE
Past Simple NEGATIVE
O
TOBE
BE

I was not ☛ wasn’t

you were not ☛ weren’t
he/she/it was not ☛ wasn’t
we were not ☛ weren’t
you were not ☛ weren’t
they were not ☛ weren’t
Past Simple NEGATIVE
OTER
OTHER

I did not +v. ☛ didn’t +v.

you did not +v. ☛ didn’t +v.
he/she/it did not +v. ☛ didn’t +v.
we did not +v. ☛ didn’t +v.
you did not +v. ☛ didn’t +v.
they did not +v. ☛ didn’t +v.
Past Simple QUESTIONS

Was / wasn’t I …? TO BE
Were / weren’t you …?
Was / wasn’t he/she/it …?
Were / weren’t we …?
Were / weren’t you …?
Were / weren’t they …?
Past Simple QUESTIONS
OTHER

Did / didn’t I +v.

Did / didn’t you +v.
Did / didn’t he/she/it +v.
Did / didn’t we +v.
Did / didn’t you +v.
Did / didn’t they +v.
Past Continuous
O BE
I *was +v. +ing
you were +v. +ing
he/she/it *was +v. +ing
we were +v. +ing
you were +v. +ing
they were +v. +ing
Past Continuous NEGATIVE
TO BE

I was not ☛ wasn’t

you were not ☛ weren’t
he/she/it was not ☛ wasn’t … +v. +ing
we were not ☛ weren’t
you were not ☛ weren’t
they were not ☛ weren’t
Past Continuous QUESTIONS
TO BE

was / wasn’t I
were / weren’t you
was / wasn’t he/she/it … +v. +ing ?
were / weren’t we
were / weren’t you
were / weren’t they