English II Looking back… Unit 11
In Unit 11, you’re going to learn how to… Use the Past Tense of Be . Ask about past experiences. Use anyway to change the topic or end a conversation.
Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old personal pronoun + was/were + complement
Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous personal pronoun + was/were + complement
Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was relaxed personal pronoun + was/were + complement
Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was relaxed She was busy personal pronoun + was/were + complement
Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was relaxed She was busy It was quiet personal pronoun + was/were + complement
Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was relaxed She was busy It was quiet We were happy personal pronoun + was/were + complement
Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was relaxed She was busy It was quiet We were happy They were noisy personal pronoun + was/were + complement
Negative Sentences Simple Past of verb Be: I wasn’t only 15 years old. Wasn’t = Was not Weren’t = Were not You weren’t nervous. He wasn’t relaxed. She wasn’t busy. It wasn’t quiet. We weren’t happy. They weren’t noisy. personal pronoun + was/were not + complement
Interrogative Sentences Simple Past of verb Be: Interrogative Sentences Was I only 15 years old ? Yes, I was. Were You nervous ? Was He relaxed ? Was She busy ? Was It quiet ? Were We happy ? No, I wasn’t. Were They noisy ? Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?
Wh questions… Simple Past of verb Be: How Why When Who What Where How was your vacation? It was fun. Wh + Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?
Wh questions… Simple Past of verb Be: How Why When Who What Where How was your vacation? It was fun. Where were you exactly? In Brazil. Wh + Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?
Wh questions… Simple Past of verb Be: How Why When Who What Where How was your vacation? It was fun. Where were you exactly? In Hawaii. How long were you there? A week. Wh + Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?
Wh questions… Simple Past of verb Be: How Why When Who What Where How was your vacation? It was fun. Where were you exactly? In Hawaii. How long were you there? A week. What was the weather like? It was hot. Wh + Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?
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Using Anyway to change the topic of a conversation. Strategy plus: Anyway Using Anyway to change the topic of a conversation. Anyway, what did you do?.
Strategy plus: Anyway Using Anyway to end a conversation. The lecture was good. Well, anyway … I have to go.
English II Looking back… Unit 11