1. Expressing Past Time, Part 1 Using Be: Past Time Present time I am in class today. Alice is at the library today. My friends are at home today. Past Time I was in class yesterday. Alice was at the library yesterday. My friends were at home yesterday.

2. Singular Plural I was You were (one person) She was He was I It was she he ____was it We were You were (more than one person) They were We You ______ were they Simple Past Tense Of Be

3. Past of Be: Negative I was not in class. I wasn’t in class yesterday. They were not at home last night. They weren’t at home last night. I we She ____+wasn’t you _______ weren’t He they it

4. Present Past Today This morning This afternoon Tonight This week Yesterday Yesterday morning Yesterday afternoon Last night Last week Use a Past Time Expression

5. Yes/No question Short answer + (long answer) Were you in class yesterday? Was Carlos at home last night? (be) + (subject) Where were you yesterday? Where was Jennifer last night?. Where + (be) + (be)+subject Yes, I was. No I wasn’t. Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t In class. At home. Past Of Be Questions

6. The Simple Past Tense: Using- ed I walk to school everyday. I walked to school yesterday. Ann walks to school everyday. Ann walked to school yesterday. Note: The form of past simple: verb + - ed