1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
(WAS-WERE)
SUBJECT EXPLANATION

2. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” SIMPLE PAST was-were (+) I was ill.
You were in China.
He was at home.
She was a student.
It was lovely
We were in Manisa
They were happy.
(-)
I wasn’t ill.
You weren’t in China.
He wasn’t at home.
She wasn’t a student.
It wasn’t lovely
We weren’t in Manisa
They weren’t happy.
was+not
=wasn’t
were+not
=weren’t
SIMPLE
PAST
was-were
(?)
Was I ill?
Were you in China?
Was he at home?
Was she a student?
Was it lovely?
Were we in Manisa?
Were they happy?
(wh ?)
When was I ill?
Where were you in China?
What time was he at home?
When was she a student?
Why was it lovely?
What time were we in Manisa?
Why were they happy?

3. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE”
1881
2009
1938
Atatürk was born in Selonica in His mother was Zübeyde Hanım and his father was Ali Rıza Efendi.

4. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” COMMON TENSE MARKERS Last
Last week, last year, last month, last night,
Ago
A week ago, a day ago, two years ago
yesterday, yesterday morning or yesterday evening
the day before yesterday , the other day

5. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” Short Answers Yes, I/he/she/it was.
No, I/he/she/it wasn’t.
we/you/they were.
we/you/they weren’t.
“Were you late?” “No, I wasn’t.”
“Was Scott at work yesterday?” “Yes, he was.”
“Were Amy and Matt at the party?” “No, they weren’t.

6. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” OTHER EXAMPLES
Last year Amy was 22, so she’s 23 now.
When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs.
We were hungry after the trip, but we weren’t tired.
The hotel was comfortable, but it wasn’t expensive.
Was the weather nice when you were on vacation?
Those shoes are nice. Were they expensive?
Why were you late this morning?

7. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” 1. Before nouns. His father was a businessman.
USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE”
1. Before nouns.
His father was a businessman.
Ephesus was a city once upon a time.
They were students.

8. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” 2. Before adjectives. She was happy last night.
USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE”
2.  Before adjectives.
She was happy last night.
Ahmet and Orhan were very naughty when they were at school.
He was very handsome and she was very beautiful when they were young.

9. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” 3. Before a prepositional phrase
USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE”
3. Before a prepositional phrase
She wasn’t at home.                                           
They were in the living room.
I was at the bus stop.

10. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” 4. With some structures
USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE”
4. With some structures
There was a concert of Tarkan on Atv last night .
There were lots of children in the playground.

11. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE” 5. With time expressions.
USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE”
5. With time expressions.
 His rent was three weeks overdue.
It wasn’t yesterday. It was today.

12. “SIMPLE PAST TENSE”
USAGES OF THE PAST “TO BE”
6. to indicate age , size , distance , area , weights ... Etc
He was ninety when he died.
She was about six feet tall.
The two cities were ten kilometers away from each other.

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