VERB TO BE, PAST

The structure of a sentence in the past is the same as in the present. The only difference is that the verb to be is in the past instead of being in the present.

	PRESENT	PAST
I	am	was
you	are	were
he	is	was
she	is	was
it	is	was
we	are	were
you	are	were
they	are	were

           

          Present: She is a very happy girl
          Past: She was a very happy girl
          
          Present: They aren't in Newcastle
          Past: They weren't in Newcastle
          
          Present: Are you interested in Maths?
          Past: Were you interested in Maths?

And now time to practise:

exercise 1
exercise 2
exercise 3
exercise 4
exercise 5
exercise 6
exercise 7

ADJECTIVES, COLOURS AND VERB TO BE

This is a video from MadridTeacher.com to learn not only daily objects and colours but also to review verb to be.

NOTE: colour is the British English spelling while color is the American English spelling.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

To say how old you are you have to use verb TO BE!
The question is How old are you?
Possible answers:

- I'm 24 years old

- I'm 24

- 24

Wrong answers:

- I have 24

- I have 24 years

- I'm 24 years

Now watch the video and listen to the people. The second part of the video is the same but with subtitles.

LET'S PRACTISE VERB TO BE

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Exercise 8

"BE" SONG

Let's revise verb to be with this song,