Quick Review: Past Simple & Was/Were

Hook

What did you do last weekend? If you can answer that in English, you’re using past simple — the tense this whole A2 course builds on.

Notice

“I was tired yesterday.” — “They were at the park.” — “She visited her parents last month.” — “We went to the cinema on Friday.”

Rule

Was/were is the past of “to be” (I/he/she/it = was, you/we/they = were). Regular past simple verbs end in -ed (visited, worked, watched). Irregular verbs change form completely (go → went, see → saw, have → had) and simply must be memorized.

Practice

  1. I ______ (be) at home all day yesterday. Answer: was
  2. We ______ (go) to a wedding last Saturday. Answer: went
  3. She ______ (watch) a great movie last night. Answer: watched
  4. They ______ (be) very happy about the news. Answer: were
  5. He ______ (see) his old teacher yesterday. Answer: saw

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This lesson reviews CEFR A1 foundations before new A2 material begins.

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