{"id":2557,"date":"2016-03-10T09:34:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T08:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/?page_id=2557"},"modified":"2016-03-14T11:28:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T10:28:27","slug":"waswere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/waswere\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar: Was\/were"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The verb &#8220;to be&#8221; is irregular in the Simple Past. Unlike other irregular verbs, there are two Simple Past forms: &#8220;was&#8221; and &#8220;were.&#8221; It also has different question forms and negative forms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Attention!<\/strong><\/span> Always remember that you DO NOT use &#8220;did&#8221; with the verb &#8220;be&#8221; in the Simple Past.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1392\" src=\"http:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/wp-content\/uploads\/usu318\/2016\/01\/verb-to-be-1024x354.png\" alt=\"verb to be\" width=\"1024\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/wp-content\/uploads\/usu318\/2016\/01\/verb-to-be-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/wp-content\/uploads\/usu318\/2016\/01\/verb-to-be-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/wp-content\/uploads\/usu318\/2016\/01\/verb-to-be.png 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can download the was\/were explanation that we saw* at class <a href=\"http:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/wp-content\/uploads\/usu318\/2016\/02\/Was-were-explanation.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Videos<\/h3>\n<h4>Was\/were song<\/h4>\n<p>Now you can practice with was and were while singing at the same time!! Isn&#8217;t it cool!? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Was, You Were (&quot;To Be&quot; Past Simple Song) - Rockin&#039; English\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KAsacxmPh1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Explanation with examples<\/h4>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MmUBEFo2T04<\/p>\n<h4>A little bit of conversation practice<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We Were ... - To Be verb form (past tense) | Grammar | Learn English - Mark Kulek ESL\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LubLdr4AGUM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Online activities<\/h3>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agendaweb.org\/verbs\/tobe-past-simple\/index.html\">Choose was or were<\/a> (very easy)<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.englisch-hilfen.de\/en\/exercises\/tenses\/was_were.htm\">Choose was or were<\/a>.\u00a0 (Activity 1 easy)<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ego4u.com\/en\/cram-up\/grammar\/simple-past\/exercises?03\">Choose was or were.<\/a>\u00a0 (Activity 2 easy)<\/p>\n<p>4. Choose was or were: <a href=\"http:\/\/englishmaven.org\/HP6\/To_Be_Exercise6.htm\">exercise 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/englishmaven.org\/HP6\/To_Be_Exercise7.htm\">exercise 2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/englishmaven.org\/HP6\/To_Be_Exercise8.htm\">exercise 3<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/englishmaven.org\/HP6\/To_Be_Exercise9.htm\">exercise 4<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/englishmaven.org\/HP6\/To_Be_Exercise10.htm\">exercise 5<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/suz.digitaleschulebayern.de\/english\/grammar\/was_were2.htm\">exercise 6<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usingenglish.com\/quizzes\/77.html\">exercise 7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.englisch-hilfen.de\/en\/exercises\/tenses\/was_not_were_not.htm\">Choose was <strong>not<\/strong> or were <strong>not<\/strong><\/a> (easy)<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmenlu.com\/first\/grammar\/pastbe1_3.htm\">Choose <strong>wasn&#8217;t<\/strong> or <\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmenlu.com\/first\/grammar\/pastbe1_3.htm\">weren&#8217;t<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(medium level)<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montsemorales.com\/gramatica\/PastSimpBeGM-8-2.htm\">Write was or were<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agendaweb.org\/exercises\/verbs\/to-be-past-simple.htm\">Pronouns + was or were<\/a><\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.myenglishpages.com\/site_php_files\/grammar-exercise-simple-past-be.php\">Present and past <\/a>(medium level)<\/p>\n<p>10.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmenlu.com\/first\/grammar\/pastbe1_2.htm\">Present and past<\/a> (high level)<\/p>\n<p>11.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmenlu.com\/first\/grammar\/pastbe1_4b.htm\">Questions\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12. Questions (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfect-english-grammar.com\/past-simple-exercise-2.html\">medium level<\/a>), (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfect-english-grammar.com\/past-simple-exercise-3.html\">high level<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>13.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eslgamesplus.com\/was-were\/\">Game<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>*saw<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">veure (en passat) = \u00a0vam veure<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The verb &#8220;to be&#8221; is irregular in the Simple Past. 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