{"id":1391,"date":"2016-01-13T22:17:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T21:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2017-02-02T16:27:40","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:27:40","slug":"the-verb-to-be-was-were","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/english\/english-6th-grade\/the-verb-to-be-was-were\/","title":{"rendered":"The verb to be (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 <strong>DO NOT use &#8220;did&#8221;<\/strong> 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<hr \/>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\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<h2>Photocopies<\/h2>\n<p>Here you have all the extra sheets we&#8217;ve done at class:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/agora.xtec.cat\/ceipestalella\/wp-content\/uploads\/usu318\/2016\/01\/Was-or-were-activity.doc\">Was \/ were activity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Online activities<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agendaweb.org\/verbs\/tobe-past-simple\/index.html\">1. Choose was or were<\/a> (very easy)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.englisch-hilfen.de\/en\/exercises\/tenses\/was_were.htm\">2. Choose was or were<\/a>.\u00a0 (1 easy)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ego4u.com\/en\/cram-up\/grammar\/simple-past\/exercises?03\">3. Choose was or were.<\/a>\u00a0 (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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.englisch-hilfen.de\/en\/exercises\/tenses\/was_not_were_not.htm\">5. Choose was <strong>not<\/strong> or were <strong>not<\/strong><\/a> (easy)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmenlu.com\/first\/grammar\/pastbe1_3.htm\">6. 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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vitutor.com\/gramatica_inglesa\/verbs\/thereis_ej4.html\">7. Choose was or were<\/a> (medium level)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montsemorales.com\/gramatica\/PastSimpBeGM-8-2.htm\">8. Write was or were<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agendaweb.org\/exercises\/verbs\/to-be-past-simple.htm\">9. Pronouns + was or were<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myenglishpages.com\/site_php_files\/grammar-exercise-simple-past-be.php\">10. Present and past <\/a>(medium level)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmenlu.com\/first\/grammar\/pastbe1_2.htm\">11. Present and past<\/a> (high level)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carmenlu.com\/first\/grammar\/pastbe1_4b.htm\">12. Questions\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13. 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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eslgamesplus.com\/was-were\/\">14. Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org\/es\/node\/14107\">15. Game<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The verb &#8220;to be&#8221; is irregular in the Simple Past. 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