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Grammar Rule

Examples

I was at my Gran's house yesterday.
You were late for school this morning.
She was with her friends last Saturday.
We were tired yesterday.

Remember!

I was
you were
She was
He was
It was
We were
They were

Be careful!

For negatives add 'n't' or ‘not’.
I wasn’t late for school this morning.
I was not late for school this morning.
She wasn’t with her friends last Saturday.
She was not with her friends last Saturday.
We weren’t tired yesterday.
We were not tired yesterday.

We say... We don’t say...

Were you late for school today? Yes, I was. (NOT You were late for school today? Yes I was.)
Was she with her friends last Saturday? No, she wasn’t. (NOT She was with her friends last Saturday? No, she wasn’t.)
Was he tired yesterday? Yes, he was. (NOT He was tired yesterday? Yes, he was.)
(For a normal question we use was + pronoun. To show surprise you can use pronoun + was.)

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Grammar: be
Grammar: past simple

Comments

NicePlastic80's picture NicePlastic80 replied on Azerbaijan

it was very easy.:)

KingHockeyComputer's picture KingHockeyComputer replied on Korea (South)

awesome

WhiteReptilePiano's picture WhiteReptilePiano replied on Italy

Hello everybody,
this game is very interesting!

MasterCrab's picture MasterCrab replied on India

very funny game

MasterCrab's picture MasterCrab replied on India

very diffirent

LuckyWooden7's picture LuckyWooden7 replied on India

HOW I PRINT MY SCORE CARD PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE IT IS MY SCHOOL HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK

LadyNutkinStar's picture LadyNutkinStar replied on Romania

Hello LuckyWooden7, 
Sorry, it is not possible to print the scorecard for the game. I can help though. On your computer there should be a special button called 'Print Screen'. This will take a picture of the screen. You can then paste this picture into another program like Word and then you can print it. 
Best wishes
LadyNutkinStar
LearnEnglish Kids team

RacingCherryLight's picture RacingCherryLight replied on India

where to get the score cards

LadyNutkinStar's picture LadyNutkinStar replied on Romania

 Hello RacingCherryLight, 

When you finish playing the whole game you will see your score on the screen.

Best wishes
LadyNutkinStar
LearnEnglish Kids team

TurquoiseMusic's picture TurquoiseMusic replied on Maldives

 i got 100% in verbs!

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