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In, on: The lion was in the cage.

Discover the meanings of in and on by looking at the pictures:

The water is in the pitcher.The pitcher is on the table.

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Construct sentences like the model. Use the pictures as cues.

a) The cat is in the bag.a) The cat is in the bag. c) The cat jumps in the house.c) The cat jumps in the house.

b) The cat is on the bag.b) The cat is on the bag. d) The cat sleeps in the park.d) The cat sleeps in the park.

1) cat/bag.

2) book/floor.

a) The book is not in the floor.

b) The book is red.

c) The book is on the floor.

d) The book is in the floor.

3) picture/wall. 3) picture/wall.

4) shoes/box.4) shoes/box.

5) fish/water.

Short answers to yes/no questions in the past progressive: Yes, I was. / No, I wasn´t.

Notice the short answer forms:

Yes,

No,

Yes,

No,

IHeSheIt

YouWe

They

Was.

Wasn´t.

Were.

Weren´t.

The past form of be( was, wasn´t, were, or weren´t) completes the short answers.

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Answer the questions according to the pictures. Give short answers.

1) Was he studying?1) Was he studying?

a) Yes, he was.a) Yes, he was.

b) no, she wash. b) no, she wash.

c) Yes, he is. c) Yes, he is.

d) No, They ared) No, They are

2) Was she going to San Francisco? 2) Was she going to San Francisco?

a) No, she goes to Mexico. c) Yes, we are.

b) No, she wasn´t. d) Yes, she was.

3) Were they having dinner?3) Were they having dinner?

c) Yes, we were.a) No, they weren´t.

b) Yes, he was. d) No, she wasn´t.

4) Was he reading?4) Was he reading?

a) Yes, he was.

b) No, he wasn´t.

c) No, it wasn´t.

d) Yes, they were.

5) Were you eating pizza? 5) Were you eating pizza?

a) Yes, she was.a) Yes, she was.

b) No, she wasn´t.b) No, she wasn´t.

c) Yes, it was.c) Yes, it was.

d) No, I wasn´t.d) No, I wasn´t.

Short answers with the past of be: were you there? Yes, I was.

Notice the short answers:

Were you at the convention? Yes, I was.was the convention in Miami? No, it wasn´t.Were the restaurants good? Yes, they were.Were the restaurants expensive? No, they weren´t.

Short answers end with was, were wasn´t, or weren´t.

Answer the questions according to the picture. Use short answer.Answer the questions according to the picture. Use short answer.

1) Were you at the picnic on Saturday?

a) No, it wasn´t.

b) Yes, I was.

c) Yes, we was.

d) No, they were.

2) Was the weather nice?.

a) Yes, she was. c) No, it wasn´t.

d) No, we were.b) Yes, it was.

3) Were Ben and Ruth there?.

4) Was the food delicious?

a) No, it wasn´t.

b) No, they were.

c) Yes, they weren´t.

d) Yes, it was.

5) Were the sandwiches cold?

Study 4The past of be: it was in san Francisco.

Notice the use of was and were:

IHeSheIt

WeYou

They

Was

Were

In san Francisco last week.

Use was with first person singular: I .use was with third person singular: he, she, it.Use were with all other persons: we, you, they.

Notice these time expressions:

Present: Today

This morningThis afternoonThis evening

TonightThis week

This monthThis year

Past: Yesterday

Yesterday morningYesterday afternoonYesterday evening

Last night Last week Last month

Last year

Also: three days agotwo weeks ago

a year ago

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Change each sentence to the past. Change both the verb and the time expression. Use the pictures as cues.Change each sentence to the past. Change both the verb and the time expression. Use the pictures as cues.

1) I am early this morning.

a) We are very intelligent. b) I was late yesterday morning.

c) I were late yesterday night. d) She was late yesterday afternoon.