To be in past

1. To be in past + professions​

2. To be in past + places

3. To be in past + nationalities

4. To be in past + Emotional states

​Singular form

subject + (was) + (a - an) + ( profession + nationality)

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Pablo Picasso was a painter.​​

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He was Spanish .

​Plural form

subject + (were) + ( profession + nationality)

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Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra were singers.

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​They were American.

​Negative form

subject + (was - were) + ( not) + (a - an) + ( profession + nationality)

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Ex: Pablo Picasso wasn't a writer.​​ He was a painter.

Ex: Pablo Picasso wasn't Italian. He was Spanish.

Ex: Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra weren't painters.

Ex: Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra weren't English.

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​Plural form

subject + (was -were) + (at the) + ( place)​

​​Where was Kelly last week?

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1. ​Kelly was at the zoo the last Monday.

2. ​Kelly was at the library the last Tuesday​.

3. ​​Kelly was at the park the last Wednesday.

4. ​​Kelly was at the cinema the last Thursday.

5. ​​Kelly was at the hospital the last Friday.

6. ​Kelly and her Mom were at the shopping center the last Saturday.

​​Kelly was at the

​​cinema

​​hospital

​​library

​​the last

To be in past + Emotional states

Happy

Sad

Angry

Disgusted

Scared