Unit 14
5 Rewrite this story in the past tense.
Mrs. Baker _______ (try) to move the garbage. Garen and Tania _______ (help) her. They _______ (move) the bin. Then Mrs. Baker _______ (go) into her house. She _______ (come) back with some cake. She _______ (give) some to the children.
was and were When there is one person, thing or animal, use was . When there is more than one, use were . With ‘you’, use were .
I was You were She was He was
We were You were They were The children were
6 Use the table below to write four sentences. Example: The snake was angry.
Daddy and Mommy Alex Lisa and Lulu The snake
green. scared. angry. silly.
was / were
7 Complete these sentences in your own words. 1 My friend was / were ____________________________. 2 You was / were ____________________________. 3 The boys was / were ____________________________.
• For more work on irregular past tenses, see Workbook 2 page 53. • For more work on was / were , see Workbook 2 page 54.
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