1. English II Looking back…
Unit 11

2. In Unit 11, you’re going to learn how to…
Use the Past Tense of Be .
Ask about past experiences.
Use anyway to change the topic or end a conversation.

3. Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old
personal pronoun + was/were + complement

4. Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous
personal pronoun + was/were + complement

5. Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was
relaxed
personal pronoun + was/were + complement

6. Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was
relaxed
She
was
busy
personal pronoun + was/were + complement

7. Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was
relaxed
She
was
busy It
was
quiet
personal pronoun + was/were + complement

8. Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was
relaxed
She
was
busy It
was
quiet We
were
happy
personal pronoun + was/were + complement

9. Simple Past of verb Be I was only 15 years old You were nervous He was
relaxed
She
was
busy It
was
quiet We
were
happy
They
were
noisy
personal pronoun + was/were + complement

10. Negative Sentences Simple Past of verb Be: I wasn’t only 15 years old.
Wasn’t = Was not
Weren’t = Were not
You
weren’t
nervous. He
wasn’t
relaxed.
She
wasn’t
busy. It
wasn’t
quiet. We
weren’t
happy.
They
weren’t
noisy.
personal pronoun + was/were not + complement

11. Interrogative Sentences
Simple Past of verb Be:
Interrogative Sentences
Was I
only 15 years old ?
Yes, I was.
Were
You
nervous ?
Was He
relaxed ?
Was
She
busy ?
Was It
quiet ?
Were We
happy ?
No, I wasn’t.
Were
They
noisy ?
Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?

12. Wh questions… Simple Past of verb Be: How Why When Who What Where
How was your vacation?
It was fun.
Wh + Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?

13. Wh questions… Simple Past of verb Be: How Why When Who What Where
How was your vacation?
It was fun.
Where were you exactly?
In Brazil.
Wh + Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?

14. Wh questions… Simple Past of verb Be: How Why When Who What Where
How was your vacation?
It was fun.
Where were you exactly?
In Hawaii.
How long were you there?
A week.
Wh + Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?

15. Wh questions… Simple Past of verb Be: How Why When Who What Where
How was your vacation?
It was fun.
Where were you exactly?
In Hawaii.
How long were you there?
A week.
What was the weather like?
It was hot.
Wh + Was/were + personal pronoun + complement + ?

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17. Using Anyway to change the topic of a conversation.
Strategy plus: Anyway
Using Anyway to change the topic of a conversation.
Anyway, what did you do?.

18. Strategy plus: Anyway Using Anyway to end a conversation.
The lecture was good. Well, anyway … I have to go.

19. English II Looking back…
Unit 11