1. Language Arts on Mondays Ms Sakhno - ITHS

2. What is the Simple Past? Aim: What is the Simple Past? The past form of the verb to be has only two forms: was and were. SubjectWas/were(not)other I was not there yesterday. He/She/It We/You/ They were

3. How do I formulate questions using past tense of the verb to be? YES/NO Questions Was/wereSubjectOther? Was I there yesterday? He/she/it WereWe/you/they Yes/No Q = was/were + subj + other?

4. What about W-Questions? Who were these people? When were the students in the library? Why was I here five minutes ago? there wasthere were there was there were *We often use there was and there were to talk about something for the first time. Use there was for one person or thing. Use there were for two or more people or things. It’s a great story starter.

5. Dinosaur Facts and Figures (using Past Forms of the verb to be): They were on Earth for about 160 million years. They were everywhere on Earth. There were many different kinds. Tyrannosaurus rex was 20 feet (6 meters) tall. Compsognathus wasn’t big. It was only 3.3 feet (1 meter) long. Some of the big dinosaurs weren’t meat- eaters.

6. Q & A Fill-in: was/were. Q: _____ all dinosaurs very large? A: No, they _____. Some dinosaurs _____ very small. Compsognathus _____ the size of a chicken. Q: _____ dinosaurs intelligent? A: Tyrannosaurs _____ probably very smart. Its head _____ very large. Remember - dinosaurs _____ all the same. There _____ many different kinds. Q: _____ the Earth different in the time of the dinosaurs? A: _____, _____. It _____ probably warmer at that time. Q: How long _____ dinosaurs on Earth? A: For millions and millions of years. Q: When _____ the last dinosaurs on Earth? A: About 65 million years ago. But many scientists believe that birds are living dinosaurs!

7. Find and fix the mistakes. Stegosaurus were very big, but its head is very small. It was a plant- eater (vegetarian). Its back was very unusual. There was two rows of sharp plates on it. Compsognathus and Tyrannosaurus was no plant-eaters. They ate meat (carnivores). Compsognathus no is big. It were small and light. Tyrannosaurus’ head very large, but its front legs are very short.