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\n \n To be<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I, he, she, it was<\/span> \/ wasn't<\/span><\/p>

We, you, they were \/ weren't<\/span><\/p>

Was<\/span> I, he, she, it \u2026? Were<\/span> you, we, they\u2026?<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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All the verbs\u00a0 use the auxiliary \"did<\/strong>\" for negative and interrogative forms and take \"ed<\/strong>\"\u00a0in the affirmative form.<\/p>

I, you, he, she, it, we they lived<\/span>\/worked<\/span>\/played...<\/span><\/p>

(if the infinitive ends with an \"e<\/strong>\" you only had \"d<\/strong>\" : live-d<\/span>)<\/p>

I didn\u2019t<\/span> live\u2026 (didn't = did not)<\/p>

Did<\/span> you live\u2026?\u00a0 Yes, I did<\/span> \/ no, I didn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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There are a lot of irregular verbs in the affirmative form. <\/h3>\n \n
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Examples<\/h4>

I worked<\/span> yesterday but I didn't<\/span> work on Saturday. I went<\/span> to the city center and met<\/span> with my friends. We played<\/span> video games at the Game Store and then ate<\/span> pizza. Did<\/span> we eat<\/span> ice cream? No, we didn't<\/span>.<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"Be\" in past simple + verb+-ing<\/h4>

I, he, she, it\u00a0 was (not)...<\/span> working<\/span><\/p>

you, we, they were (not)...<\/span> working<\/span><\/p>

Was I, he, she, it (not)...<\/span> working<\/span>?<\/p>

Are<\/span> you\/we\/they (not)...<\/span> working<\/span>?<\/p>

Examples<\/h4>