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I Was...(Sad Without You!)
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Last week, Rory was on holidays in Rome. Mac was at home. Poor Mac!

We use to be a lot when we talk about things in the past, for example...

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  • I was at home.

  • You were at school.

  • Sarah was here.

  • He was in the garden.

  • We were hungry.

  • Mac and Rory were tired.

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Now, Rory is showing Mac some of his favourite photos from the trip.

This statue was really cool!

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And these dog statues were so cute!

Cute? Look at their teeth!

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To make the negative, add not. Most people use the conversational form when they talk. You can use either.

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Take a look at our handy table below.

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It wasn't me!

Some statues weren't so cool. They were missing heads or arms. 

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  • I was not

  • you were not

  • she was not

  • he was not

  • it was not

  • we were not

  • they were not

  • The cat was not

  • Rory was not

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CONVERSATIONAL

  • I wasn't

  • you weren't

  • she wasn't

  • he wasn't

  • it wasn't

  • we weren't

  • they weren't

  • The cat wasn't

  • Rory wasn't

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The food was so good, especially the pasta!

I love pasta!

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It was AMAZING!!!

To make a question, change the position of the verb.

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  • Was I in your house before?

  • Were you at school today?

  • Was Mac here earlier?

  • Were Mac and Rory in the park?

Was the ice cream good?

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You can also use question words, for example...

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  • Where was I in this picture?

  • Who were you in the show?

  • When was she here?

  • What were their names?

  • Why were we there?

  • How was the movie?

Wow! Where were you in this photo?

That's the colosseum! It was so COOL!

OK, so Rome was really good.

Yes, it was, but I was sad without you!

Glossary

holidays (UK): vacation (US)

cool: really good

especially: very much

cute: looks lovely

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statue

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