I, he, she, it

you, we, they

was

were

Positive +

I, he, she, it

We, you, they

Negative -

weren’t (were not)

wasn’t (was not)

Question ?

was I, he, she, it?

were we, you, they

• Her son is at school today.• Her son was at school yesterday.• Her son wasn’t at school yesterday.• Was her son at school yesterday?

• We are in Room A206.• We were in Room A206.• We weren’t in room A206.• Were we in room A206?

• the past tense of ‘can’ is

• ‘could’

I, you, he, she, it we, they

I, you, he, she, it, we, they

could

couldn’t

Could

I, you, he, she, it, we, they?

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+

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Present / past /+ /- /? /

• He can speak French.• He could speak French.• He couldn’t speak French.• Could he speak French?

• Mandy can’t swim.• Mandy could swim.• Many couldn’t swim.• Could Mandy swim?