Simple Past Tense: WAS, WERE and DID
I love New York! Big Ideas, my ad agency, sponsored a photography show in Soho last Friday. My boss sent me to help out. I invited my friend Katie, but she was too busy with work. I met Katie for lunch today and she was curious about it.
Katie: How was the photography show?
Belle: It was fun!
Katie: Really? Where was it?
Belle: It was in Soho, in a small gallery.
Katie: Were there any famous people there?
Belle: Yes, Penelope Cruz was there!
Where did Belle go last Friday?
How was the event?
Who did she meet?
Simple Past Tense: WAS, WERE and DID
Belle was at a photography show last Friday.
Where were you last night?
Did you see the soccer game on TV yesterday?
| I was... | I... | It was... |
|---|---|---|
| at home. | watched TV. | relaxing. |
| at the park. | rode my bike. | energizing. |
| at a birthday party. | danced all night. | wild! |
Complete the dialogue using was, were or did.
Katie: Penelope Cruz? Fantastic! _________ you meet her?
Belle: Yes. She told me she liked my shoes!
Katie: You’re kidding!
Belle: There _____________ all kinds of interesting people there.
Katie: Is that so? Who else ___________ you meet?
Belle: Annie Leibovitz ___________ there. You know, the famous portrait photographer.
Katie: She _________ ?
Belle: Yes! Can you believe it?
Ask your lesson partner about what she/he did recently. Where did he/she go? What did she/he do? How was it?
“Where were you last weekend?” “What did you do?”
Simple Past Tense: WAS, WERE and DID
単純過去について（was, were, did）
Day 1は単純過去を紹介します。was, wereは、be動詞の過去形で現在形と対応すると、am / is の過去形はwas、そしてareの過去形がwereになります。
be動詞の復習ですが、日本語にすると「～です。」「～いる(ある)。」の2つの意味があります。文章を作るときには、主語の直後に来ます。
主語＋be動詞＋（名詞・形容詞）
現在形 過去形
現在形 ⇒ 過去形
I am a student. 私は生徒です
⇒ I was a student.
She is a student. 彼女生徒です
⇒ She was a student.
We are students. 私たちは生徒です
⇒ We were students.
また、be動詞の文を疑問文にするにはbe動詞を文頭に出します。
例えば、”She is a student.” ならば、 “Is she a student?”になりますので、これを過去形にすれば、”Was she a student?”となります。また、否定文ならbe動詞の後ろにnotを入れますので、”She is not a student”になります。
一方、be動詞以外の動詞の疑問文・否定文につきましては、下記のように現在形ではdo（過去形ではdid）を使います。
疑問文・・・現在形はdo、過去形はdidを文頭につける
You speak English well.
⇒ Do(Did) you speak English well?
She speaks English well.
⇒ Does(Did) she speak English well?
否定文・・・現在形ではdon’t、過去形ではdidn’tを一般動詞の前に入れる
I eat Natto.
⇒ I don’t（didn’t）eat Natto.
He lives in Tokyo.
⇒ He doesn’t (didn’t) live in Tokyo.
PJ1のDay 18でも過去形を扱っていますので、見なおしてみましょう。