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en:grammar:past:the_past_simple_of_to_be [2016/09/29 09:51] – [Examples] kimen:grammar:past:the_past_simple_of_to_be [2023/02/14 14:32] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 <html><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3566_1862c6ea55b1fcbf6bce9db71c37d3da.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="269" height="175" id="3566" style="width: 142px; height: 97px;" alt="birthday anniversaire cake gateau" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3566_1862c6ea55b1fcbf6bce9db71c37d3da.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Hans <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span> 35 last year so this year he is 36.</strong></span></p><p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/35_02b2983305accbccc180d10e0b4814ba.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="333" height="251" id="35" style="width: 146px; height: 119px;" alt="London, Londres, traffic " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/35_02b2983305accbccc180d10e0b4814ba.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <strong><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There </span></strong><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b>was</b></span><b></b><b><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> a lot of traffic in London last night</span></b></span></p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p></p><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/138_49873792f279ce4ca5cc20d35ee65274.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="309" height="480" id="138" style="width: 109px; height: 149px;" alt="Couple in Paris romantic outside walking holding hands" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/138_49873792f279ce4ca5cc20d35ee65274.jpg"></a>&nbsp;<b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><font color="#000000">Tom and Mary</font> </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>were</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> <font color="#000000">in Paris last week, they</font> </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>were not</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> <font color="#000000">in </font><font color="#000000">London.</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></b></p><p>&nbsp;<span><strong><img height="99" id="54" style="width: 110px; height: 83px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/54_3c5c5418208e4dd1f566d03037d26ae2.jpg">&nbsp; </strong><strong><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Were</span></strong><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b> your visitors Swiss? No they </b></span><b></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>weren't</span></b><b><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>, they were French.</span></b></span></p><p><span><span><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/7_9c1a0ff1d653463bfc5a59c96b10fc42.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="179" height="118" id="7" style="width: 112px; height: 86px;" alt="Mountain Ski Snow " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/7_9c1a0ff1d653463bfc5a59c96b10fc42.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were </span>in the Alps for our holiday, it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span> wonderful.</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span></span></span></p></span><p><br></p></span><p><br></p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p><br></p><p><br></p><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p></p><p></p><font face="Times New Roman"><p></p><p></p></font><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p></html> <html><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3566_1862c6ea55b1fcbf6bce9db71c37d3da.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="269" height="175" id="3566" style="width: 142px; height: 97px;" alt="birthday anniversaire cake gateau" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3566_1862c6ea55b1fcbf6bce9db71c37d3da.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Hans <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span> 35 last year so this year he is 36.</strong></span></p><p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/35_02b2983305accbccc180d10e0b4814ba.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="333" height="251" id="35" style="width: 146px; height: 119px;" alt="London, Londres, traffic " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/35_02b2983305accbccc180d10e0b4814ba.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <strong><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There </span></strong><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b>was</b></span><b></b><b><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> a lot of traffic in London last night</span></b></span></p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p></p><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/138_49873792f279ce4ca5cc20d35ee65274.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="309" height="480" id="138" style="width: 109px; height: 149px;" alt="Couple in Paris romantic outside walking holding hands" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/138_49873792f279ce4ca5cc20d35ee65274.jpg"></a>&nbsp;<b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><font color="#000000">Tom and Mary</font> </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>were</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> <font color="#000000">in Paris last week, they</font> </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>were not</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-no-proof: yes; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> <font color="#000000">in </font><font color="#000000">London.</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></b></p><p>&nbsp;<span><strong><img height="99" id="54" style="width: 110px; height: 83px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/54_3c5c5418208e4dd1f566d03037d26ae2.jpg">&nbsp; </strong><strong><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Were</span></strong><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b> your visitors Swiss? No they </b></span><b></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>weren't</span></b><b><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>, they were French.</span></b></span></p><p><span><span><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/7_9c1a0ff1d653463bfc5a59c96b10fc42.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="179" height="118" id="7" style="width: 112px; height: 86px;" alt="Mountain Ski Snow " src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/7_9c1a0ff1d653463bfc5a59c96b10fc42.jpg"></a>&nbsp; <span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">were </span>in the Alps for our holiday, it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">was</span> wonderful.</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span></span></span></p></span><p><br></p></span><p><br></p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p><br></p><p><br></p><span style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p></p><p></p><font face="Times New Roman"><p></p><p></p></font><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p></html>
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