LANGUAGE FOCUS was, were, there was, the
I can talk about the past with was and were.
there
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was, were
1 Complete the sentences from the text on
page 106. Then read rules 1–3.
The engine_too heavy for wooden tracks.
They?__very comfortable.
It? _very successful.
Steam engines heavy.
O RULES
1 We use was/ were to talk about the past.
2 Was / were are the past forms of be.
3 We form the negative with was / were +
not.