Download Rules for Past Tense - English Language - Lecture Slides and more Slides English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Rules for Past Tense was were Use was when you mean one person place, or thing. Use were when you mean more than one person, place, or thing. Docsity.com Examples – Past Tense Singular Singular Nouns or Pronouns Verbs Sentences I was I was twelve years old when I caught my first coon. Billy was Billy was too cold to stop shaking. It was It was time to go home. Docsity.com I was as nervous as Samie, our house cat. Docsity.com Write the correct present tense form of be (was, were) to complete the sentence. One of the things I promised Mama _________ to not go into the river. Docsity.com One of the things I promised Mama was to not go into the river. Docsity.com Write the correct present tense form of be (was, were) to complete the sentence. I could tell Mama ______ as worried as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, and it didn't make me feel too good. Docsity.com I could tell Mama was as worried as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs, and it didn't make me feel too good. Docsity.com Practice – Number your paper from 1 to 18. Write the correct answer for each of the following items. 1. We (am, is, are) down by the river bottom in record time. Docsity.com 4. Hanging on the tool shed (am, is, are) my first hide. Docsity.com 5. I (am, is, are) old enough to go hunting by myself. Docsity.com 6. Two large coons (am, is, are) up in the tree. Docsity.com 9. Two pairs of coon eyes (was, were) staring back at Billy. Docsity.com 10. Choose the sentence that is written correctly. a) Billy was beside his hounds expecting one of them to bawl, but the hounds were ready for a rest. b) Billy was beside his hounds expecting one of them to bawl, but the hounds was ready for a rest. c) Billy were beside his hounds expecting one of them to bawl, but the hounds were ready for a rest. d) Billy were beside his hounds expecting one of them to bawl, but the hounds was ready for a rest. Docsity.com 11. Read this sentence. Billy is an inexperienced trainer, but Old Dan and Little Ann are the best coon dogs a boy could wish for. What is the correct way to write this sentence? a) Billy am an inexperienced trainer, but Old Dan and Little Ann are the best coon dogs a boy could wish for. b) Billy is an inexperienced trainer, but Old Dan and Little Ann is the best coon dogs a boy could wish for. c) Billy are an inexperienced trainer, but Old Dan and Little Ann are the best coon dogs a boy could wish for. d) Best as is. Docsity.com 14. Which of the following is NOT written correctly? a) It was the king of the woods, towering far above the smaller trees. b) The huge limbs was spreading out over the small birch, ash, box elder, and water oak. c) I am the one who named this tree "the giant". d) I was thinking of going to the river to wash my face in cool water. Docsity.com 15. Which sentence in the paragraph below contains a mistake? (1) The raccoon are a furry animal that has a bushy ringed tail. (2) Their fur coloring makes them appear to be wearing masks. (3) This is why they have been given the nickname "Bandit". (4) The "mask" goes across the raccoon's face from cheek to cheek then around the eyes above the nose. Docsity.com 16. Which sentence in the paragraph below contains a mistake? (1) The fur on the mask is a dark brown color. (2)The rest of the raccoon's fur are gray to a blackish color. (3) The tail of a raccoon has rings of different colors. (4) The rings are black and light brown or gray. Docsity.com
