Unit 17: Past tense –to be

Prof. Everson ENG 101 Basic English I

Name:

Nationality:

Occupation:

Martin Luther King Jr.

American

Civil rights leader

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights leader.

Name:

Nationality:

Occupation:

Lady Diana

British

princess -- royalty

Lady Diana was a British princess.

Name:

Nationality:

Occupation:

The Beatles

British

rock singer

The Beatles were British rock singers.

Name:

Nationality:

Occupation:

Mahatma Gandhi

Indian

religious leader

Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian religious leader.

Name:

Nationality:

Occupation:

Pierre and Marie Curie

French

scientist

Pierre and Marie Curie were French scientists.

Names:

Nationality:

Occupation:

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham LincolnU.S. American

president

Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, and Lincoln were American presidents.

Name:

Nationality:

Occupation:

Roberto Clemente

Puerto Rican

Baseball player

Roberto Clemente was a Puerto Rican baseball player and humanitarian.

werewas

were

werewas an

was

waswasn’t was

werewas

wasn’t waswasn’t

waswere

weren’t werewere

weren’t were

was beautiful. was small.was delicious. was terrible.

were polite. were rude.

was

was fantastic. was loud.was spacious. was crowded.

was sunny. was rainy.was romantic. was ordinary.were friendly. were ugly.