then
Was it a big city
Warming-up
village
There are a lot of trees in the village.
Warming-up
Let’s sing a chant
Fat, fat, fat. I was fat.
Thin, thin, thin. Now I’m thin.
Short, short, short. I was short.
Tall , tall , tall. Now I’m tall.
I know them.
tall— big—
long— fat—
old— young—
short
small
short
thin
new
old
Warming-up
Shenzhen is a big city now. Was it a big city then?
Warming-up
No. It was a very small village then.
Warming-up
It was a very small village then.
then
now
It is a big city.
Presentation
Was it fat?
No, it wasn’t.
It was thin.
Presentation
Was she tall?
No, she wasn’t.
She was short.
Presentation
Was he naughty?
Yes, he was.
Presentation
Were they young?
Yes, they were.
一般过去时
构成：Be动词的过去式（was/were)
用法：表示过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态。
常用时间：then, yesterday等等。
动词be的变化
am/is
was
were
are
Work in pairs to practice the dialogue
Were you at school yesterday?
No, I wasn’t.
Work in pairs to practice the dialogue
Were you at home yesterday?
Yes, I was.
Summary
本课重点句型：
1.Shenzhen is a big city now. 深圳现在是一个大城市。
2. It was a very small village then. 那时它是一个非常小的村庄。
3. —Were you at home yesterday? 昨天你在家吗？
—Yes, I was. 是的，我在家。
—No, I wasn’t. 不，我不在家。
I can do them
用be动词的适当形式填空。
I _____ tall now. Then I _____ short.
2. Tom ______ thin then, but now he _____ fat.
I _____ at home yesterday.
______ you at the supermarket yesterday?
It _____ sunny today. But it _____ windy yesterday.
am
was
was
was
Were
is
is
was
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