The to be verb in the Past Personal Pronouns Reviewing the Present of the to be verb Identifying the to be verb in these sentences • Jennifer is really beautiful. • This horse is very dangerous. ... • My pen pal is from France. ... • The managers are not in the meeting room. ... • My school friends are taller than me. ... • I'm sure that we'll sell more products next year. ... • She is not fun. ... • He is the company CEO. To be verb in the Past Identifying the to be verb in these sentences • We were in Canberra last spring. • • • • • • • Jamie was 25 last June. You were very busy on Friday. I was at home yesterday. Were you at work this morning? He was not surprised by the present. It was not very dangerous. She was interested in science. PAST TIME EXPRESSIONS PRACTICE. Write sentences using questions words and time expressions with the to “be” verb in the past.