Was and Were - Past tense forms of the verb 'to be' - Full Grammar Lesson & Activities!

This is a full lesson teaching the difference between when to use ‘was’ and when to use ‘were’.

‘Was’ is used with singular nouns and pronouns.
‘Were’ is used with plural nouns and pronouns + you.
Both ‘was’ and ‘were’ are used when speaking and writing in the past tense.

This resource is a PowerPoint presentation which includes a full lesson’s worth of activities. The notes section also includes teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.

The presentation includes:
√ Learning objective
√ Three success criteria
√ Starter activity considering different tenses
√ Teaching input - difference between use of ‘was’ and ‘were’
√ Whole class consolidation activities - fill in the blanks, reasoning questions, complete the table etc.
√ Extension input - ‘You’
√ Differentiated independent activities - mistake spotter, fill in the blanks, create your own sentences, swap the verbs etc.
√ All answer slides includes
√ Extension task - differentiated 3 ways
√ Information slide for learners needing additional support
√ Plenary activity - Sentence maker activity

PLEASE NOTE - Please look at the ‘notes’ section of the PowerPoint for additional information about each slide. These include teaching tips, ideas and further explanations.

This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck and Nearpod.