In the past

adjectives

was/were [wɜ:] (был/были)
I was
You were
He/she/it was
We/they were
Was Mineral Park a deserted town in 1871? – No, it wasn’t.
Were the streets quiet? – Yes, they were.

Ex. 2, p. 66
In 1871, Mineral Park was…
There was…
The streets were…

Words in bold
Weekly newspaper – еженедельная газета
Mines – шахты
Wealthy – благополучный, состоятельный
Ruined – разрушенный
Get an idea of – получить представление о чем-то

Past Simple
Regular verbs (правил. глаголы)
+ : I looked
: I didn’t look
? : Did I look? Answers: Yes, I did/No, I didn’t.
Время:
Yesterday, last night, last week, last year, three days ago