cls a VI-a - Past Simple - to be

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

                          BE:   (WAS/ WERE /WASN’T / WEREN’T)

1. Fill in the blanks with was or were

1. A: ___________ you at home yesterday? B: Yes, I ___________.

2. They ___________ really happy after they won the football game.

 3. My sister ___________ a college student last year.

4. Thomas ___________ on the train at three-thirty yesterday afternoon.

5. A: ___________ Jennifer tired after she finished work? B: No, she ___________.

6. My car broke down, so I ___________ late for my appointment.

7. A: ___________ Laura and Susan surprised? B: No, they ___________.

 8. The cookies ___________ delicious, so I ate three of them.

9. A: ___________ you at the library yesterday? B: No, I ___________.

10. Many dinosaurs ___________ really huge.

11. I ___________ born in 1996. When ___________ you born?

12. The movie we saw last night ___________ very funny.

13. I ___________ a waiter last year, but I changed my job in September.

 14. My favourite programme ___________ on TV at eight o’clock last night.

15. My classmates ___________ in the classroom at 10 o’clock.

2. Make the past simple (use positive / negative or interrogative):

1. (I / be / at the cinema last night.) ________________________________________________________________

 2. (the children / be / naughty?) ______________________________________________________________

3. (we / be / in a cafe when you called.) ________________________________________________________________

 4. (I / be / late?) ________________________________________________________________

5. (she / be / a teacher when she was young.) ________________________________________________________________

 6. (where / we / be?) ________________________________________________________________

 7. (you / be / okay?) ________________________________________________________________

8. (we / be / too tired?) ________________________________________________________________

9. (how / the party / be?) _______________________________________________________________

10. (they / be / late for the interview.) _______________________________________________________         

3. Answer the following questions:

1. Where were you last weekend?

2. What was the weather like yesterday?

3. Where was your mother yesterday at 5 o’clock?

4. Why was Mark absent from school last week?

5. Why was the teacher angry?

4. Write a short paragraph about your last summer camp. Include information about: the place/ food/ people/ weather/ activities, etc. (Try to use only the verbs was/ were/ wasn’t/ weren’t)