Question

 

 PAST SIMPLE of TO BE (WAS - WERE)

 

A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb “Be” in the past.

 

1)      They __________ at the hospital three days ago.

2)      You ____________on the phone this morning.  

3)      The children_____________ quiet. They are always noisy.  

4)      Jari_______________ in Helsinki last week.

5)      She______________ home for dinner last Wednesday.                                        

6)      My dog __________ a German shepherd. It ________ a Labrador retriever.

7)      There________________ a good film on TV yesterday.

8)      We________________ in Brazil last summer. There _______ many beautiful beaches there.

9)      Fred and Wilma____________________at school this morning.

10)  I ____________happy when I heard about the accident.

11)  I ________________ in  Guatemala last spring.

12)  We ______________at school last Saturday.

13)  Maria and I_____________ at home yesterday.

14)  Robson ___________ happy yesterday. He had a lot of homework.

15)  Bob and Mike_____________ Jenny's friends. They don’t know her.

16)  You ____________ very tired on Friday, because you _______ at home sleeping.

17)  They ________________ in front of the supermarket to wait for me. 

18)  I _______________ in the museum. I __________________ at home.

19)  She ____________in South Africa last month. She ________ in Spain.  

20)  Jane and Vicky____________late for school They are always late for school.

21)  She is thirty now, so last year she _____________ twenty-nine.

22)  _____________ it a good film? 

23)  I got married when I ____________ thirty.

24)  It was a great day, but we _____________ so tired.

25)  I didn't buy those earrings because they __________ugly.  

26)  When I _______________ a child we lived in the country.

27)  Where ___________ you yesterday afternoon?

28)  _______________the kids good while we were away?

29 The kids ____________ so naughty. The parents _______________ always angry.

30) Why _________ he so sad? Because his girl friend broke up with him.

 

 

B. Write the words in the correct order. 

     Give the right form of TO BE : WAS / WERE

 

1.    tired / you / be  _____________________________________________

2.    good / film / the ? ___________________________________________

3.    Child / the / not / in / park / the ________________________________

4.    hotel / manager / the / at ? ____________________________________

5.    Bank / the / I / at / yesterday _________________________________

6.    Aunt / ill / my / last week  _____________________________________

7.    Closed / door / open / the  ?  ____________________________________
8. There / tourists / garden / the / in / many 

     __________________________________________________________

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Answer 1

Respuesta:

1)were 2)were 3)weren't 4)was 5)was

6)was 7)was 8)were, were 9)were

10)wasn't 11)was 12)were 13)were

14)wasn't 15)weren't 16)weren't, were

17)were 18)wasn't, was 19)wasn't, was

20)were 21)was 22)Was 23)was

24)were 25)were 26)was 27)were

28)Were 29)were, were 30)was

1)Ypu were tired.

2)Was the film good?

3)The child was not in the park.

4)Was manager at the hotel?

5)I was at the bank yesterday.

6)My aunt was ill last week.

8)There were many tourists in the garden.