Exercise 8
Using the Verb "To be"
Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense.
Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (positive)
Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday. (negative)
1) The party (be) ________ fun last
weekend.
2) They (be) ________ watching a
movie when Ernesto called. They
(be, not) ____ ____ watching TV.
3) Jessie (be) ________ tired. So, he
went to sleep.
4) When she was a little girl, Margo
(be) ________ very good at tennis.
She practiced every day.
5) My friends and I (be) ________
studying English last night.
6) Kendra (be) ________ in my sixth
grade English class. We (be)
________ good friends before she
moved away.
7) The movie (be) ________ really
boring. It (be, not) ____ ____
entertaining. We stopped watching
it before it was over.
8) After playing outside, my dog (be)
________ very dirty. She came into
the house and ran into my room. It
(be) ________ such a mess!
9) I (be, not) ____ ____ eating a
sandwich when you called. I (be)
________ eating a salad.
10) The students (be, not) ____ ____
ready to take the test. They
needed to study more.
Practice writing sentences using the verb “to be” in past tense.
1) ______________________________________________________________
2) ______________________________________________________________
3) _______________________________________________
weekend.
2) They were watching a
movie when Ernesto called. They
were not watching TV.
3) Jessie was tired. So, he
went to sleep.
4) When she was a little girl, Margo
was very good at tennis.
She practiced every day.
5) My friends and I were
studying English last night.
6) Kendra was in my sixth
grade English class. We
were good friends before she
moved away.
7) The movie (be) was really
boring. It (be, not) was not entertaining. We stopped watching
it before it was over.
was very dirty. She came into
the house and ran into my room. It
was such a mess!
9) I was not eating a
sandwich when you called. I
was eating a salad.
10) The students were not
ready to take the test. They
needed to study more.
I was writing a new poem for my English class
They were cleaning their new house for the party
My mom was doing exercise because she wants to take care of her figure
Respuestas
Respuesta:
1) The party (be) was fun last weekend.
2) They (be) were watching a movie when Ernesto called. They (be, not) were not watching TV.
3) Jessie (be) was tired. So, he went to sleep.
4) When she was a little girl, Margo (be) was very good at tennis. She practiced every day.
5) My friends and I (be) were studying English last night.
6) Kendra (be) was in my sixth grade English class. We (be) were good friends before she moved away.
7) The movie (be) was really boring. It (be, not) were not entertaining. We stopped watching it before it was over.
8) After playing outside, my dog (be) was very dirty. She came into the house and ran into my room. It (be) was such a mess!
9) I (be, not) was not eating a sandwich when you called. I (be) was eating a salad.
10) The students (be, not) were not ready to take the test. They
needed to study more.
1) I was walking in the park
2) You were doing your homework
3) The dog was eating meat