Question

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) ______________________________________

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1) The party was fun last  weekend.

2) They were watching a  nmovie 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 (be)  were good friends before she  moved away.

7) The movie was really  boring. It was not  entertaining. We stopped watching  it before it was over.

8) After playing outside, my dog 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.

Practice writing sentences using the verb “to be” in past tense.

1) I was at home yesterday.  

2) She was Spanish.  

3) They were friends.