Past Simple Verb Tense with the Verb to
Past Simple Verb Tense with the Verb "to be" Past of verb to be
Was, were ( ���� , ��� I was at home last night. He was at the party at ten last night. Janet was in her room. She was standing at the door. ���������� was
Was, were ( ���� , ��� We were at home last night. They were at the party last night. Janet and Yoko were in their room. You were standing at the door. ���������� were
Put was or were into the gaps. 1 ) was 1) I …………in Canberra last spring. were 2) We …………at school last Saturday. was 3) Tina………… at home yesterday. I i n C a n b e r r a was 4) He …………. happy. were 5) Robert and Stan …………Garry's friends. l a s t s p r i n g. were 6) You …………very busy on Friday.
continue were very busy on Friday. 6) You………… ������ was in the museum. 8) I………. That’s was great! 9) She ………in South Africa last month. were in front of 7) They………… the supermarket. were 10) Jessica and Kimberly……… late for school.
Pat is twenty now. So ___she nineteen last year? a. was b. were was Yes, she ………. .
It was a great day, but we ___ so tired. a. was b. were
Where ___ you yesterday afternoon? a. was b. were I was in the bus.
I didn't buy those jeans because they ___ too expensive. a. was b. were ___ the weather good while we were away? a. Was b. Were ��� was ���� were ������������ ��
Why ___ he so angry? a. was b. were A: when ___you got married? B: On twenty-eight of April 1985. a. was b. were ������ was / were ������������
���� Was/Were ������� 1. ………it hot at the beach yesterday? Yes, it ………. 2. …………. he very unhappy with his new car? Yes, he………… 3. …………we tired last night ? Yes, we…………. 4. ………. they absent from class? Yes, they……….
5. What day……. . it yesterday? 6. Where……… they last week? 7. What ………. . that in your bag this morning? 8. ………. he a teacher? 9. ………you at home yesterday afternoon? 10. When………. . she at home yesterday?
Positive: I was Negative: I was not (wasn’t) Positive: He was Negative: He was not (wasn’t) Positive: She was Negative: She was not (wasn’t)
Positive: We were Negative: We were not (weren’t) Positive: They were Negative: They were not (weren’t) Positive: You were Negative: You were not (weren’t)
Negative Conjugation (����� ) Full form--Contraction (������� -������ ) I was not--I wasn't You were not--You weren't He was not--He wasn't She was not--She wasn't It was not--It wasn't We were not--We weren't They were not--They weren't
Instructions. Fill wasn’t/ weren’t in the blank. 1. I. . . at home last night because I had to work. 2. They. . . . home when I called. 3. It. . . too cold yesterday, so we went to the park. 4. The food. . . . bad.
5. We………… very tired, so we stayed up late. 6. The manager…………. there when I called earlier. 7. Jeff, you ………… at work yesterday, were you? 8. Rebecca. . . . home last night. . 9 I …………at the doctor’s last week. 10. She …………his girlfriend.
Put in was not or were not into the gaps. (1 They…………. . ill. 2) You……………. tired. 3) The children…………. quiet. 4) Max …………. in Helsinki last week. 5) She ……………. home for dinner.
(6 The water…………… cold. 7) There …………a good film on TV yesterday. 8) We …………. . in Brazil last winter. 9) Betty and Florence……………… at school this morning 10) I ……………happy when I heard about the accident.
Past Simple Verb Tense with Verb "to be" I he was she it we Past of verb to be were they the you books
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