A.
We for the past simple of be like this:
Positive
Singular
You
were
He/she/it was
Plural we/you/they
were
Negative full form short form
Singular I was not I wasnt
You were not you werent
He/she/it was not He/she/it
wasnt
Plural we/you/they were not
we/you/they werent
C) Give short answer to the questions.
1) Was Paul ill last week?
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(-)
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2) Were your parents at home yesterday?
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(-)
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3) Was the newspaper interesting?
1. E) Turn the sentences into
negative.
2. My father was at the bus stop.
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3. Nelly was very frustrated.
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4. Emily and Nita were at the shop.
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5. Jhon was surprised yesterday.
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6. We were at the cinema last night.
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7. My mother was in the living room.
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8. Daniel was in a hurry this morning.
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9. Albert was in the classroom.
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B) Fill in the blanks with was-were
or wasnt-werent.
1. Your mother__________ at home yesterday.
I was
2. Melissa __________ at school last Monday.
Because she _________ ill.
3. Bryan ________ with her father.
4. Mary ________ at the party
5. Last night but I couldnt see her.
6. Nick ________ at home as I expected
7. There _________ many people at
the party.
8. I _________ at school yesterday.
9. Your father________ at work
I wonder where he _________.
10. Kian _________ at M. Jackson concert.
D) Put in order.
1) Was / yesterday / happy / Henrry /.
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2) were / last night / you / where.
(-) --------------------------------.
3) The film / what / like / was.
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4) Were / at the concert / your friends.
(-) --------------------------------.
5) Like / what / the weather / was.
(-) --------------------------------.
6) Successful / was / Mary / at the
race.
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A) Choose the correct answer.
1) Emma was at the hospital with his father
she were/was so worried.
2) Vicky and Tom were/was lucky yesterday.
3) Karen wasnt/werent in the kitchen.
4) Helen was/were 16 years old last year.
5) My parents were/was in London this
weekend so I were/was alone to do what I
wanted.
6) The garden wasnt/werent colorful.
7) The pupils were/werent bored they
were/was paying all the afternoon.
8) Sue was/wasnt careless with the vase she
broken it.
9) After the football match you
wasnt/werent here for the celebration.
10) I were/was with mum at the market
when I saw them.
 Questions B)Fill in with was, wasnt, were, werent.
a) There ....................... any market here twenty
Singular Was I
years ago.
Were you right?
b) ................... there a park back then? No,
Was he/she/it
there ...........
c) What .............................. your favourite cartoon
Plural Were we/you/they right?
when you ................................. a child?
d) There ............................ any cinemas here
twenty years ago.
A) Make Julia some questions about her last
e) Is Mary ill? She ..................................... at work
trip.
(your hotel/good) today.
......... f) There .................... a lot of people at the party
(The weather/nice) last night.
..... g) Where .................................................... you
(Your trip/OK) yesterday?
.......

D) Turn the sentences into question.

C) Ask questions according to the underlined
words 1. Erick was at the concert with his father.
1.. .?
2. Joseph and Lisa were on holiday last year.
No, she wasnt. She was in the living room.
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2. 3. Kian was at school at 7 oclock.
..?
.No, she wasnt. She was in the living room.
4. Christian was the photographer last month.
3. .. ..?
5. My friends were in Ireland this weekend.
No, she wasnt. She was in the living room.
..?
4. 6. The bedrooms were colorful.
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No, she wasnt. She was in the living room.
7. The children were happy.
5. .?
8. Susan was sick, yesterday.
No, she wasnt. She was in the living room.
..?

E) Put was-were or wasnt-werent, in the gaps in these conversation.

Peter: ..Paul at work today?
Julie: no he in the office. I think hes sick.
Harry: .. you on holiday last month?
Mary: yes, I in Peru and it . Wonderful because I visited Macchu Pichu.
Steve: Nick and I at home playing videogames, why you didnt come?
Bryan: because I . Sick, I had to stay at home all day.
Jhon: ..you in Asia last year?
Frank: yes, I in Japan on business, and then my wife and I .. in Korea for
a shot holyday.