YESTERDAY

THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY

.... AGO
LAST ..........

TO BE
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE SIMPLE QUESTION DETAILED QUESTION
You You you you
We were We weren’t Were we ? Wh..... were we ?
They They they they

I I I I
he he he he
she was she wasn’t Was she ? Wh...... was she ?
it it it it
1 person 1 person 1 person 1 person
1 thing 1 thing 1 thing 1 thing

Use WAS or WERE Use WASN’T or WEREN’T

1. I.................................... very tired. 1. The room ........................................... big.
2. She............................. very happy. 2. We ................................ at the petrol station.
3. They .................................. very busy. 3. Josh.................................. at the bus stop.
4. It .................................. very important. 4. It........................................... expensive.
5. It ................................. very difficult. 5. I............................................at the airport.
6. Tim................................ a teacher. 6. You......................................at the cinema.
7. We.............................. at a party. 7. She ...........................................at home.
8. You................................. in Italy. 8. They ......................................... very angry.
9. The shop........................... open. 9. Mike...................................... in the shop.
10. I................................... at school. 10. The bank................................... closed.
11. Helen............................ at work. 11. I............................................. at the concert.
12. You.........................at the restaurant. 12. You....................................at the university.

Form simple questions: Look at the pictues and ask your partner:
1. .....................you at the hairdresser’s? Were you .......................... last month?
2. ....................he in the part?
3. .....................I good?
4. ....................you at school?
5. ..................they tired?
6. .................. it important?
7. ..................Ken happy? in the
at school at the beach mountains
8. ................. your friends at home?
9. ......................Jack ill?
10. ....................... you in the USA ?

at the post
at the ATM office at the doctor’s

at the at the in the

restaurant library hospital
at the hotel at the gym at the concert
 Complete the sentences.
eg. The last time I was in the park was yesterday / two days ago / a week ago / a month ago / last Friday

1. The last time I was at the train station ..................................................................................................

2. The last time I was at the theatre...........................................................................................................
3. The last time I was at a cafe...............................................................................................................
4. The last time I was at the cinema...............................................................................................
5. The last time I was at the traffic lights.................................................................................................
6. The last time I was in the countryside.......................................................................................
7. The last time I was at the pharmacy .............................................................................................................

Form the simple questions then answer them about Jack, Mary and yourself?

Simple Question Karen John I

at school yesterday? No Yes

at work yesterday? No Yes

at home last Friday? No Yes

at the train station last week? Yes No

at the cafe two days ago? No Yes

tired yesterday? Yes No

Form detailed questions

Where.........were................ you yesterday? I was at school / i was at the universty
When...........were.......................you ill ( enfermo) ? I was ill yesterderday
How ............was ..................... your day? The day it was fantastic / great
How .............was .............. your week?
How............... was .................... your holiday?
How ..............was.................... your exam? The exam was terrible
Who was that girl?the girl was my friend

Form the detailed questions then answer them about Jack, Mary and yourself.

QUESTION DETAILED Karen John I

Where – last week? at her friend’s house at a birthday party At restaurant

When – in the shops? yesterday three days ago Yesterday

When – at the restaurant? last Tuesday three weeks ago Last week
(last Monday)
Where – yesterday? at school at work At university

When – at the cinema? a month ago last Saturday

Work in pairs. Ask each other questions. Eg. - Where was Maggie in 2001? – Maggie was at school in 2001.

Maggie Tom
2001 - at school 2001 - at university
Who was at the school in 2001?
2004 - at university 2004- at work
When was Maggie at university ?
last year – in Japan last year – in Greece
where was Maggie last year? who was in grace last year?
six months ago – in New York six months – in Miami
who was in New York sex manths ago? when was Tom in Miami?
two months ago – in Los Angeles two months ago – in Los Angeles
where was Maggie two months ago? where was tom two months ago?
last month – at the beach last month – at the beech
when was Maggie at the beach? when was Tom at the beach?
a week ago – at the restaurant with Tom a week ago – at the restaurant with Maggi
who was Maggie a week ago at the restaurant
with? last Friday – in church
last Friday – in church
who was in church last Friday? yesterday – in Paris on honeymoon with Maggie
yesterday – in Paris on honeymoon with Tom

Correct the mistakes. Some sentences are correct:

1. I were in France. ( was) 8. It were important.( was)

2. He were busy. (was) 9. Where was you ? (were)
3. She was at the restaurant. 10. Jim weren’t at work. ( wasn´t)
4. Mary weren’t at the party.( wasn’t) 11. Were they ill?
5. They was tired. ( were) 12. When were you in Mexico?
6. I wasn’t at the bus stop. 13. Barbie was sad.
7. Was you at school?(were) 14. The film were fantastic.( was)

Put WAS or WERE in the questions, then answer them.

1. When...........were................... you born?

2. Where .............was...... your best holiday?

Who............were......... you with?

3. Who .........was......... your best friend at school?

What .............was ..... his hobby?

4. What ...........was ...... your favourite food when you were young?

5. What was your favourite drink when you were young?

6. What ............was ...... your hobby when you were 10 years old?

7. What .......was ........ your most important thing when you were 10 years old?

8. What..........was...... your favourite subject at school?

Who .....was........ the teacher?

9. What .........was....... your best present?

10. When .........was....... your first English lesson?

11. Where.......was....... your first school?

12. What ......was......... your favourite singer or music band when you were young?

13. What ............was ...... your favourite TV show when you were young?

14. What .........was ........ your favourite book when you were a child?