Name : .....................................
EXERCISE : SIMPLE PAST TENSE NOMINAL
Complete the sentences below with “was” or “were” !
1. I............................happy yesterday.
2. You.......................my friend.
3. ...................he brave?
4. Velina...................in Surabaya last week.
5. Belinda and I....................classmates.
6. Mr. Irwan......................in Bob’s house last
week.
7. They....................not my enemies.
8. He....................in Jakarta last month.
9. Teachers.....................at school this
morning.
10. Men ......................not late for school.
11. A man...................in front of the gate two
hours ago.
12. .....................you in front of the museum
yesterday?
13. We.....................very sleepy an hour ago.
14. My sister..............lazy but now she is
diligent.
15. Last year, she....................12 years old,
now she is 13 years old.
16. Victoria................ a shy girl when
she................a child.
17. .....................the floor dirty yesterday?
18. I..................not in the kitchen but
I....................in the bathroom.
19. Mom and Dad............................in the
living room.
20. ...................your brothers at college last
year?
21. ......................you curious yesterday?
(Exercise: Simple Past Tense Nominal)
22. She................not my desk mate when
I....................in the second grade.
23. My grandparents............................in Paris
two weeks ago.
24. Students..........................on a long holiday
last Summer.
25. The mice...................not in the garage but
they...............in the kitchen.
26. My turtle.................a cute animal.
It......................small last year.
27. ....................cousins in the library with
Susan?
28. ..................there a kitten inside the box?
29. ..................there hens in your garage?
30. There....................not many dolls on my
bed.
31. She...................not in her bedroom 30
minutes ago.
32. The room............dark five hours ago.
33. There................dentists in the clinic
yesterday morning.
34. Suze and Tom......................in Japan last
winter.
35. Bimbi................not in Susan’s house last
Sunday but she....................in my house.
36. .....................Tamara an actress?
37. ...................you afraid of dark last night?
38. Bobby’s house.......................huge.
39. They......................not lawyers but
they..................... lectures.
40. The babies..........................on the pillow.
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