SIMPLE PAST TENSE

BE: (WAS/ WERE /WASN’T / WEREN’T)

1. Fill in the blanks with was or were
1. A: ___________ you at home yesterday? B: Yes, I ___________.
2. They ___________ really happy after they won the football
game.
3. My sister ___________ a college student last year.
4. Thomas ___________ on the train at three-thirty yesterday
afternoon.
5. A: ___________ Jennifer tired after she finished work? B: No,
she ___________.
6. My car broke down, so I ___________ late for my appointment.
7. A: ___________ Laura and Susan surprised? B: No, they
___________.
8. The cookies ___________ delicious, so I ate three of them.
9. A: ___________ you at the library yesterday? B: No, I
___________.
10. Many dinosaurs ___________ really huge.
11. I ___________ born in 1996. When ___________ you born?
12. The movie we saw last night ___________ very funny.
13. I ___________ a waiter last year, but I changed my job in
September.
14. My favourite programme ___________ on TV at eight o’clock
last night.
15. My classmates ___________ in the classroom at 10 o’clock.

2. Make the past simple (use positive / negative or

interrogative):
1. (I / be / at the cinema last night.)
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 2. (the children / be / naughty?)
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3. (we / be / in a cafe when you called.)
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4. (I / be / late?)
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5. (she / be / a teacher when she was young.)
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6. (where / we / be?)
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7. (you / be / okay?)
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8. (we / be / too tired?)
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9. (how / the party / be?)
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10. (they / be / late for the interview.)
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3. Answer the following questions:
1. Where were you last weekend?

2. What was the weather like yesterday?

3. Where was your mother yesterday at 5 o’clock?

4. Why was Mark absent from school last week?

5. Why was the teacher angry?

4. Write a short paragraph about your last summer camp.

Include information about: the place/ food/ people/
weather/ activities, etc. (Try to use only the verbs was/ were/
wasn’t/ weren’t)