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    TO BE

    SIMPLE PAST TENSE (AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE)

    Paternal Last Name: Maternal Last Name: Name(s):


    Student’s name:
    ANGUIANO MORALES JOSE DAVID

    Class / group: ASyP 5A ● IMI 5A LENF 5A LENF 5B

    Exercise I:

    Instructions: Select from the drop-down list the correct form of the past tense of “to be” as in
    the given example.

    Teresa WAS absent from work yesterday

    He WAS in the same office as Wendy last year.

    They WERE good friends for many years.

    The office door WAS open. But o windows WERE closed.

    Ned WAS not at work yesterday.

    He and his sister WERE sick.

    You WERE busy all day yesterday.

    We WERE tired after our long walk.

    I WAS hungry after so much exercise.

    There WERE a ls of members absent from the meeting yesterday.

    Fred WAS present, but I WAS not.

    The weather yesterday WAS very warm.

    We WERE pleased to receive your memorandum.

    You WERE not satisfied with my memorandum.


    The exercises in the last lesson WERE easy.

    We WERE not able to get in touch with Mr. Reese yesterday.

    The wind last night WAS very strong.

    Exercise II

    Instructions: Change the following sentences from affirmative to negative. Use both full form
    and the contracted form. Do not forget to highlight the verb being used.

    You were tired last night

    you were not tired last night


    you weren’t tired last night

    These doors were closed

    these doors were not closed

    these doors weren’t closed


    The exercises were easy to do

    these exercises were not easy to do

    these exercises weren’t easy to do


    The man was a stranger to her

    the man was not a stranger to her

    the man wasn’t a stranger to her

    It was a pleasant day.

    it was not a pleasent day


    it wasn’t a pleasent day
    The sea was very rough.

    the sea was not very rough

    the sea wasn’t very rough


    He was a tall man

    he was not a tall man

    he wasn’t a tall man


    There were ten new words in the lesson

    there were not ten new words in the lesson

    there weren’t ten new words in the lesson


    Sarah was a goon swimmer

    Sarah was not a goon swimmer

    Sarah wasn’t a goon swimmer


    She was very intelligent

    she was not very intelligent

    she wasn’t very intelligent


    They were both Americans

    they were not both americans


    they weren’t both americans
    She was a good tennis player

    she was not a good tennis player

    she wasn’t a good tennis player


    You were a happy child

    you were not a happy Child

    you weren’t a happy Child


    He was always angry

    he was not always angry

    he wasn’t always angry


    They were friendly enemies

    the were not friendly enemies

    the weren’t friendly enemies


    Bert was an old friend of the family.

    bert was not an old friend of the family


    bert wasn’t an old friend of the family
    Exercise III

    Instructions: Change the sentences in Exercise 1 to interrogative form.

    WAS Teresa absent from work yesterday?

    WAS He in the same office as Wendy last year?

    WERE They good friends for many years?

    WAS The office door open. But o windows WERE closed?

    WAS Ned not at work yesterday?

    WERE He and his sister sick?

    WERE You busy all day yesterday?

    WERE We tired after our long walk?

    WAS I hungry after so much exercise?

    WERE There a ls of members absent from the meeting yesterday?

    WAS Fred present, but I WAS not?

    WAS The weather yesterday very warm?

    WERE We pleased to receive your memorándum?

    WERE You not satisfied with my memorándum?

    WERE The exercises in the last lesson easy?

    WERE We not able to get in touch with Mr. Reese yesterday?

    WAS The wind last night very strong?

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