PAST SIMPLE WAS/WERE

1. Fill the gaps:

When I was a little child, life ____________ good. My mother ___________ young and beautiful. She
___________ full of joy. My father ______________ big and strong. I ____________ his world.
Everything ______________ big, our house, our car, cakes, ice-creams. I _______________ the only
child in the family. People _________________ kind and friendly. My room ______________ full of
toys. I ___________ never miserable, never lonely. I _________________ a very happy child.
2. Fill the gaps with was, were, wasn't, were't:
1. Robinson Crusoe ______________ alone on a deserted island. (-)
2. We _________________ in the countryside at the weekend. (-)
3. Martin Krupan __________________ very strong. (+)
4. They ______________ at home in the evening. (+)
5. John and I ______________ at a concert on Tuesday. (-)
6. Grace _______________ at home last Sunday. (-)
7. Mr and Mrs Black __________________ at the shops yesterday. (-)
8. Fred _________________ at the cinema yesterday evening. (+)
9. It ___________________ windy last week. (+)
10. You ______________ at the cinema last Thursday. (-)
4. Finish the sentences:
Statement (+) Negative (-) Question (?)
His parents were angry.

The weather wasn't nice.

Was Tim at home last night?

They weren't in Toluca at the

weekend.

My friends were at a party on

Friday.