BE: PAST WHERE WERE YOU? I WAS IN GLASGOW.

I was you were he/she/it was we were they were

was l? were you? was he/she/it? were we? were they?
I was you were he/she/it was we were they were
not not not not
not
Contractions: wasn't,
weren't
Where were you yesterday? My mother was a singer. I wasn't well last week.

Put in was or were.

In summer 19901 I was in Brazil.

1 We were very happy to see you yesterday.' 'And I was happy to see you.'
2 Lunch was OK, but the vegetables were not very good.
3 I can't find my keys. They were here this morning.
4 It was cold and dark, and we were tired.
5 My grandmother was a doctor, and her two brothers were both doctors too.
6 Were you in London yesterday?' 'No, I was in Glasgow.'
7 'When was your exam?' 'It was yesterday.'
8 'Why were you late?' 'The train was late.

Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

Ann at home yesterday was Was Ann at home yesterday?
1 good party was the Was the party good?
2 people were the interesting Were the people interesting?
3 teacher father your was a Was your father a teacher?
4 everybody was late Was everybody late?
5 your was driving test when When was your driving test?
6 Tuesday you where on were Where were you on Tuesday?
7 open windows why the all were Why were the all windows open?
8 John's brother school was with at you Whas John's brother with you at school?

Put in wasn't or weren't and words from the box. Make sure you understand
actually. Use a dictionary if necessary.
a teacher good in England in their hotel interesting late war well with
m Anna
The lesson wasn't interesting. Actually, it was very boring.
1 You weren't late. Actually, you arrived 10 minutes early.
2 My father wasn't a teacher. Actually, he worked as a bus driver.
3 I wasn't with Anna yesterday. Actually, I was with Susan.
4 The children weren't well yesterday. The doctor came to see them.
5 We weren't good last week. We went to Scotland for a few days.
6 The snow wasn't in England at Christmas. We couldn't ski.
7 Ann and Peter weren't in their hotel when I phoned.
8 It wasn't warm last night. Actually, it was quite cold.

NICOLE GALARZA TOALA