Name: Class: Date:

Verb to be: (was/ wasn’t /were/ weren’t):

Complete the conversation with the words above then complete the tasks:
Helen: What _____ you doing yesterday?
Mona: My sisters and I ______ very busy. We ______ at
home most of the morning because we ______ cleaning the
attic, while mum ______ doing the weekly shopping. We
_____very tired because it ______ a big job. In the
afternoon my mother went out to see grandmother, but I
______ in the mood to go with her. So, I watched a film for
two hours. Once both my parents _____home, we
____thinking what to have for dinner. Mum _____ too tired
to cook and dad ____ free. There _____some beef steaks in the fridge, so I
thought this _____ a good opportunity to do some cooking. The whole family _____
really impressed with my cooking skills. After dinner there ______ anything
interesting on TV, so I talked to Sandra and did some online shopping until it _____
midnight. My parents _______ watching a horror film on TV and they _______ in the
living room until it ______ around eleven. And what about you? How _____ your day?
Helen: It ____ bad, really. My sister and I ____ out shopping at Primark. In the
afternoon we ___ feeling a bit hungry and decided to go to Nando’s. The food
____quite good but there ___ many people. In the evening my parents ___ at home,
so I played on the PlayStation until it ____time to go to bed.
Answer the following in full sentences:
1. What were Mona and her sisters doing? ___________________________________
2. Where did Mona’s mother go? ___________________________________________
3.Who cooked dinner? ___________________________________________________
4. Where did Helen go with her sister? _____________________________________
5. What did Helen do in the evening? _______________________________________

Circle (True) or (False). And then correct all mistakes:

1. Mona went to visit her grandmother. True False
2. Helen has a friend called Sandra. True False
3. Mona and her sister went to Primark. True False
4. Helen’s parents we out. True False
5. Mona has good cooking skills. True False
Exercise: What were you doing yesterday? Tell us what you were/weren’t
doing.