Past Simple Tense

Verb TO BE – WAS / WERE

I. Fill in with was or were:
1. They ....................... in Portugal last year.
2. It ...................... rainy yesterday.
3. You ........................ my favourite actor two years ago.
4. She ........................... my best friend three years ago.
5. We ............................. in the playground yesterday at 4 o’clock.
6. The cat ........................... under my bed last night.
7. I ............................. in the kitchen two hours ago.
8. Peter and I ............................. in the living room two minutes ago.
9. My father ............................... in France two months ago.
10. My sisters ............................. the best in their class last year.

II. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences:

1. twelve / She / old / years / was .
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2. he / from / Hungary / Was?
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3. a / schoolbag / It / red / was.
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4. weren’t / We / yesterday / at / home.
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5. wasn’t / cake / The / good / at all.
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III. Make questions in the past tense:

1. Susan was in the park.
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2. You were at my grandmother’s house.
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3. We were in the park at six.
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4. James was at school last week.
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5. I was a good pupil last year.
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6. It was sunny three days ago.
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7. The cats were under the table.
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8. My lost dog was white.
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