Affirmative statements Negative statements

Past of Be
Subject Be form Complem
Was/ were Subject Be + not Complem

I Late I Tall
HE Happy HE WAS NOT Bored
SHE WAS At school Questions SHE WASN’T Angry
IT A student IT short

Wh word Be Sub Comp

YOU Early YOU Free
WE WERE WE WERE NOT
THEY In Where were you yesterday? THEY WEREN’T sstress
Why was he late last class?
here

A. Complete with was or were.

B. Complete with was – wasn-t – were – weren’t.
1. She was 11. Diego was Andrés was (+) in the bank. My mother
2. Carlos was 12.Her hair was wasn’t (-) working yesterday. Tomas and I
3. He and she where 13. Mice where weren’t (-) friends. Were (+) in the same
4. You and I where 14. Horses where classroom. My country wasn’t (-) very
5. they where 15. Luis was expensive. Merlin and Laura wasn’t (+) a
6. Costa Rica was 16. We where _ happy couple. Brazil was (+) champion in
7. A picture was 17. Wilson was _ 2002. I wasn’t (-) worried. All my students
8. My bike was 18. April was were (+) at the party with their parents.
My
9. Many people where _ boss was (+) very serious. I wasn’t (-)
19. Jose and We where
10. Everybody was 20. My teacher was _ confused. My dad was (+) wrong. My car
(-) red. Wives were (+) smart.

C. Unscramble and answer these questions. Add was / were. Practice with a classmate.
1.you / in the last party / who? 5. I / why / alone?
a. Who were you in the last party? a. Why was I alone?
b. I was with you in the last party b. he likes to be alone _____

2. you / where / last period? 6. / Who / the principal

a. where were you last period? a. Who was the principal? _
b. I was in yopal b.

3.where / your sister / last winter / ? 7. / more expensive / which book/ ?

a. where was your sister last winter? a. Wich book was more expensive
b. She was travelling in paris b.

4. Vanessa / how long/ in costa Rica? 8. How much / your laptop?

a. how long was vanessa in c.r? a. how much was your laptop __
_
b. Vannesa was there for five days _
b.