EXERCISES Past Simple with ‘Be’ - Positive and Negative Form

Make the past simple positive or negative:

1. It ________________ (be) cold yesterday.

2. She ________________ (be) hungry.

3. We ________________ (be) late for the meeting.

4. I ________________ (be) tired last night.

5. The exam ________________ (be) difficult.

6. They ________________ (be) in Berlin.

7. You ________________ (be) in the library when I called you.

8. The holiday ________________ (be) fun.

9. He ________________ (be) early for the interview.

10. The people we met last night ________________ (be) French.

11. That woman ________________ (not / be) Spanish.

12. Julie ________________ (not / be) late for the class.

13. The food ________________ (not / be) very good.

14. They ________________ (not / be) my uncle and aunt.

15. I ________________ (not / be) rude to the waitress.

16. The test ________________ (not / be) easy.

17. We ________________ (not / be) tired when we arrived.

18. They ________________ (not / be) on the bus when I called.

19. You ________________ (not / be) here when she came.

20. He ________________ (not / be) my boyfriend.

 EXERCISES Past Simple with ‘Be’ Question Forms
Make past simple ‘yes / no’ or ‘wh’ questions:

1. (John / be / at the party?)

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2. (you / be / tired yesterday?)
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3. (the weather / be / good?)
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4. (we / be / too noisy?)
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5. (he / be / a doctor when he was young?)
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6. (they / be / in the class last week?)
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7. (she / be / a good student?)
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8. (I / be / on time?)
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9. (Julie and Lucy / be / at the meeting?)
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10. (we / be / in Paris?)
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11. (where / you / be?)
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12. (what / that noise / be?)
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13. (who / that man / be?)
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14. (how / the weekend / be?)
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15. (where / the money / be?)
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16. (why / the door open / be?)
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17. (who / the teacher / be?)
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18. (how / your holiday / be?)
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19. (what / the weather like / be?)
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20. (why / the children awake / be?)
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 EXERCISES Past Simple Form Negative (other verbs)

Make the past simple negative:

1. (I / not / go out last night)

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2. (you / not / come to the party)
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3. (she / not / love chocolate as a child)
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4. (he / not / like sport)
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5. (we / not / study for the exam)
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6. (they / not / cook at the weekend)
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7. (Lucy / not / meet her friends last week)
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8. (I / not / stay at home)
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9. (you / not / do your homework)
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10. (John / not / work in the bank at the same time as me)
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11. (they / not / play tennis yesterday)
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12. (we / not / go on holiday last year)
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13. (Julie and Anna / not / clean the house at all)
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14. (she / not / cry much as a baby)
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15. (he / not / drive to work)
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16. (I / not / remember to buy milk)
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17. (you / not / wash the dishes)
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18. (David and I / not / dance at the party)
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19. (they / not / play the piano)
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20. (it / not / rain yesterday)
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 EXERCISES Past Simple Form ‘Yes / No’ Questions (other verbs)

Make past simple ‘yes / no’ questions:

1. (I / see you last week?)

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2. (you / meet your father yesterday?)
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3. (we / go to Spain in June?)
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4. (it / snow last winter?)
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5. (they / stay in last night?)
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6. (Julie / watch a film on Saturday?)
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7. (Lucy / pass the exam?)
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8. (you / have fun at the party?)
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9. (I / lock the door?)
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10. (Sally and Victoria / go to a café at lunchtime?)
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11. (we / meet in 1997?)
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12. (the film / start on time?)
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13. (they / cook dinner?)
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14. (it / rain a lot on your holiday?)
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15. (you / feel okay on the first day of your new job?)
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16. (I / leave my bag in the taxi?)
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17. (he / play sport as a child?)
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18. (you / buy anything today?)
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19. (the meeting / go well?)
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20. (you / like the meal?)
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