Extra Grammar Exercises

(Unit 7, page 76)

LESSON 1 The past tense of be: Review

1 Change the statements to yes / no questions. Use a question mark.
1. Our cruise to Alaska was really beautiful.
Was your cruise to Alaska really beautiful?

2. The drive to Chicago was pretty awful.

3. There were a lot of new students in our class last year.

4. The musicians at the concert were famous.

5. My friends were all at the game.

6. My brother’s train was very late.

7. There was a problem on our flight yesterday.

8. There were too many people on the bus this morning.

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2 Complete the information questions, using the past tense of be. Use a
question mark.
1. A: (How many) How many days were you on vacation?
B: We were on vacation for six days.
2. A: (How)
B: The food on the flight was excellent!
3. A:(Where) ____________________________________________________
B: My sisters were in Rome.
4. A: (When)
B: Kyle and Susan? They were at our house last week.
5. A: (Who)
B: The actress Angelina Jolie was on my flight!
6. A: (How long)
B: The flight to London was six hours.