CORPORACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS

ENGLISH VERB TO BE PAST WORKSHOP

Name: __________________________________Date: ________________Level: ________________

I. Choose the correct past tense answer for each question.

Charles Darwin
1) Charles Darwin [Was / were] born on February 12, 1809.
2) He [Was / were] a British naturalist who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection.
3) In South America, Darwin found that fossils of extinct animals [Was / were] similar to modern species.
4) Many people [Was / were] strongly opposed to the idea of evolution because it conflicted with their religious beliefs.
5) Throughout his life, Darwin [Was / were] a reserved, thorough, hard working scholar.

II. Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. I_______________ happy. 6. We_______________ at school.
2. You_______________ angry. 7. You_______________ at the cinema.
3. She_______________ in London last week. 8. They_______________ at home.
4. He_______________ on holiday. 9. The cat_______________ on the roof.
5. It_______________ cold. 10. The children_______________ in the garden.

III. Choose the correct past tense answer for each sentence.
1. She is thirty now, so last year she ___ twenty- 6. When I ___ a child we lived in Rome.
nine. a. was b. were
a. was b. were 7. Where ___ you yesterday afternoon?
2. ___ it a good film? a. was b. were
a. Was b. Were 8. ___ the weather good while we were away?
3. I got married when I ___ twenty-seven. a. Was b. Were
a. was b. were 9. They ___ so naughty as kids.
4. It was a great day, but we ___ so tired. a. was b. were
a. was b. were 10. Why ___ he so angry?
5. I didn't buy those jeans because they ___ too a. was b. were
expensive.
a. was b. were

IV. Put in was or were into the gaps.

1) I_______________ in Canberra last spring.
2) We_______________ at school last Saturday.
3) Tina_______________ at home yesterday.
4) He_______________ happy.
5) Robert and Stan_______________ Garry's friends.
6) You_______________ very busy on Friday.
7) They_______________ in front of the supermarket.
8) I_______________ in the museum.
9) She_______________ in South Africa last month.
10) Jessica and Kimberly_______________ late for
school.

V. Put in was or were into the gaps.

1. My name_______________ James. 6. He_______________ a lawyer.
2. Mary_______________ the secretary. 7. Susie_______________ a housewife.
3. John and Lucy_______________ at school. 8. She_______________ a student.
4. I_______________ a student. 9. They_______________ my friends.
5. The boys_______________ in the garden. 10. You_______________ a student.

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”

1Confucius

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