Past Simple Verb “To Be”

1. Complete the sentences with was or were.

a) I ______ill last night.

b) Susan _______ on stage.

c) They ______ at Scholl last Tuesday.

d) Elvis Presley ______ American.

e) They _______ born in 1996.

2. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

a) I was with my parents in the mountains. ______________________________________________

b) Tim was absent yesterday. ______________________________________________

3. Write the questions according to the answers.

a) ____________________________? I was born in 1971.

b) ___________________________? They were my grandparents.

c) ___________________________? He was a famous singer.

d) ___________________________? I was at school yesterday morning.

5. Complete the sentences with wasn´t or weren´t.

a) They _____ at the concert last night.

b) Paul _____ at school yesterday.

c) Her jeans ________ Portuguese. They were American.

d) We ________ at home at eight o´clock. We were at the cinema.

4. Write Yes / No Questions and the answers according to the information in brackets.

1. Susan was at the beach this weekend.

___________________________________________________? Yes,________________________________________.

2. Helen was born in Lisbon.

___________________________________________________? No, _________________________________________.

6. Put the words in the correct order and make sentences.

a) baby/ happy / was / I _______________________________________

b) was / a / great/ composer / Chopin. _______________________________________

c) exciting / was / football match / was ________________________________________

7. Complete with Question tags.

A) Elvis Presley was a famous singer, ________________?

B) She wasn´t at home last night, ___________________?

C) You and your brother weren´t at the cinema, ________?

D) I was twelve in 1985, _____________________?

E) Those singers were in London last year, ____________?

F) Tina was in France last week, _____________________?

G) Mr. Smith wasn´t in Portugal last week, _____________?

8. Make Questions

a) The 2004 Olympics / In Japan? _________________________________

b) Pedro Alvares Cabral / American? _________________________________

c) Marilyn Monroe / a singer? _________________________________

8. Complete with WAS / WASN’T / WERE / WEREN’T (PART I)

1.- My grandson Christian …………… very ill last Week.

2.- His parents ………………………. very worried.

3.- His face ……………….. pale and he ………………… hungry at all.

4.- Christian ………………. taken to the hospital. He is much better now.

5.- ……………. Mary at home yesterday at six o’clock? Yes, she ………

6.- Betty ………… bored. Her best friend ………………. away.

7.- Lorena and her brother Daniel ………….. in the park playing football.

8.- She didn’t buy the computer because it ………… too expensive.

9.- The books ……………….. very funny, She read them all last week.

10.-Martin’s father ………….………… a detective two years ago.

11.-The Irish girl ……………………….. studying French in Paris.

12.-My teacher Patricia …………………… walking when I saw her.

13.-The famous singer ………………… married to a well-known writer.

14.-It ………….….. raining heavily so we …………….. at home.

15.-Last Sunday ………………….. a shiny day, My family …………. at the beach.

16.-Helen celebrated her 11th birthday. She ………….. with her friends.

17.-Penelope ……………… feeding her baby in the bedroom.

18.-Where ……………….. you last Friday at 12.00? I ……….. at work.

19.-The baby was feeling tired so he ………….. crying loudly.

20.-All the toys …………….. quite cheap at the shop.

21.-The film ………………… frightening. I didn’t like it.

22.-Daniel and Alice ………………. surprised about the results.

23.-The footballer …………… very fast. He played extremely well.

24.-I think that house on top of the hill …………. haunted.

25.-My aunt ……………….. doing yoga when I phoned her.

26.-I went home because it ………………. very late.

27.-Miriam’s questions ……………….. too difficult to answer.

8. Complete with WAS / WASN’T / WERE / WEREN’T (PART II)

1) They __________ at the hospital three days ago.

2) You ____________on the phone this morning.

3) The children_____________ quiet. They are always noisy.

4) Jari_______________ in Helsinki last week.

5) She______________ home for dinner last Wednesday.

6) My dog __________ a German shepherd. It ________ a Labrador retriever.

7) There________________ a good film on TV yesterday.

8) We________________ in Brazil last summer. There _______ many beautiful beaches there.

9) Fred and Wilma____________________at school this morning.

10) I ____________happy when I heard about the accident.

11) I ________________ in Guatemala last spring.

12) We ______________at school last Saturday.

13) Maria and I_____________ at home yesterday.

14) Robson ___________ happy yesterday. He had a lot of homework.

15) Bob and Mike_____________ Jenny's friends. They don’t know her.

16) You ____________ very tired on Friday, because you _______ at home sleeping.

17) They ________________ in front of the supermarket to wait for me.

18) I _______________ in the museum. I __________________ at home.

19) She ____________in South Africa last month. She ________ in Spain.

20) Jane and Vicky____________late for school They are always late for school.

21) She is thirty now, so last year she _____________ twenty-nine.

22) _____________ it a good film?

23) I got married when I ____________ thirty.

24) It was a great day, but we _____________ so tired.

25) I didn't buy those earrings because they __________ugly.

26) When I _______________ a child we lived in the country.

27) Where ___________ you yesterday afternoon?

28) _______________the kids good while we were away?

29 The kids ____________ so naughty. The parents _______________ always angry.

30) Why _________ he so sad? Because his girlfriend broke up with him.