WAS and WERE

It was rainy yesterday. It wasn’t sunny

yesterday. Was it rainy yesterday?

1) Underline the correct verb. 2) Rewrite the sentences in the past simple.
Example: We was / were at the zoo last Sunday. Example: I’m not at school. I wasn’t at school.

1. Tom wasn’t /weren’t at school last week. 1. Mark isn’t here. ___________________________

2. It was / were cold yesterday. 2. This dog is funny. _________________________

3. My parents wasn’t / weren’t in Italy last year. 3. I am not busy. ____________________________

4. Sally was / were in the country at the weekend. 4. You are very lucky. ________________________

5. Sarah wasn’t / weren’t happy yesterday. 5. The winter is cold. _________________________

6. They was / were late for school last Tuesday. 6. They aren’t tired. __________________________

7. Dave wasn’t/ weren’t tired yesterday. 7. We are hungry. ____________________________

8. Ted and Jill was / were at the theatre last night. 8. This book isn’t boring.______________________

3) Make questions with the following words. 4) Complete the questions with was and were
Write the answers to the questions.
Example:
Example: you / at the zoo / yesterday /were Was it cold yesterday?
Were you at the zoo yesterday? Yes, I was.

1. you / at the party / two days ago / were

_____________________________ ________ Yes, it was.
No, I ________ 1.
____________________
2. the shops / open / were / last Sunday at the cinema last night?
______________________________________ No, they weren’t.
Yes, they _______ Adam and Ann
2. weren’t at the
3. Sam / last week / was / at the museum cinema last night.
________ at home
______________________________________ yesterday?
Yes, he ________

4. at the sports centre / they / last Monday / Yes, I was.

were 3.
_______________________________________ _______ at Paul’s
No, they ________ birthday party last
Saturday?
5. sick / yesterday / were / Sally and her sister Yes, she was. Mary
______________________________________ was there.
Yes, they _______
_________ your
6. the weather / cold and wet / was / last 4. birthday last
Tuesday Monday? No, it wasn’t. It was
______________________________________
my brother’s
No, it __________
birthday last
Monday.
7. in London / Jane / last year / was
______________________________________
 I. Write the simple past of the following verbs and make sentences.

1. THINK:
2. TEACH:
3. TO BE (IS):
4. DRIVE
5. WRITE
6. SING
7. READ
8. DRINK
9. FIND

POSITIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.
 PAST SIMPLE: 3 FORMS
1. Fill in the gaps with the affirmative
past form of the verb in brackets:
1. My father __________ to Paris last
week. (travel)
2. I __________ a dictionary yesterday.
(buy)
3. Peter __________ an email. (send)
4. My mother ___________ French at
school. (study)
5. Sue ___________ me a nice birthday
present. (give)
6. We ___________ at home last night.
(be)
7. It _________ a lot last week. (rain)
8. Lots of people ________ to Hawaii on
holiday. (fly)
9. Dan _________ a nice poem. (write)
10. Mum _______ a great cake. (bake)
WERE DIDN`T
3. Ask questions for the underlined
words:
1. Pam came home yesterday.
_________________________________
__
2. We went to the park after school.
_________________________________
_ ____________________________________
3. Mary ate a lot of sweets.
_________________________________
_ ____________________________________
4. Susan slept seven hours yesterday.
_________________________________
__
5. Paul travelled to France by plane.
_________________________________
__
6. Carol invited Tim to her party.
_________________________________
__
7. I spent £20 on a T-shirt.
2. Put the verbs in brackets in the negative
past form:
1. The children ____________ to school
yesterday. (come)
2. Peter ___________ ill last week. (be)
3. We _______________ the film. (like)
4. Tom ______________ English fluently.
(speak)
5. I _________ Sue at the pub. (meet)
6. Grandma ________ very fast. (drive)
7. Peter ___________ a birthday party.
(have)
7. Paula _____________ Mr Smith’s
explanation. (understand)
8. I ______________ a letter from Terry.
(receive)
9. Mum _____________ pasta. (cook)
10. We ______________ to school. (go)
DID WAS ED
4. Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
Rewrite them:
1. Peter didn’t sang very well.
____________________________________
_
2. Did Anne studies French?
_
3. We didn’t be late for school yesterday.
__
4. Harry runned very fast.
____________________________________
__
5. Does Susan saw you?
____________________________________
__
6. It rainned cats and dogs on Friday.
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