1. Complete.

I was

You ......

He ......

She ......

It ......

We …….

You .......

They .......

2. Complete with was or were.

1. John ...... at home last week.

2. They ...... at the cinema yesterday.

3. Your parents ...... at the station at nine o´clock.

4. Mary ...... in the street this morning.

5. My aunt ...... in hospital yesterday morning.

6. I ...... at school this morning.

7. Jill and Kevin ...... at the zoo las Sunday.

8. We ...... in a Chinese restaurant last night.

3. Write these sentences in the negative form.

1. Mum was at home this morning. .................................................................................

2. Paul and Mary were in the shop. .................................................................................

3. His friends were very happy yesterday afternoon. ......................................................

4. I was late for the cinema. ............................................................................................

5. We were at home to watch a film on TV. ....................................................................

4. Answer these questions with short answers, as in the example.
1. Were you at home last night? Yes, I was / No, I wasn´t

2. Was it hot yesterday? ......................................

3. Were your friends at home last Monday? .....................................

4. Was your father at work this morning? .....................................

5. Were you in class yesterday morning? .....................................

5. Let's ask some YES/NO questions with DO, DOES, IS, ARE, AM, WAS, WERE.
Write the correct word for the following questions: (key words are in bold)

a) ___________ you Italian? Yes, I am. I come from Pisa.

b) ______________your father work in that factory? No, he doesn't. He's a carpenter.

c) ______________I right? No, I'm sorry. You aren't right. The correct answer is "red".

d) ___________Peter with you yesterday evening? No, he wasn't. He was at the library.

e) ____________your friends at the cinema with you last Saturday? Yes, they were.

f) ____________you think David is a good football player? Yes, of course!

g) ______________ the train station near here, please? Yes, it's next to that bank over there.

h) ___________ the film good? No, it wasn't. It was quite boring.

i) ______________ this handbag belong to Diane? I don't know.

6. Ask questions for the following answers. Remember to use the question mark
(?):

a) ______________________No, I don't like ice-cream.

b) _____________________ No, my sister doesn't go to Peter's class.

c) ___________Yes, John was at the party last Friday.

e) _______________Yes, Alice and Patty were ill yesterday.

d) ______________No, you aren't in Elm Street. You are in Oak Street.

e) _________________Yes, I was frightened after the film. It was really scary!

f) ___________________ Yes, my parents watch TV in the evenings.

g) _____________ No, my brother doesn't borrow my clothes. They are too small for him.

h) _________________ No, I'm not tired of doing exercises. It's great fun!

7. Put the verb “to be” in the Past Simple.

My aunt ... very depressed last Sunday. The weather ... terrible. It ... cold and rainy. Her husband ... not
at home. He ... at hospital because he ... sick. Her children ... not at school. They ... not in the yard,
they ... in the living room. The TV ... broken. The children ... not only upset, they ... very angry. The
neighbours ... not happy because her children ... too noisy. The house ... not clean. The sink ... broken.
There ... dirty dishes on the kitchen table and in the sink. There ... nothing in the fridge. There ... no
vegetables for dinner, there ... no juice for her children. There ... not even bread in the house! She ...
tired and hungry. She ... just exhausted.