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A. Put was or were into the blanks and then match each sentence with the pictures.

1. They __________ late for school yesterday.

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2. There ________ no food in the fridge.
3. My father ________ at work yesterday. .
4. Peter and Mark ________ at the bus-stop.
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5. The books _________ on the table.
6. John ________ on the beach yesterday.
7. The boss __________ very angry yesterday.
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8. He _________ at the hospital yesterday.

B. Put was or were into the blanks

1 2 3 4 5

She _______ sick Peter _______ The children _____ The students _____ in the Mark _______
yesterday. broke* yesterday. in the garden. classroom yesterday. in the hospital.

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Peter _______ late My mother ______ He ______ very They ______ at the He ______ very
for work yesterday. busy at home. cold. church. thirsty.

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C. Complete the sentences using ‘to be’ in the past form.

1. Peter was _______________________ last night.

2. The children __________________________ yesterday.
3. Mary and Sally __________________________________.

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4. ___________________________ at the park last weekend.
5. You ______________________ last night.
6. We ______________________________ yesterday.
7. _____________________________________ last month.

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8. My dog _____________________________ yesterday.

*to be broke: to have no money.

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(possible answers)

1. Peter was at the party/at the cinema/etc last night.

2. The children were at the match/were at school/in the classroom/etc yesterday.
3. Mary and Sally were good friends/were in the park/were in the garden/etc..
4. We were /They were/ She was/ Peter was/ etc__ at the park last weekend.
5. You were at the cinema/were in the hospital/etc last night.
6. We were on holiday/on the beach/etc yesterday.
7. My mother was in London/She was at work/etc last month
8. My dog was sick yesterday.