TO BE

(Past)

Change the following sentences to post tense using the time expressions
in brockets.

Example:

He is ill. (Yesterday) He was ill yesterday.

We are at home, (last night) We were at home last night.

1-She is late, (last night)

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2-The cat is hungry, (yesterday)

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3-I am tired, (this morning)

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4-The students are noisy, (five minutes ago)

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5-My father is in Germany, (last year)

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6-There is a man outside, (an hour ago)

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7-The doors are closed, (at 8 o'clock)

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8-He is a good player, (three years ago)

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9-The children are in the living room, (an hour ago)

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10-The weather is fine, (yesterday)

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11-He is a good actor, (when I was a boy)

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12-There are some newspapers on the table, (two hours ago)

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13-The boss is angry, (this morning)

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14-They are in Adana. (a fortnight ago)

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15-The sea is warm, (yesterday afternoon)

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16-My parents are in the kitchen, (five minutes ago)

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17-There are two men in the shop, (a minute ago)

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18-The firemen are on the roof, (at five o'clock)

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19-There is a bus at the bus stop, (a minute ago)

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20-He is a teacher, (in 1987)

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21-The boy is late, (yesterday morning)

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22-She is a secretary (two years ago)

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23-They are sad. (last night)

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24-He is in London, (in 1989)

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TO BE

(Past)

Respond as in the example.

Example:
 He was in Berlin. (Madrid) Was he in Berlin? No, he wasn't.

Where was he? He was in Madrid.

 The play was boring, (interesting) Was the play boring? No, it wasn't.

How was it? It was interesting.

1-She was a cook last year, (secretary)

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2- The weather was warm yesterday, (cool)

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3- It was a plane, (helicopter)

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4- It was Ali. (Mehmet)

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5- They were in Antalya last summer. (Burdur)

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6- The car was new. (a bit old)

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7- The workers were outside the factory, (inside)

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8- He was late because of the traffic, (fog)

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9- The students were lazy, (studious)

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10- The questions were difficult, (easy)

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11- He was the Prime Minister, (the President)

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12- It was a video cassette, (audio cassette)

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13- They were at home, (at work)

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14- She was tall, (short)

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15- The cat under the table, (chair)

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16- He was in Britain. (France)

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17- They were happy, (sad)

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18- He was ill last week, (fine)

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19- The meeting was on Wednesday. (Tuesday)

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20- The football match was at two o'clock, (three)

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21- He was in Germany five years ago. (France)

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22- The dictionary was on the desk, (in the bookcase)

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23- The door was closed, (open)

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24- The suitcases were heavy, (light)

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 VERB TO BE (Past)

Verb to be (present) Verb to be (past)

am, is was

are were

today yesterday

this week last week

tonight last night

this morning yesterday

morning
this evening
last evening

A. Complete the following sentences as in the examples.

a. I am at the party today, but I wasn't at the party yesterday.

b. Keith is angry' this morning, but he wasn't angry yesterday morning.

1.It is very hot today, but........................................................................

2.There aren't a lot of people at the meeting tonight, but......................

3.Barbara isn't at home today, but..........................................................

4.The Nortons are busy and tired tonight, but.........................................

5.The weather is rainy this morning, but................................................

6.Timmy's room isn't untidy today, but ..................................................

7.Mrs. Robinson's car is very clean this morning, but .............................

 8.William and Ann aren't good friends, but ............................................

9.His father is a poor man, but ................................................................

10. ................................It is Sunday. All the shops aren't open today, bu

t..........................................

B. Answer the following questions. Give correct and complete answers.

1..........................................Where were you yesterday?

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2..........................................Was the weather rainy yesterday?

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3..........................................Were you and your family in Marmaris last

summer?

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4..........................................Was your father ill yesterday?

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5..........................................Was your mother angry with you lastnight?

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6..........................................Were there any visitors in your house

yesterday?

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C. Change the following sentences into past form.

1..........................................Are the windows open or shut?

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2..........................................Is there a library in your school?
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3..........................................Who is absent today?

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4..........................................Is the car very expensive?

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5..........................................Hilda and Stanley are late this morning.

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HAVE-HAD
Change the following sentences into past form.

Example:

I have breakfast every morning.- I had breakfast it this morning.

1. I have shower everday

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2. She has long walk every day.

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3. They have dinner together every week.

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4. She has milk before sleeping every night.

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5. We have English class every Friday.

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