To be - past tense

Affirmative-was and were

I was I was tired this morning.
You were You were very good.
He was Michael was the best in his class.
She was Alice was late for work.
It was It was a cold day.
We were My parents and I were at home.
They were The students were happy with their test results.

Negative-wasn’t and weren’t

I wasn’t I wasn’t sad.
You weren’t You weren’t very good.
He wasn’t Tom wasn’t married.
She wasn’t Jennifer wasn’t a teacher.
It wasn’t Toby wasn’t thirsty.
We weren’t Patrick and I weren’t in Paris.
They weren’t The kids weren’t in the garden.

 Complete the sentences with was / were / wasn’t / weren’t

1. Her name ________ Louise. It was Jenny. (-)

2. Dinosaurs ________ prehistoric animals. (+)

3. When I ________ younger, I played with dolls. (+)

4. My grandmother _________ a nurse. She wasn’t a doctor. (+)

5. The books _________ on the shelf. They were in the bookcase. (-)

6. Last night I _________ at home, I was at a party. (-)

7. The film wasn’t exciting. It ________ boring. (+)

8. The cat ________ on the roof. (-)

October 10th, 2022.

T. Deya
 Yes/No question Short Answers
Was I late? Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
Were you sick? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
Was my brother surprised? Yes, he was. No, he wasn’t.
Was Melissa from Italy? Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.
WasWHit questions
a big house? Yes, it was. Answers
No, it wasn’t.
Why was Paul angry?
Were we early? Because his
Yes, we were.girlfriend
No, wewas with another guy.
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Where were yourthey
Were cousins born?
busy? Theythey
Yes, werewere.
born inNo,
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they weren’t.
When was the race? It was yesterday.
Who was your first friend in school? My first friend was Harry.
What time was the concert? It was at 10 o'clock.
How was your date? It was romantic.
Where were Allison and Gerard? They were in the library.

 Underline the correct form of "to be" in past.

a. Was / Were you there last night?

b. Was / Were the movie good?

c. Was / Were you at school yesterday?

d. Was / Were the doors closed?

e. Was / Were it very windy?

f. Was / Were the weather cold?

g. Was / Were your girlfriend angry with you?

h. Was / Were Bill and Fred at the restaurant?

i. Was / Were you thirsty after the running?

j. Was / Were the umbrella in the car?

  Make Wh-questions and Yes/No questions with to be in Past Simple.

a) Why / the children / upset?

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b) Where / you?
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c) it / your birthday / last week?

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d) How / the weather?

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e) there / a lot of people in the festival?

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f) we / late ?
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g) Why / they / at the hospital?

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h) Diana / sad / about the break up?

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i) How long / the concert?

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j) What / Amanda afraid of?

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k) When / Alexis at the stadium?

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Name: _______________________ Level: 1 Date: _____________________

Teacher: Dejanira Molina