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EXERCISES IN VERB TO BE IN PAST

Elige la forma correcta del pasado simple afirmativo del verbo to be.

1 I was in New York last summer.

was
were
am

2 My dog was white and black.

did be
were

was

3 Where were your brother from?

're
was

were

4 Our old car were red.

's
were

was

5 Were you and I enemies?

Were
Was

Are

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6 Your English books were in the bookcase last weekend.

were
was

are

7 Were your mother an artist?

Was
Were
Did be

8 Were your uncle from Australia?

Was
Were

Did be

9 I was fat 10 years ago.

am
were

was

10 He was at school yesterday.

was
were

is

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ACTIVIDAD ENCARGADA
Affirmative Form

1. I was a good student. (Yo era un buen estudiante).


2. We were old friends. (Nosotros éramos viejos amigos).
3. He was a student. (Él era un estudiante).
4. The pencil was on the desk. (El lápiz estaba sobre el escritorio).
5. She was absent from class yesterday. (Ella no estaba en clase ayer).
6. It was a pleasant day. (Fue un día placentero)
7. You were very serious. (Tú eras muy serio).
8. They were good friends for many years. (Ellos eran buenos amigos por muchos años)
9. She was a pretty woman. (Ella era una mujer bonita)
10. My uncle was a good swimmer. (Mi tío era un buen nadador)

Negative Form
I was not cheerful. Yo no estuve alegre.
You weren´t in Trujillo. Tú no estuviste en Trujillo.
He wasn´t sad. El no era triste.
She wasn´t doctor woman. Ella no era doctora.
It wasn´t cold. Ello no estuvo frío.
We weren´t in June. Nosotros no estábamos en Junio.
You weren´t hungry. Ustedes no tuvieron hambre.
They weren´t from Morrope. Ellos no eran de Morrope.
He wasn´t architect woman. El no era Arquitecto.
It wasn´t ugly. Ello no estuvo feo.

Interrogative Form

Was I in Morrope?. ¿Estuve en Morrope?.


Were you my secretary?. ¿Eras mi Secretaria?.
Was he an excellent soccer player?. ¿Era el un futbolista excelente?.
Was She a Good student?. ¿Era ella una buena estudiante?.
Was it a big dog?. ¿Era ello un enorme perro?.
Were we in Eten?. ¿Estuvimos en Eten?.
Were you intelligent?. ¿Eran ustedes inteligentes?.
Were they thirsty?. ¿Estuvieron ellos con sed?.
Were you my teacher?. ¿Eras mi profesor?.
Was he an excellent engineer?. ¿Era el un ingeniero excelente?.

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Negative Interrogative Form

Was not I from Morrope?. ¿No era de Morrope?.


Weren´t you my secretary?. ¿No eras mi secretaria?.
Wasn´t he an excellent soccer player?. ¿No era él un futbolista excelente?.
Wasn´t She a Good lawyer?. ¿No era ella una buena abogada?.
Wasn´t it a big cat?. ¿No era ello un enorme gato?.
Weren´t we in Mochumi?. ¿No estábamos en Mochumi?.
Weren´t you boring?. ¿No eran ustedes aburridos?.
Weren´t they thirsty?. ¿No estaban ellos con sed?.
Weren´t you my teacher?. ¿No eras mi profesor?.
Wasn´t he an excellent engineer?. ¿No era el un ingeniero excelente?.

ALUMNA: Milagros Medalit Yamunaque Carrasco

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