BE VERB (Past) Complete the sentences below .

1. There … more than forty people at 9. My friend and I … at the library

the meeting. yesterday afternoon.

a) were a) wasn’t

b) was b) was

c) wasn’t c) were

2. (A) How old … you last year? 10. Where did you go at the weekend?

(B) I … twenty years old. Why … you at home?

a) were / were a) wasn’t

b) were / was b) were

c) was / were c) weren’t

3. (A) Where … Tom last night? 11. Cathy is a police officer now, but

(B) He … at home. she … a pilot last year.

a) was / were a) was

b) were / were b) weren’t

c) was / was c) is
4. The bus was late, so Alex and Sam … 12. (A) Where … you born?

also late for class this morning. (B) I … born in Peru.

a) were a) were / were

b) was b) were / was

c) weren’t c) was / were

5. (A) Were you sick last week? 13. That movie … really funny! I laughed

(B) No, I …. all night!

a) weren’t a) were

b) were b) wasn’t

c) wasn’t c) was

6. (A) … Maria here an hour ago? 14. I thought the cookies … delicious,

(B) Yes, she was. so I ate six of them!

a) Were a) was

b) Was b) were

c) Weren’t c) weren’t
7. I’m a teacher now, but I … a student 15. There … nothing I could do, so I

in 2015. asked for help.

a) am a) was

b) was b) wasn’t

c) were c) were

8. We had a great time at the party. 16. Our science teacher said that some

It … fantastic. dinosaurs … huge.

a) was a) was
b) were b) are

c) is c) were