LANGUAGE FOCUS • Unit 3

was, were Past simple

1 Complete the dialogue with was, were, wasn’t 3 Write the past simple forms of the verbs in the
or weren’t. correct place in the table.
Artur Hi, Anna. Where 1 you last
week? arrive ​buy ​carry ​dance ​finish ​
hurry ​leave ​plan ​play ​stop
Anna Hi, Artur. I 2 on holiday with
my mum and dad.
Artur Really? Where were you? -ed -d y + -ied
Anna We 3 in Brighton, in England. arrived
Artur Wow! 4
it good?
Anna No, it 5  . The weather double consonant irregular
6
horrible and the sea + -ed
7
cold.
Artur Where did you stay?
Anna In a hotel.
Artur 8 there a swimming pool?
Anna No, there 9  . 4 Complete the sentences with the correct past
Artur 10
the rooms nice? simple form of the verbs.
Anna No, they 11  . 1 He (meet) some friends in the
Artur Oh dear! park at the weekend and they
Anna It 12 a terrible holiday! (watch) a football match.
2 It (not snow) here last winter so
there was, there were we (go) skiing in Italy.
3 We (have) tea at my aunt’s house
2 Write true sentences about your classroom last and we (eat) cake.
year. Use the affirmative or negative form of 4 We (not arrive) until five o’clock
there was or there were. and we (leave) at six o’clock.
1 two doors 5 She (win) a prize for singing and
she (sing) the song again on the
2 four windows radio.

3 fifteen desks 5 Write questions for the answers. Use the
question words in the box.
4 a computer
what ​what time ​when  ​where ​who
5 three cupboards

1  ?
6 a bookcase She went to the shopping centre.

2  ?
She went last Saturday.
3  ?
She arrived at eleven o’clock.
4  ?
She met a school friend.
5  ?
She bought a present for her brother.

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