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 COMPLETE THE BLANKS WITH WAS / WERE

a) Mark was at school yesterday. G) The students

werehappy.

b) Lissa was there. h) My mother was at home.

c) We were happy. I) The movie was boring.

d) Tom and Carl were good friends. J) The kids was hungry.

e) The concert was amazing. K) He was out of school.

were was
f) You right. L) the cellphone cheap.

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was was were was

was work

was were was were

was

were was

was

was
was

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PAST SIMPLE OF ’TO BE’

1 Complete the sentences with was or were.

I was at home.

You were in the park.

He was at the shops.

She was at a restaurant.

It was in the kitchen.

We were in the garden.

You were in the town.

They were at school.

Philip
was at the swimming pool.

Mr and Mrs Clayden were at the cinema last night.

I was in Africa last year.

The shops was open last Saturday.

The film was good.

Her friends were at their grandmother’s on Saturday.

The children very dirty yesterday afternoon.

were

2 Change the sentences negative.

Sally and Howard were in Africa.

I was a doctor.

We were OK!

Linda and Eric were in London.

You were my friend.

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A) Fill in the blanks with “was-were or wasn’t- B) Give short answer to the questions.
weren’t”. 1) Was Paul ill last week?
( + ) -----------------------------------------------------------------.
1. Your mother at home yesterday. ( - ) ------------------------------------------------------------------.
2. Melissa at school last Monday. 2) Were your parents at home yesterday?
Because she ill. ( + ) -----------------------------------------------------------------.
3. Bryan with her father. ( - ) ------------------------------------------------------------------.
4. Mary at the party 3) Was the newspaper interesting?
5. Last night but I couldn’t see her. ( + ) -----------------------------------------------------------------.
6. Nick at home as I expected ( - ) ------------------------------------------------------------------.
7. There many people at 4) Was the birth-cake delicious?
the party. ( + ) ----------------------------------------------------------------- .
8. I at school yesterday. ( - ) -----------------------------------------------------------------.
9. Your father at work
I wonder where he .
C) Turn the sentences into negative.
10. Kian at M. Jackson concert.
1. My father was at the bus stop.

D) Put in order. 2. Nelly was very frustrated.

1) Was / yesterday / happy / Henrry /.
(+)
2) were / last night / you / where.
(-)
3) The film / what / like / was.
(+)
4) Were / at the concert / your friends.
(-) --------------------------------.
5) Like / what / the weather / was.
(-) --------------------------------.
6) Successful / was / Mary / at the race.
( + )
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.
3. Emily and Nita were at the shop.
.
4. Jhon was surprised yesterday.
.
5. We were at the cinema last night.
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6. My mother was in the living room.
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.
7. Daniel was in a hurry this morning.

8. Albert was in the classroom.

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was driving was cooking were playing

was playing
were waiting

was riding
was watering was practising
were eating was taking were having
was singing

was playing
were listining was walking was watching
were cleaning

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Fill in the blanks with a correct form of PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. It was very cold. The sun was not shining (not / shine)
was not blowing
2. It wasn’t a stormy night. The wind.......................................................... (not / blow)
was looking
3. He wasn’t sleeping. He........................................................... (look) at the ceiling.
were not working (not / work).
4. They were having a rest. They ...........................................................
were enjoing
5. They were very happy. They ..................................................... (enjoy) the party.
was wacthing
6. He was at home. He ................................................. (watch) a movie on TV.
was not recovering(not / recover).
7. He was getting worse. He ........................................................
were traviling
8. We..................................................... (travel) in the north of Turkey when we were
on holiday.
was driving
9. She …………………………………. (drive) so fast when the accident
happened.
was not sleeping
10. I.................................................... (not / sleep) when you came in.

was playing
was sleeping was listening

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were
was
were
were
were

You weren't listening to music were You listening to music at 8pm.

He wasn't eating a sándwich
She weren't laughing
wey weren't watching tv
they weren't swimming
was he eating a sándwich at 8pm.
were she laughing when You arrived.
were wey watching tv when You arrived.
were they swimming when You arrived.

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Simple Past Verbs with -y, double consonants - worksheet

Regular verbs make their past tense by adding -d, -ed, or (if the verb ends in a consonant + y),
changing the y to i and adding -ed

hurry - hurried, cry - cried

Wovel and consonant at the end of a verb: Double consonant and add -ed.

stop - stopped, plan - planned

1. Fill in the Simple Past.

 She her suitcase to the bus. (to carry) carried

 They in the park to play football. (to stop) stopped

 The children to the playground. (to hurry) hurried

 John tried to win a medal. (to try)

 Peterplannedhis trip to France. (to plan)

 The thieves the old lady. (to rob) robed

 Grandma the cup. (to drop) droped

 The family to Spain. (to travel) traveled

 The baby because he was hungry. (to cry) cried

 She a bag. (to carry) carried

 The pupil to find the answer. (to try) tried

enjoyed
 Sarah enjoyed the new film. (to enjoy)

 The team yesterday in London. (to play) played

 My uncle stayed in America. (to stay) stayed

 The car in front of the traffic lights. (to stop) stopped

 Ann her visit in Denmark. (to plan) planed

 They to Paris. (to travel) traveled

 The boys to the city centre. (to hurry) hurried

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played
walked washed

watched tried

listenned turned
waitted

Need
lived
call

decided kissed
worked invited

Fill in the blanks with Simple Past Tense.

1) My uncle ------------ ( visit ) us this weekend.
2) I ----------- ( listen ) to music with my friends.
3) We ---------- ( study ) hard for the exam. So, we --------- ( answer )all the
questions.
4) You -------- ( finish ) your homework
5) I ----------- ( wait ) for the school bus but it ------------- ( not-come ).
6) Karen ----------- ( ask ) for help to finish her homework.
7) You --------- ( invite ) them to your party last week.
8) Yesterday night, somebody ------------ ( knock ) at the door. But I -----------
( not-open ) it.
9) The students ----------- ( walk ) down the street with their teachers.
10)Something strange -------------- ( happen ) last night.
11)Tom ----------- ( check ) his answers.
12)The postman ------------- ( deliver ) the letters.
13)We ----------- ( live ) in Madrid three years ago.
14)Helen ----------- ( not-study ) for the exam and she ----------- ( fail )

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won paid
flew broke
gave read
heard drove
met knew

won
paid
flew
broke
gave
heard

drove

met
knew
read

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while
when
when
while
when
when
while

when
while
while

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