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Past tense of BE (Positive)
Present
I am at home today.
She is at school today.
We are at the restaurant today.
I, she, he, it
we, you, they
Past tense of BE (Negative)
Present
I am not at home today.
She is not at school today.
We are not at
the restaurant today.
was + not = wasn't
Questions (BE - verb)
You were at home yesterday.
Were you at home yesterday?
Yes, I was at home.
No, I wasn't at home.
Information question
Past
I was at home yesterday.
She was at school yesterday.
We were at the restaurant
yesterday
am, is was
are were
Past
I was not at home yesterday.
She was not at school yesterday.
We were not at
he restaurant yesterday
were + not = weren't
Doris was at home yesterday.
Was Doris at home yesterday?
Yes, she was at home.
No, she wasn't at home.
Where were you last night?
 In the library.
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Practice

Past Simple I
Rewrite each sentence in the past tense.

Tip
Ex) He is going to the mall this week.
 He went to the mall last week. this week  last week
today  yesterday

1 I'm not happy. .

2 She's not here. .

3 They're not at the restaurant. .

4 Shawn is not at the library. .

5 It's not hot this week. .

6 I'm in the bathroom. .

7 My brothers are outside to play games. .

8 She isn't in the room. .

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate BE verb.

1 Where was she yesterday? She in class.

2 What happened? She at school yesterday.
3 Where was Gordon last week? He at the gym.
4 Where was Shawn yesterday morning? He in the library.
5 Where were Mr. and Mrs. Anderson last night?
They at the party.
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Rewrite each sentence as a question.

Ex) He was at the movies last night.

- Was he at the movies last night?

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1 Flora was at home last night.

2 Gordon was at school yesterday.

3 Penny and Ben were at the restaurant last night.

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4 You were at your grandmother's house yesterday afternoon.

5 You were nervous on the first day of class.

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 Past Simple I
Complete the sentences.

Ex) Was he busy doing his homework?

Yes, he was busy doing his homework. or
No, he wasn't busy doing his homework.

1 Were you at the barbecue last night? No, .

2 Were you busy yesterday? Yes, .

3 Was your mother happy last night? Yes, .

4 Was Penny excited last week? Yes, .

5 Were you sad yesterday? No, .

6 Were you at the birthday party? Yes, .

7 Were they worried about the test? No, .

8 Was Gordon exercising in the park? Yes, .

Unscramble the words and rewrite the sentences.

1 (you / at the dance lesson / last night / were)

A: ?
B : No, .

2 (you / tired / last night / were)

A: ?
B : Yes, .