PAST SIMPLE – WAS/WERE

Test: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5133#a (en esta pagina
podrán hacer todos los ejercicios repasando el pasado simple al finalizar todo el ejercicio
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pasado simple con verbos regulares e irregulares.
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PAST SIMPLE – WAS/WERE
1. Fill the gaps:
2.
When I was very young…
When I was a little girl, life ____________ good. My mother ___________ young and
beautiful. She ___________ full of joy. My father ______________ big and strong. I
____________ his darling. Everything ______________ big, our house, our car, cakes, icecreams. I _______________ the only child in the family. People _________________ kind
and friendly. My room ______________ full of toys. I ___________ never miserable, never
lonely. I _________________ a very happy child.
2. Fill the gaps with was, were, wasn't, were't:
1. Robinson Crusoe ______________ alone on a desrted island. (-)
2. We _________________ in the countryside at the weekend. (-)
3. Martin Krpan __________________ very strong. (+)
4. They ______________ at home in the evening. (+)
5. I ______________ at a concert on Tuesday. (-)
6. Grace _______________ at home last Sunday. (-)
7. Mr and Mrs Black __________________ at the shops yesterday. (-)
8. Fred _________________ at the cinema yesterday evening. (+)
9. It ___________________ windy last week. (+)
10. You ______________ at the cinema last Thursday. (-)
3.Fill the sentences with was, were, wasn't ali weren't :
Tom
at the baker's
yesterday
My parents
in France
last year
Ann
in the shop
two days ago
I
at school
on Tuesday
They
at a party
in the evening
It
Sunny
yesterday
We
at the seaside
at the weekend
You
in the countryside
last week
Eva
in Ljubljana
last Saturday
1. My parents __________________ in Italy last year.
2. I ______________ at a concert on Tuesday.
3. Tom ________________ at the baker's yesterday.
4. Ann ________________ at the cinema two days ago.
5. You _________________ in the countryside last week.
6. Eva _________________ at home last Saturday.
7. We __________________ at the seaside last weekend.
8. They _________________ at home in the evening.
9. It ___________________ sunny yesterday.
4. Finish the sentences:
Statement (+)
Negative (-)
Question (?)
His parents were angry.
The weather wasn't nice.
Was Tim at home last
night?
They weren't in Maribor at the
weekend.
My friends were at a party on
Friday.
Verb To Be – Simple Past
I
He
She
It
Was
wasn’t
We
You
They
Were
Weren’t
Was he at home?
Were they at home?
Yes, he was. / No, he wasn´t
Yes, they were. / No, they weren´t.
1. Complete with the Simple Past of the verb to be.
a. How old __________ Richard last year? __________ he ten or eleven?
b. When __________ Susan’s baby born?
c. In what season __________ they born?
d. They __________ (not) born in Spring, I’m sure.
e. Uncle Tom __________ (not) at home yesterday evening.
f. Bob __________ at the beach with his friends. They __________ all very
happy.
g. Where __________ you at 11 o’clock?
2. Complete with the was / were.
A Where __________ Shirley last Saturday?
B She __________ at the stadium.
A __________ you there, too?
B No, I __________ at home. And you?
A My brothers, my sisters and I __________ at the exhibition.
A By the way, where __________ your brothers that day?
B I don’t know where my brother Jim __________ .
He __________ at home with me but the others __________ .