ACTIVITY 9
VERB TO BE PAST
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I, he, she, it was I, he, she, it wasn’t Was I, he, she, it…?
We you,they were We you, they weren’t Were We you, they?
CHOOSE WAS OR WERE.
1. She _____sad yesterday.
2. We _____ at the Zoo yesterday.
3. Mum and Dad _____ in a restaurant.
4. They _____ in the disco club last night.
5. You _____ late for school yesterday.
6. I _____ very hungry.
7. It _____ cold yesterday.
8. I _____ in London in 2008.
9. She _____ pretty when she _____ young.
10. Sally _____ a good pupil.
11. He _____ born in May.
12. Our teacher _____ very tired yesterday.
13. Tom and Bill _____ best friends.
14. My cousin _____ at school.
15. The children _____ excited yesterday.
16. It _____ cloudy yesterday morning.
17. We _____ excited about going to America.
18. We _____ lucky. We won the first prize.
19. The dogs _____ in the park.
20. They _____ at the beach last Sunday.
21. She _____ the prettiest girl in our class.
22. I _____ very ill last week.
1. Complete the sentences using the VERB to BE affirmative in the past.
a. She _____ in the park yesterday morning.
b. They _______ in the supermarket.
c. We ________ tired last Monday.
d. I _______ bored.
e. Susan ______ at home last night.
f. Mark and Peter _______ on the beach last Sunday.
g. Kevin ______ at school last Tuesday.
h. The cat _____ under the tree.
2. Complete the sentences using the VERB to BE negative in the past.
a. He ______ sick last week.
b. They _______ at the restaurant.
c. You _______ with your mum.
d. I ______ at the cinema with Paul.
e. Paul ______ near the house.
f. Kate and Michael ______ on holidays.
g. We ______ in London last month.
h. The bear ______ in the forest.
3. Complete the interrogative sentences the VERB to BE in the past.
a. ______ the map on the table? Yes,_________
b. ______ Sam and Peter in the hospital? No,________
c. _______ they in the bank ? Yes,________
d. _______you bored during the class? Yes,________
e. ______the teacher near the door? No,________
f. _______your friends at school yesterday? Yes,_______
g._______ Amy in New York? Yes, _______
Create new dialogues using the information below
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1. Complete with there was, there were, there wasn’t, there weren’t, was
there, were there
a. ______ _____ banks near my house?
b. ______ ______ ten children in the park.
c. ______ _____ two kittens in the basket.
d. ______ _____ a small shop between the bank and the supermarket.
e. ______ _____ many bottles of milk in the fridge.
f. ______ _____ some pencils on the desk.
g. ______ _____ only one book on the table.
h. ______ _____ an old man in the street.
i. ______ _____ any noise in the classroom.
j. ______ _____ a huge crocodile in the river?
k. In the past, ______________ a castle in my town
l. _______ ________ two rivers near my village.
m. I went to the countryside on holidays and _____ _____ a farm there.
n. ________ ______ any milk in the fridge
o. _____ _______ any friends at home when I arrived.
p. _______ _______a wood next to my house. It was scary.
3. was, were, there was or there were?
a) William Shakespeare ____________ a famous poet and playwright.
b) _____________some people waiting for you at the door.
c) How many apples ___________ in the cupboard?
d) We __________ very tired when we finished the PE lesson.
e) You sister ___________ at the cinema with her friends last Friday.
f) How much milk ___________ in the fridge yesterday?
g) Miguel de Cervantes ___________ born in 1920.
h) The police _____________ investigating a crime in my area.
i) ___________ a lot of people at the concert last night.
j) We __________ happy with the exam results.
