Simple Past Tense 1/2 - exercises for beginners WAS/WERE

Simple Past Tense 1/2

Exercises for beginners

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Task 1 - Look at the calendar for last week and complete the sentences with was, wasn�t, were or weren�t.

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1)����� Mandy in the library on Monday.

2)��� On Thursday Lucy on a dance lesson.

3)��� Kim in the library last week.

4)��� Sam on football training on Thursday.

5)��� Tom ill on Tuesday.

6)��� Sam and Kim in the cinema on Wednesday.

7)��� Tom ill on Friday, he on football training.

8)��� Sam at the doctor�s.

9)��� Mandy on a dance lesson on Tuesday.

10) Lucy at the doctor�s on Friday.

11)� Tom and Sam on football training last week.

12) Lucy in the library on Thursday.

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Task 2 - Ask questions about the underlined words. Attend to the question about the subject.

1)����� We were in the cinema yesterday. �?

2)��� Tom was very upset because of his exam. �?

3)��� Ken and Pamela were on the way home. �?

4)��� You were satisfied with the cake. �?

5)��� My grandma was in hospital. �?

6)��� There were six pencils on the desk. �?

7)��� Peter was twenty years old last Friday. �?

8)��� Sue was in the cinema with Ben. �?

9)��� There was some milk in the fridge. �?

10) The young woman was here a minute ago. �?

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Task�4 - Choose the correct sentence to the picture.