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Downloadable worksheets:
VERB TO BE - SIMPLE PAST (1/2)
Level:
intermediate
Age:
10-17
Downloads:
3397
"WAS / WASN`T - WERE / WEREN`T" - PAST SIMPLE OF VERB "TO BE"
Level:
elementary
Age:
9-17
Downloads:
3076
PAST SIMPLE TO BE (WAS-WERE) - (B&W + KEY included)
Level:
elementary
Age:
8-17
Downloads:
3076
Verb To Be - Past Simple (was/were)
Level:
elementary
Age:
9-12
Downloads:
2719
WAS/WERE and DID QUESTIONS
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-17
Downloads:
1959
Verb to be in the past Was and Were
Level:
elementary
Age:
12-17
Downloads:
1632
Write
am
/
is
/
are
or
was
/
were
.
�
Example:
Last year she
was
22, so she
is
23 now.
�
Today the weather
�nice, but yesterday it
�very cold.��
I
�hungry.� Can I have something to eat?��
I feel fine this morning, but I
�very tired last night.��
Where
�you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning?��
Don't buy those shoes.� They
�vey expensive.��
I like your new jacket.�
�it expensive?��
"Where
�the children?"� "I don't know.� They
�here ten minutes ago."�
�
Write
was
/
wasn't
/
were
/
weren't
.
�
Example:
We weren't happy with the hotel.� Our room
was
very small, and it
wasn't
very clean.
�
Bill
�at work last week because he
�sick.� He's better now.
�
Yesterday
�a holiday, so the banks
�closed.� They're open today.
"
�Kate and John at the party?"� "Kate
�there, but John
."
�
"Where are my keys?"� "I don't know.� They
�on the table, but they're not there now."
�
You
�at home last night.� Where
�you?�
�
Write quesstions.� Use the words in parenthesis in the correct order + was / were.
�
Example:
(late / you / this morning / why)
�
Why were you late this morning
?� The traffic was bad.
�
(hard / your exam)
�
?� No, it was easy.
�
(last week / where / Beth and Bill)
�
?� They were on vacation.
�
(angry / you / yesterday / why)
�
?� Because you were late.
�
(nice / the weather / last week)
�
?� Yes, it was beautiful.�