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Was/were – past simple of ‘be’

Exercise 1: Choose was/were or am/is/are to complete the following


sentences.

1. My son was - were short in school, but now he is - are - am tall.


2. 'Was - Were you at the stadium yesterday?' 'Yes, I were - was - 's.'
3. Yesterday Philip and Emma was - were in London. Today they am - are -
is in Paris.
4. Sara and I was - were at home that night, and you were - was with us.
5. Yesterday we was - were late for the concert, and today I are - am - is
late for class.
6. Asim were - is - was born in Egypt, and I am - were - was born in
Birmingham.
7. 'Were - Was you excited about the trip?' 'Yes, we was - were - 're very
excited.'
8. 'Was - Were Kate angry yesterday after the meeting?' 'No, but I think she
are - is - am angry now.'
9. 'Was - Were you at the beach last Sunday?' 'Yes, I were - was.
10. The weather are - was - is nice today, but it were - was horrible last
weekend.

Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with was/were or


wasn’t/weren’t.

1. Where _________ you last night? I called you, but you _________ at
home.
2. '_________ Sandra happy after the exam?' 'No, she _________.'
3. I remember I _________ very worried, but you _________ calm.
4. Betty and Paul _________ at home; they _________ at the cinema
5. '_________ you tired after the concert?' 'Yes, I _________.'
6. I'm very sorry. You _________ right, and I _________ wrong.
7. 'Were your parents at the meeting?' 'My dad _________ there, but my
mum _________.'

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8. We _______ late! We _________ early. The concert was at 8 and we
arrived at 7.
9. Vivian _________ at the meeting, but I _________ there. I always go to
the meetings.
10. '_________ Tim with you?' 'No, only Sally and Peter _________
there with me.'

Exercise 3: Write questions using was/were and the words below.


Put the words in the correct order.

EXAMPLE: you / what time / at the station ⇒ What time were you at the
station?

1. the keys / where ⇒ _______________________?


2. Robin / why / at the meeting ⇒ _______________________?
3. born / she / when ⇒ _______________________?
4. how expensive / the hotel ⇒ _______________________?
5. why / you / angry ⇒ _______________________?
6. unconscious / I / after the accident ⇒ _______________________?
7. the questions / difficult ⇒ _______________________?
8. the accident / what time ⇒ _______________________?
9. you / how often / in contact with them ⇒ _______________________?
10. where / you and Tom / last night ⇒ _______________________?

Past simple – regular/irregular verbs


Exercise 1: Write the past simple forms of the regular verbs in
brackets to complete these sentences.

1. I __________ (study) all night yesterday.


2. We __________ (play) poker after dinner.
3. After escaping from prison, he __________ (rob) a bank.
4. He __________ (start) playing chess at the age of 7.
5. We __________ (arrive) home very late.
6. We __________ (visit) the Louvre while we were in Paris.
7. He __________ (try) to escape.
8. I __________ (stop) smoking when I was 30.
9. When I was a child, I __________ (hate) fish.
10. We really __________ (enjoy) the concert.

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Exercise 2: Write the past simple forms of the irregular verbs in
brackets to complete these sentences.

1. I __________ (find) my true love when I was 50.


2. We __________ (buy) this sofa in the shop at the end of the street.
3. We never __________ (wear) uniforms in school.
4. I __________ (forget) to tell you something important.
5. I __________ (see) Peter at the theater last week.
6. After the meeting, I __________ (speak) with my boss.
7. Yesterday I __________ (drive) to work.
8. She __________ (run) her first marathon when she was 18.
9. I __________ (make) a lot of mistakes during the match.
10. Somebody __________ (eat) my biscuits without telling me.

Exercise 3: Complete the text with these verbs in past simple.

arrive – ask – fly – go – pay – say – stop – take – tell – think – want .

Two summers ago we 1 __________ on a trip to New York. We 2 __________


from Manchester to John F. Kennedy International Airport. The journey was
long but we were very excited; we are from a little village and we really 3
__________ to visit a megacity like New York. When we 4 __________ at our
destination, we 5 __________ a taxi to our hotel in Manhattan. The taxi driver
was very nice and 6 __________ us lots of things about New York and
Manhattan.
"How much is it?" I asked the taxi driver when he 7 __________ his car in
front of the hotel. When he 8 __________ that it was 52 dollars, I 9
__________ that it wasn't possible, but it was! For the first –and I hope the
last– time in my life, I 10 __________ 52 dollars for a taxi. I guess that's one
of the problems of big cities, they are really expensive.

Past simple – negatives and questions


Exercise 1: Choose the correct past simple forms to complete the
sentences below.

1. Where went you - did you go - did you went on holiday last summer?
2. They weren't arrived - didn't arrived - didn't arrive until 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.
3. They weren't - didn't were - didn't be sure of what to do.

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4. We didn't arrived - arrived - did arrive after midnight.
5. did you liked - Were you like - Did you like the present?
6. Sara weren't watch - didn't watch - didn't watched the film because she
was asleep.
7. John and Felicity got - did get - were get married last year.
8. She wasn't - didn't was - didn't be ready for the test.
9. I didn't understand - wasn't understood - didn't understood the question.
Can you repeat it?
10. Was he smile - Did he smile - Did he smiled when he saw you?

Exercise 2: Choose the correct past simple forms to complete


these sentences.

1. We _____ a bus to Chicago last week.

a.were took
b.did took
c.took

2. _____ to the party last weekend?

a.Did you go
b.Went you
c.Did you went

3. Yesterday I ____ the train, but I ____ late for work.

a.did miss / were not


b.missed / didn't be
c.missed / wasn't

4. They _____ a swimming pool in their backyard last summer.

a.did put
b.putted
c.put

5. Where _____ this afternoon?

a.were he go

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b.did he go
c.did he went

6. She _____ home early from the party yesterday.

a.came
b.camed
c.didn't came

7. How much _____ for it?

a.did you paid


b.did you pay
c.paid you

8. They _____ the play very much.

a.weren't enjoy
b.didn't enjoyed
c.didn't enjoy

9. When _____ that crazy idea?

a.did you got


b.did you get
c.got you

10. Where _____ last night?

a.were you
b.did you be
c.did you were

Exercise 3: Complete the conversation using the words in brackets


to make past simple positive, negative, and questions.

1. Emma: Where __________ (you/travel) this summer?


2. Phil: We __________ (go) to Playa del Carmen, in Mexico.
3. Emma: Where __________ (you/stay)?

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4. Phil: We __________ (stay) in a nice beach resort.
5. Emma: __________ (your children/like) it?
6. Phil: Of course! They __________ (spend) all week on the beach.
7. Emma: __________ (be/you) there for one week?
8. Phil: Yes. We __________ (come) back last Sunday.
9. Emma: __________ (your wife/enjoy) the trip too?
10. Phil: Yes, she __________, although she __________ (not like) the
food too much.

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