Verb To Be

(Ser / Estar)
Simple Past
Afirmative

Negative

Interrogative

I was

I was not = I wasn't

Was I?

You were

You were not = You weren't

Were you?

He was

He was not = He wasn't

Was he?

She was

She was not = she wasn't

Was she?

It was

It was not = It wasn't

Was it?

We were

We were not = We weren't

Were we?

You were

You were not = you weren't

Were you?

They were

They were not = they weren't

Were They?

Exercises:
1. I ______ late yesterday.
2. ________she drawing?
3. He_______ at home yesterday, he went to school.
4. They _______playing football last week.
5. She _______ wearing a beautiful dress last Thursday.
6. My grandfather __________ a teacher.
7. __________ the weather fine yesterday?
8. My friends__________playing golf last week.
9. He _______ ill last night.
10. We_________intersted in the movie, it was boring.

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.
_____________________________________ ?
3.

Put the following statements in the negative:

1)

She was in house yesterday night. ______________________________________

2)

They were fabolous in the concert last night. _______________________________

3)

We were in the cinema. ______________________________________________

4)

I Was a good football player when I was Young. ____________________________