Complete the sentences with was / were

1. How many people __________ at your house last weekend?

2. The book wasn´t difficult It __________ easy.

3. Those __________ my best jeans.

4. Dinosaurs __________ prehistoric animals.

5. __________ your friends at school yesterday?

6. Sandra __________ not at school yesterday.

7. You __________ nasty to me!

8. __________ your grandparents designers.

9. John and I __________ in the garden.

10. __________ your parents in the restaurant? Yes, they __________ .

11. My grandmother __________ a nurse. She wasn´t a doctor.

12. I __________ thin when I was 6 years old.

13. When I __________ younger, I played with teddy bears.

14. We __________ away on vacation last month.

15. __________ you at the cinema last night?

16. Ten years ago, I __________ a baby.

17. __________ the exam difficult?

18. The film __________ (not) exciting. It was boring.

19. __________ there many people at the party?

20. __________ the girls in the park? No, they __________ .

21. Her name wasn´t Kate. It __________ Isabel.

22. Paco wasn´t happy. He __________ sad.

23. __________ the boys at the football game? Yes, they __________ .

24. The books __________ (not) on the shelf. They were in the bookcase.

25. __________ Tom at a concert? Yes, he __________ .

Complete the sentences with was / were

1. It wasn´t my dad´s birthday on Sunday, it __________ on Saturday.

2. The exercises weren´t easy, they __________ difficult.

3. My grandfather wasn´t a writer, he __________ a composer.

4. My cousins weren´t at the park, they __________ at the cinema.

5. Last night I wasn´t at home, I __________ at a party.

6. __________ the weather good yesterday?

7. What __________ your first class this morning?

8. __________ her sister at the party.

9. Who __________ his favourite film star?

10. Where __________ you last night?

11. __________ they interested in rap music?

12. Where __________ you yesterday?

13. I __________ (not) at home last night.

14. __________ your teacher at school? No, she __________ .

15. Why __________ (not) Marta at school?

16. We __________ (not) at a party last week.

17. __________ you at a concert last night?

18. The students __________ in London last summer.

19. __________ it sunny yesterday?

20. __________ Meg at the library? No, she __________ .

21. The Beatles__________ a pop group.

22. __________ your teacher ill yesterday?

23. We __________ at a party last week.

24. My mum __________ (not) at work yesterday.

25. __________ you cold last night?

Complete the sentences with was / were

1. It __________ six o´clock when we got home.

2. __________ you still in bed when I phoned?

3. Edison __________ a famous inventor.

4. The weather __________ fine this morning.

5. He __________ sick yesterday.

6. Beethoven __________ a German composer.

7. There __________ a lot of people at our party yesterday.

8. Don´t blame him. It __________ my mistake.

9. He __________ not well yesterday.

10. __________ you at the party yesterday?

11. Sam __________ second in the race, __________ she?

12. Jack __________ (not) in London.

13. We __________ on the same school team.

14. Betty __________ (not) at the cinema.

15. We __________ the champions last year.

16. Victoria __________ (not) in the UK.

17. Mom and Dad __________ on vacation last week.

18. Sally and Mark __________ (not) at home.

19. There __________ a small lake here many years ago.

20. There __________ any clouds in the sky.

21. My friend __________ ill yesterday.

22. They __________ third in the race.

23. Mom __________ angry when she saw the broken vase.

24. The Romans __________ brave soldiers.

25. It __________ very wet on Monday.

To Be

The verb "be" is also irregular in the Simple Past. Unlike other irregular verbs,
there are two Simple Past forms: "was" and "were." It also has different question
forms and negative forms.

Positive Negative Question

 I was.  I was not.  Was I?

 You were.  You were not.  Were you?
 We were.  We were not.  Were we?
 They were.  They were not.  Were they?
 He was.  He was not.  Was he?
 She was.  She was not.  Was she?
 It was.  It was not.  Was it?
 Was-Were Story"

Last week, there was one really, really bad day. It was Monday. Usually, there are about 25
students in my class, but that day, there were only 5 people! It wasn't warm. In fact, it was really
cold. It was raining a lot. It was dark and gray outside. There wasn't any sunshine. I think the
students weren't at school because they were sick. They were at home. Maybe they were in bed.

Mr. Jibbit is our teacher. He is always at school. He is never at home on a Monday. Last Monday
was no different. He was not in bed. He was in the classroom, and he was cold! Why was he so
cold? That's a very good question. He was cold because the heater in the school was broken. It
was freezing. The school was like a refrigerator. Our room was like a freezer! And poor Mr. Jibbit
was like ice! The small class was cold, cold, cold!

The next days were much warmer. The heater was fixed on Tuesday, so everything was ok. There
were 25 students, not only 5. But where was Mr. Jibbit? He wasn't there. He was at home, sick in
bed!
Exercise:

1. The weather___________cold and rainy.

a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

2. Many students________in class.

a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

3. A lot of students_________sick at home.

a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

4. The teacher________at home.

a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

5. The classrooms___________very cold!

a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

6. Our classroom_______freezing!
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

7. There______any heat!
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
8. That day_________really horrible!
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

9. The next days________better.

a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

10. The heat_______ok the next day.

a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't

True or False?

1. There were 25 students in the class that Monday.

2. It was warm that day.
3. Mr. Jibbit was present that Monday.
4. The heater in the school was working that day.
5. Mr. Jibbit and the students felt cold that day.
6. The heater was broken on Tuesday.
7. The next days were warmer.
8. Mr. Jibbit had to stay at home because he got sick.