EVALUATED ACTIVITY

PAST FORM OF THE VERB TO BE

Name: ………………………….........................……………. Class: …………... Date. …...........…………..

I. Complete with the past simple of the verb to be (was – were) (10)

It was a great weekend!

This is Sally. She was seventeen last year. She _________ at a Secondary school in Lisbon and as
well as the rest of the students she had good marks at the end of the year. She ___________ very happy and
so ___________ her parents.
Therefore Sally and the other students ___________ ready to spend a weekend at the beach as a
reward. It ___________ a fantastic experience! Many other foreign students ___________ there too. They
___________ from different countries.
It ___________ good to meet people, from different cultures… It___________ fantastic being there.
The programme ___________ great!
What a weekend!

II. Answer the questions: (4)

1. How old was Sally last year?
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2. Was she a good student then?

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3. Why was Sally so happy at the end of the school year?

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4. Were Sally´s parents happy, too?

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III. Complete with the past simple of the verb to be (was – were). (10)

Wedding anniversary

Last weekend we ...................... in New York with Paula and John. It ..................... their wedding anniversary and
there ...................... a party to celebrate it on Saturday.

Tom and Susan weren’t at the party because Susan’s mother ....................... in hospital, but
they ......................... for lunch on Sunday. The party ...................... great. There were a lot of people and there
was a lot of food, too. However, Paul and John ....................... a bit sad because their daughter wasn’t at the
party. She ........................ in London on a school trip. Tony, our son , wasn’t with us. He was in Dublin with his
girlfriend. Anyway, it ........................ a nice weekend and we ........................ really happy there.

IV. Answer the questions: (4)

1. Where was the wedding anniversary?
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2. Why Tom and Susan weren’t at the party?

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3. Why Paul and John were a bit sad?

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4. Were the people happy there?

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