INSTITUTO MARIANO ACOSTA

TEACHER: Ramírez, Karina

CURSO: 5th year
FECHA DE ENTREGA: 21 de Octubre

Past Simple 'To be' Questions

PRACTICE

A) Write these sentences into the interrogative form.( Escribir estas oraciones en la forma
interrogativa)

1) Tommy was at home this morning.

2) My grandparents were in Italy last summer.
3) The mouse was very fast.
4) People were angry three hours ago.
5) My nephew was with us last summer.
6) My children were in the bathroom all the night.
7) Mr. Simpson was in a hurry this morning.
8) I was – were late for the school yesterday.
9) The Browns was ready for the party.
10) My little puppy was hungry all the day.

B) Ask Questions. ( Hacer Preguntas)

1) My uncle was in London last weekend. -------------------------------------------------------------------?

2) Ms. White was late for the bus today. ------------------------------------------------------------------?

3) John was at the airport in the morning. -------------------------------------------------------------------?

4) They were anxious about the teacher. --------------------------------------------------------------------?

5) Sara was seven years old last year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------?

6) The book was 30 pounds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------?

7) There were fifty people in the garden. ---------------------------------------------------------------------?

8) I was bored yesterday morning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------?

ATTENTION!! En la actividad 'B' las preguntas deben ser hechas teniendo en cuenta la respuesta que subrayada.

Ejemplo: My mother was in the kitchen. Where was your/ my mother? ( In the kitchen es la respuesta)

C) Make questions with 'WAS - WERE' and Complete the answers( Hacer preguntas con ' WAS - WERE' y responder las Respuestas.)

________ I at school last week? Yes, I ______. No, I wasn’t.

________ you sad yesterday? Yes, you ________. No, you weren’t.

________ he ill last week? Yes, he ________. No, he ________.

________ she busy yesterday? Yes, she was. No, she ________ .

________ it cold last Winter? Yes, it _________ . No, it wasn’t

.______ we happy last Christmas? Yes, we were. No, we ________ .

________ you angry last week? Yes, you ________ . No, you weren’t.

_______- they scared last night? Yes, they _______. ____, they weren’t.

D) Order the words to make a right question. ( Ordenar las palabras para hacer una pregunta correcta)

a) the weather / was / what / like / yesterday

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b) they / where / yesterday / were

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c) last night / why / you / were / scared

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