Grammar Book - Jeanne Perrett 2002

26 Simple past 1 (was/were)

1 Choose and circle.

1 My friends and I (were) /was at the beach on Saturday.

2 I were/was in bed at ten o'clock.

3 My cat was/were in the tree.

4 The mice was/were in the kitchen.

5 The women were/was at the museum.

6 The man was/were at the swimming pool.

2 Write was/were.

1 Yesterday Bob was at the circus.

2 Mr and Mrs White ... at the cinema.

3 My friend ... angry.

4 My friend and I ... at the shops.

5 The children ... excited.

6 Yesterday I ... busy.

7 My teacher ... happy.

8 You ... at the swimming pool.

3 Write. Where were they?

1 There were lots of clothes and shoes.

They were at the shops.

2 There were lilos, fishing nets and flippers.

3 There were lots of books.

4 There were books, desks, pencils and children.

5 There were pizzas, hamburgers and cola.

6 There were statues and pictures.

4 Write ?/.

1 Was he at school?

2 They were at home

3 Was she in the classroom

4 Were you at the cinema

5 I was at the shops

6 Were the children ill

7 Was Mr Green angry

8 Lisa and Polly were in the park

5 Write Now/Yesterday.

1 I am at school.

Now

2 We are happy.

3 They were at the beach.

4 He is excited.

5 You weren't at school.

6 He isn't at home.

7 Were the children busy?

8 My dad was ill.

9 Are you bored?

10 Were you at the shops?

6 Write about you. Write Yes, I was/No, I wasn't.

1 Were you at school yesterday at ten o'clock?

2 Were you at English school yesterday at four o'clock?

3 Were you in bed yesterday at nine o'clock?

4 Were you at home yesterday at three o'clock?

7 Write questions and answers.

1 Alice/in the bedroom ✓

Was Alice in the bedroom? Yes, she was.

2 Arabella/at the circus ✓

3 Brill and Bertie/at school X

4 Denzil/at the shops X

5 You/at the museum ✓