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Unit 10, Lesson 1
Simple past with be
Circle the correct word in the sentence.
1. A: Who is / was your English teacher last year?
B: Mrs. Marino.
2. A: Was your birthday yesterday?
B: No, it weren’t / wasn’t.
3. A: How was / were the meeting?
B: Very boring.
4. A: When were / was you in Australia?
B: I was there in 1999.
5. A: Where was / were the children yesterday?
B: At home.
6. A: Was the theater crowded?
B: Yes, it was / wasn’t.
Match the questions and answers. Write the letter on the line next to the question.
1. Was your weekend fun?
a. At 4:00.
2. Who was at the game?
b. At a restaurant.
3. Why were you at the park?
c. Yes, it was.
4. Where was the party?
d. Jerry.
5. What was in the box?
e. A sweater.
6. When was the game?
f. Because I run there.
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Unit 10, Lesson 2
Simple past: Statements and yes/no questions
Circle the correct word in the sentence.
A: How was your long weekend?
B: Good! I (visit / visited) Jackie in New York. What about you?
1.
A: I (stayed / stay) home.
2.
B: Did you (worked / work) on the history project?
3.
A: No, I (did / didn’t). Actually, I just (watch / watched) movies.
4.
5.
B: All weekend?
A: Yup.
B: How many movies you (watched / did you watch)?
6.
A: Um, eight!
B: You’re crazy!
A: Actually, I’m lazy.
Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Use contractions when possible.
1. I
2.
3. It
4. We
5. You
6. Lorna
(watch)
(you / play)
(not rain)
(hike)
(not eat)
(not finish)
a great movie last night.
a lot of sports as a kid?
on Tuesday.
on our vacation.
anything this morning.
the homework.
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Unit 10, Lesson 3
Simple past: Wh- questions and irregular verbs
Write the missing forms.
Base
Past
eat
1.
take
2.
3.
fell
4.
swam
see
5.
6.
got
buy
7.
go
8.
Match the questions and answers. Write the letter on the line next to the question.
1. What did you buy at the cafe?
a. I took them last year in Hawaii.
2. When did you bring the books to the library?
b. We went to a museum.
3. Where did you and your husband meet?
c. We bought sandwiches.
4. When did you take these pictures?
d. I brought them last night
5. What did you make for dinner last night?
e. We made pasta.
6. Where did you and your brother go?
f. We met on vacation.
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