Name :_______________________________
Date : ________________________________
Complete the sentences with was or were. Make questions.
1. Susan __was___ happy.
2. You ________ angry.
3. Johnny ________ on holiday.
4. It ________ cold.
5. We ________ at school.
6. The cat ________ on the roof.
7. The child ________ at home.
8. The children ________ in the garden.
Was Susan happy?
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Write positive sentences in the Past Simple.
1. he / the question / answer
He answered the question
2. you / a question / ask
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3. the dog / bark
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4. they / us / call
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5. we / a mountain / climb
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6. John / stamps / collect
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7. we / in London / live
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8. I / hungry / be
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Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete sentences. Put the time
expression at the end of the sentence.
MON
football
TUE
shopping
cinema
WED
tennis
THU
ring Jane
FRI
buy
flowers
SAT
concert
SUN
TODAY
English
1. When did he go shopping?
He went shopping five days ago
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2. When was his English course?
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3. When did he play football?
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4. When did he go to the Italian restaurant? __________________________________________
5. When did he ring Jane?
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6. When did he go to the cinema?
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7. When did he play tennis?
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8. When was the concert?
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Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
1. They collected postcards.
2. You were thirsty.
3. He had a computer.
4. I bought bread.
5. You saw the house.
6. The teacher tested our English.
7. Albert played squash.
8. She was sad.
They didn’t collect the postcards
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Write questions in the Past Simple.
1. Anna / the window / open
2. she / home / walk
3. you / in the garden / work
4. I / a song / sing
5. she / on a chair / sit
6. you / the castle / visit
7. Jenny / the door / lock
8. she / happy / be
Did Anna open the window
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Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
1. Last year I
spent
(spend) my holiday in Ireland.
2. It ___________ (be) great.
3. I ___________ (travel) around by car with two friends and we ___________ (visit) lots of interesting
places.
4. In the evenings we usually ___________ (go) to a pub.
5. One night we even ___________ (learn) some Irish dances.
6. We ___________ (be) very lucky with the weather.
7. It ___________ (not / rain) a lot last year.
8. But we ___________ (see) some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where ___________ (spend / you) your last holiday?
10. ___________ (turn off / you) to turn off the radio?
11. Angela and Peter ___________ (like) each other very much.
12. What ___________ (be) the weather like yesterday? ___________ (be) it warm?
13. It ___________ (not / be) warm yesterday. It ___________ (be) snowing.
B- Complete with the correct words from the box.
was has were had
1. We ________ lunch at midday yesterday.
2. Sue ________(not) very well.
3. She ________ toast and milk every morning.
4. Who ________ with you at the cinema yesterday?
5. ________ they ill last week?
6. The boy on the left ________ blue jeans.
7. I ________(not) got a dictionary.
8. Where ________ you yesterday? You ________(not) at school.
9. I ________ in bed. I ________ a cold.
10. What colour ________ the policeman's hats?
11. My town ________ a very interesting park.
12. How many horses ________ your cousins last year?
13. Mr Smith ________ my Maths teacher last year.
14. What ________ he under his arm now?
15. What kind of a day ________ it yesterday?
16. Mr Priestley ________ some students at his house for lessons today.
17. What ________ the weather like yesterday?
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