The verb « to be» in the Past Simple. Тренувальні вправи.

The verb « to be»  in the Past Simple

    1.Fill in was or were

1/ We….at school last Monday.

2/ My friends ….in the library yesterday.

3/ Dana…. at the shop ten minutes ago.

4/ His books…. on the shelf yesterday afternoon.

5/ My sister and I…. at the supermarket last Sunday.

6/ Max …. at the football match yesterday.

7/ The keys …. on the table an hour ago.

8/ The water in the river ….very warm yesterday.

9/ Their father …. in the United States last week.

10/ The child …. in the yard a minute ago.

2.Write negative and interrogative sentences

1/ David was in London a week ago.

2/ They were at the cinema last Sunday.

3/ My brothers were at home yesterday.

4/ Kate was sixteen last month.

5/ Children were at school last morning.

6/ Olha was very busy two days ago.

7/ Tom was a schoolboy last year.

8/ His grandparents were in the country yesterday.

9/ The cars were in the streets yesterday evening.

10/ Her English book was on the desk five minutes ago.

     3. Make up sentences from the words

          1/ fifteen / were/minutes ago/in the living-room/They.

          2/ twenty/Margo/last Friday/was/years old

          3/ at the school stadium /were/yesterday/after the lessons/The boys.

          4/ was/yesterday/late/My brother/for work/morning.

          5/ last week/Angela/very/was/busy.

          6/ were/an hour ago/on the floor /The toys.

          7/ was/in town/two days /John/ago.

           8/ at the cinema/were/yesterday/They/evening.

           9/ on the dish/a minute /were /The oranges/ago.

          10/at the/were/last Saturday/skating-rink/The girls.

             4. Make up questions from the words

            1/ last summer/were/in/they/ the mountains ?

            2/ good/last year/Tina/good /was/at maths?

            3/ Mary and Kate/why/for school/late/yesterday/were?

            4/ in /an English textbook/schoolbag/your/yesterday morning/was?

            5/ five minutes/the money/ago/on/was/the table?

            6/ the yard/in/their car/yesterday evening/was?

            7/ an hour /the shop /closed /ago/was?

            8/ the brown/was/on/the floor/carpet/last month?

            9/ were/in the /last night/park/why/you?

           10/ yesterday/was/Kamila/at /with whom/the cinema?

       5.Change into the plural

    1/The book was on the desk yesterday morning.

    2/ His sister was a good student several years ago.

    3/ My friend was at the skating-rink last winter.

    4/ The car was in the street an hour ago.

    5/ The picture was on the wall yesterday.

    6/ I was in Kyiv during the last summer holidays.

    7/ The man was ill the day before yesterday.

    8/ He was very busy last week.

    9/ The girl was ten years old yesterday.

    10/ The newspaper was on the table some minutes ago.

      6 .Choose the correct answer

      1/ Tony....(was/am/are) late for school yesterday morning.

      2/ His dad….(were/is/are) thirty-five now.

      3/ My sister and I …(was/were/is) in the park yesterday.

      4/ She ….(were/are/was) in the kitchen five minutes ago.

       5/ The plates…( were/are/was) on the table now.

       6/ Nick…..(is/are/was) good at English last year.

       7/ My father …(is/were/was) a good student many years ago.

        8/ The women …(were/are/is ) in the supermarket now.

        9/ They…(are/were/was) in the mountains last year.

       10/ Her grandparents…(were/was/are) in the garden now.