The document provides examples of filling in blanks and completing sentences using the simple past tense of verbs. It includes exercises asking the reader to fill in blanks with "was" or "were", change sentences to the past tense, ask questions to match answers, and complete statements comparing where someone was versus where someone else was not. The exercises focus on practicing using common past tense verbs like "was" and "were" in sentences describing locations and times in the past.
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PAST SIMPLE Verb To Be Worksheet
The document provides examples of filling in blanks and completing sentences using the simple past tense of verbs. It includes exercises asking the reader to fill in blanks with "was" or "were", change sentences to the past tense, ask questions to match answers, and complete statements comparing where someone was versus where someone else was not. The exercises focus on practicing using common past tense verbs like "was" and "were" in sentences describing locations and times in the past.
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A.
FILL IN THE BLANK SPACES WITH THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERB TO BE
1. How old was Tim last year? was he ten or eleven?
2. When was Shirley’s baby born? 3. In what season was they born? 4. They weren´t (not) born in Spring. I’m sure. 5. Uncle Richard wasn´t (not) at home yesterday evening. 6. Sam was at the beach with his friends. They were all very happy. 7. Where was you at 11 o’clock?
B. COMPLETE WITH WAS OR WERE
1. Where was Mary last Saturday?
2. She was at the stadium. 3. were you there, too? 4. No, I wasn´t at home. And you? 5. My brothers, my sisters and I were at the exhibition. 6. By the way, where were your brothers that day? 7. I don’t know where my brother Jim was. He wasn’t (not) at home with me but the others were.
C. CHANGE THE SENTENCES INTO THE PAST
1. He is a good student. He was a good student
2. They are here. They was here 3. It is all right. It was all right 4. We are busy. We were busy 5. She is happy. She was happy 6. They are at school. They were at school 7. I’m not in the garden. I wasn´t in the garden 8. They aren’t sad. They weren´t sad 9. Where is she? Where was she? 10. Isn’t he at home? Wasn´t he at home 11. It isn’t important. It wasn´t important
D. ASK QUESTIONS FOR THE ANSWERS
1. Was jim at the bank yesterday?
Jim was at the bank yesterday.
2. Were we at the movies last nigt?
We were at the movies last night
3. Were they at the hotel last month?
They were at the hotel last month.
4. Were you at the station yesterday?
I was at the station yesterday.
5. Was his aunt lucy at the club last year?
My aunt Lucy was at the club last year.
E. COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS. FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE:
Example: I was at the bakery yesterday, but you weren’t.
1. He was at the church last Sunday, but we weren´t_.
2. She was at the supermarket yesterday morning, but I wasn´t
3. I was at the hospital yesterday afternoon, but they weren´t.
4. We were downtown last weekend, but he wasn´t.
5. They were at the post-office yesterday evening, but you weren´t.