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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Sentences and Questions

Activity Type Introduction


Grammar and Speaking In this was and were game, students practice forming affirmative
Game: forming sentences and negative sentences as well as questions with was and were.
and questions from The game also helps students practice subject-verb agreement.
prompts, freer practice
(group work) Procedure
Divide the students into groups of three. Pairs are also possible.
Focus
Give each group a set of cards and a piece of paper for keeping
Was and Were score.
statements and questions

Subject-verb agreement Ask the students to shuffle the cards and deal out nine cards
each, leaving the rest in a pile face-down on the table.

Aim Players then place their cards face-up in front of them.

To make affirmative and The first player looks at their cards and makes as many three-
negative statements as card sentences or questions as possible using each card once,
well as questions with e.g. 'They were late.'
was and were.
As the player creates each sentence or question, they lay the
corresponding cards out on the table for everyone to see.
Preparation
Make one copy of the For each correct sentence or question, the player scores a point.
cards for each group
of three and cut as The player then takes the number of cards they used from the top
indicated. of the pile. Each player should always have nine cards until there
are no cards left in the pile.

Level It's then the next student's turn to play.

Elementary (A1-A2) If a player cannot make a sentence or question, they take one
card from the top of the pile, put one of their cards at the bottom,
and miss a turn.
Time
20 minutes The game continues until all the cards have been used or until
players cannot make any more sentences or questions.

The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.

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WAS/ WERE

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Sentences and Questions

I You He She It We They

I You He She The movie We They

You and The


I Pietro The dog You and I Li and Chen
Marco children

You and The The


I Andre We They
your wife students weather

was was was was was was was

were were were were were were were

wasn't wasn't wasn't wasn't wasn't wasn't wasn't

weren't weren't weren't weren't weren't weren't weren't

at school a friend right sick at home friends here

in the car a classmate late rainy kind classmates there

happy a student sorry tired hungry students with me

online a teacher married unhappy funny teachers outside

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