1 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
1 I ……wasn’t…… at school yesterday. It was a holiday.
2 We ……………… happy at the party. It was fun.
3 You ……………… at home. You were at the park.
4 How many people ……………… at the cinema?
5 ……………… your brother at the match yesterday?
Answer
2 were 3 weren’t 4 were 5 Was
2 Put the words in order to make sentences.
1 at / afternoon / was / yesterday / I / the / park
……I was at the park yesterday afternoon. ……
2 It / a / classical / wasn’t / great / concert / music
…………………………………………………. .
3 barbecue / at / friends / the / My / were / happy
…………………………………………………. .
4 yesterday / pop / at / Daniela / wasn’t / gig / the
…………………………………………………. .
5 the / late / match / You / were / for / tennis
…………………………………………………. .
Answer
2 It wasn’t a great classical music concert.
3 My friends were happy at the barbecue.
4 Daniela wasn’t at the pop gig yesterday.
5 You were late for the tennis match.
3 Complete the sentences and questions with the beginnings from the box.
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It was Why wasn’t Were you nervous We were Was |
1 ……Were you nervous…… before the competition?
2 ………………………. Jackie at school yesterday?
3 ………………………. happy with our test marks.
4 ………………………. sunny in the park.
5 ………………………. the school lunch horrible?
Answer
2 Why wasn’t 3 We were 4 It was
5 Was
4 Read the answers and complete the questions.
1 ……Where were you…… last weekend?
We were in the mountains last weekend.
2 ………………………………… at school?
Yes, he was a brilliant student at school.
3 ………………………………… when you …………………………………?
No, I wasn’t happy when I was young.
4 What time …………………………………?
The concert was at seven o’clock
5 ………………………………… a lot of people at the party?
Yes, there were a lot of people at the party.
Answer
2 Was he a brilliant student
3 Were you happy, were young
4 was the concert
5 Were there
5 Complete the conversations with the past tense of the verb to be.
1 A: Where were you last Saturday?
B: I ……was…… at the cinema with my friends.
2 A: Were you nervous before the football game?
B: No, we ……………… .
3 A: ……………… John at the party?
B: I don’t know.
4 A: We ……………… at a good restaurant last week.
B: The new one in the centre? I know, it’s great!
5 A: Was the concert OK?
B: Yes, great! The singer ……………… awesome!
Answer
2 weren’t 3 Was 4 were 5 was
6 Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1 Were you happy when you were young? Yes I wasn’t.
……Were you happy when you were young? Yes, I was. ……
2 Was John at school yesterday? No, he was.
…………………………………………………..
3 Paula is here last weekend.
…………………………………………………..
4 Where was you last night?
…………………………………………………..
5 Who is with you at the park yesterday?
…………………………………………………..
6 They wasn’t worried about the exam.
…………………………………………………..
Answer
2 was, Was John at school yesterday? No, he wasn’t.
3 is, Paula was here last weekend.
4 was, Where were you last night?
5 is, Who was with you at the park yesterday?
6 wasn’t, They weren’t worried about the exam.
7 Complete Clara’s email with one word in each space.
Hi Lydia!
How 1……are…… you? Last weekend was great! I 2……………… happy because it was my birthday. I 3……………… usually at home in the evening but last weekend I 4……………… at home. I was at a party! I was surprised with my present. It was a beautiful guitar. All my friends 5……………… at the party and there was very good hip-hop music so we 6……………… bored. I always love 7……………… birthday parties.
Love, Clara
Answer
2 was 3 ’m / am 4 wasn’t 5 were
6 weren’t 7 having