UNIT 3: WHERE DID YOU GO ON HOLIDAY? (part 2)
*** Grammar exercise: SIMPLE PAST
I. Simple past with BE
A. Complete the sentences using was or were.
1. She_______ very pretty.
2. They________ at school.
3. He_____ at home last night.
4. I________ very naughty.
5. We_______ in London last week.
6. They__________ good friends.
7. It_________ sunny yesterday.
8. I__________ at the cinema yesterday.
9. Lucy and Mary______ good students.
10. We_________ single last year.
B. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the verb “to be” in the past simple.
1. _______Mary a singer?
2. _______ the door open?
3. ______your sister a nurse?
4._______ the boys at home?
5. _______ you at the cinema?
6. ______ the book interesting?
7. _______ your father an actor?
8. _______your parents happy?
C. Put these sentences into negative form.
1. I was John’s wife.
_______________________________
2. My grandparents were poor.
_______________________________
3. Susan was a fat girl.
_______________________________
4. My hair was short.
_______________________________
5. We were artists.
_______________________________
6. They were husband and wife.
_______________________________
D. Answer the questions using short form:
1. Was Mr. Smith a mechanic? No, ________.
2. Were you ill? No,________________.
3. Was I right? Yes,_____________.
4. Was your father at home? No,__________.
5. Was it expensive? Yes,___________.
6. Was your mother a doctor? Yes, ________.
7. Were the children naughty? No, ________.
8. Was Sheila angry? No, _______________.
9. Was I tall? Yes, _____________.
10. Was the dog on the tree? Yes, ________.
