Was/were - simple past

Unit 5
1 & Complete the sentences with was or were.
1 The weather was (be) terrible yesterday. 2 I ........... ill over the weekend. 3 My parents ........... unhappy with my exam results. 4 Paco ........... at his grandparents' house last week. 5 You ........... in the library after school yesterday. 6 This time last year we ........... in Florence. 7 There ........... a lot of people at the pool this morning. Â 8 My dad's football hero ........... Pele but he doesn't play any more. 9 Julia Hill ........... in the redwood tree for two years and eight days.

Grammar Practice

3 & Complete the dialogues. Use the correct past simple form of the verb be. 1 A: Where were you at 10.00am this morning? B: I was in bed! 2 A: ........... Marilyn Monroe British? B: No, she ........... . She ........... American. 3 A: ........... your friends in the park yesterday? B: Yes, they ........... . We played football together. 4 A: ........... you happy with your exam results? B: No, I ........... . I wanted to do better. 5 A: ........... your father at home yesterday? B: No, he ........... . He ........... at work.

2 Complete & weren't. the sentences with wasn't or
1 She wasn't (not be) at school yesterday. 2 We ................ in the computer room after school. 3 My parents ............... at home today. 4 My dog ................ well yesterday. 5 There ................ any trees left in the rainforest. 6 You ................ on the bus to school this morning. 7 My grandmother ................ alive in 1900. 8 Julia Hill ............... Australian. 9 The football coach ............... happy with the result.

4 & Write the past simple form of the verbs.
1 tidy tidied 2 rain 3 study 4 stay 5 watch 6 play 7 like 8 ®nish 9 talk 10 stop

LEVEL 1 UNIT 5 GRAMMAR PRACTICE

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# Cambridge University Press 2004 Level 1 Unit 5