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AFFIRMATIVE

I was at school yesterday

You were at school yesterday

She was at school yesterday

He was at school yesterday

We were at school yesterday

They were at school yesterday

NEGATIVE

I wasnt at school yesterday

You werent at school yesterday

She wasnt at school yesterday

He wasnt at school yesterday

We werent at school yesterday

They werent at school yesterday

QUESTION TAGS

He was a famous singer, wasnt he? These shoes werent cheap, were they?

I wasnt at the beach yesterday, was I? Those boys were stubborn, werent they?

It wasnt a part-time job, was it? You werent on a diet last month, were you?

PAST TIME ADVERBIALS

Yesterday, yesterday morning, the day before yesterday, three days ago, a week ago, a month ago,

last week, last Monday, last month, last year, last summer, some time ago, in 1974,

INTERROGATIVE

When were you born?

Where was she born?

How old were you in 2005?

Where were you last week?

When was he at the cinema?

What were they like?

ANSWERS

I was born on 1st July 1971.

She was born in Lisbon.

I was twelve in 2005.

I was at home.

He was at the cinema last month.

The were tall and thin.

YES/NO QUESTIONS

Was I at home two days ago?

Were you in town two hours ago?

Was he / she ill yesterday?

Were you in Algarve last holidays?

SHORT ANSWERS

Yes, you were. / No, you werent

Yes, I was / No, I wasnt.

Yes, he / she was./ No, he / she wasnt.

SIMPLE PAST VERB TO BE

A ) Complete with was or were:

She _____________ happy at the party yesterday.

Mark _____________ in Lisbon last week.

Susan and I _____________ 10 last year

I _____________ born in Lisbon.

B) Complete with wasnt or werent

Mary _____________ thirsty.

We _____________ collecting stamps.

The parsons _____________ my parents.

I _____________ tired yesterday.

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C) Rewrite these sentences in the negative:

I was with my parents in the mountains.

_____________________________________________________________________________

He was eleven years old.

_____________________________________________________________________________

They were born at 9.00 a.m.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Mark was at the cinema last night.

_____________________________________________________________________________

D) Look at the underlined words and make questions:

___________________________________________________________________?

We were students three years ago.

___________________________________________________________________?

The weather was fine.

___________________________________________________________________?

She was born on 21st June 1988 .

___________________________________________________________________?

The match was at 9.00 pm.

F) Complete the fo9llowing sentences with question tags.

Mr. Smith was a famous actor, _________________________?

I wasnt in bed last night, _________________________?

Mary and Ann were in Londo9n last year, _________________________?

These painters werent famous, _________________________?

You and Mary werent at the cinema, _________________________?

I was a cute baby, _________________________?

It wasnt raining last night, _________________________?

We were tired last night, _________________________?

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