This document provides exercises to practice using the past tense of the verb "to be" in English. The first section fills in a table with the past forms of "to be" for different subjects. The second section completes sentences using "was", "were", "wasn't" and "weren't". The third section circles the correct form of "to be" in questions and statements. The document is designed to reinforce students' knowledge of using "was" and "were" in the past tense.

1. 1 Complete the table with the correct past form of be.
Now make the sentences negative. Now make questions.
I wasn’t in London last week. Were you in London last week?____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
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I N S P I R AT I O N 1
Past simple: be
I _____________________________________ in London
You _____________________________________ in Zurich last night / Tuesday / week /
He _____________________________________ in Paris month / year.
She _____________________________________ in Milan yesterday.
We _____________________________________ in Brussels at the weekend.
They _____________________________________ in Moscow
2 Complete these sentences using was, were,
wasn’t and weren’t.
ROSIE Hi Carl! Where (1) _________________ you
last night?
CARL I (2) _________________ with Sara.
We (3) _________________ on the quiz
machine.
ROSIE (4) _________________ you happy?
CARL No, I (5) _________________
SARA What about you, Rosie? Where
(6) _________________ you?
ROSIE I (7) _________________ with Barbara.
CARL (8) _________________ Dominic with you?
ROSIE No, he (9) _________________. I think he
(10) _________________ with Kieran.
SARA But I thought they (11) _________________
with you.
ROSIE No, they (12) _________________. I don’t
know where they (13) _________________.
3 Circle the correct word.
1 Was / were Carl with Sara last night?
2 Yes, he was / were.
3 Was / Were they with Steve?
4 Yes, they was / were.
5 But they wasn’t / weren’t with Dominic.
6 Was / Were Rosie with them?
7 No, she wasn’t / weren’t.
8 Where was / were you last night?
was
Name: ________________________________________________________ Class Number: ____
Date: Today is, _________________________________________________ Grade: 5th / 6th Primary
REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITY - Nº 1
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