The document provides instructions and exercises for using the simple past form of the verb 'to be,' specifically 'was' and 'were.' It includes affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, along with various fill-in-the-blank exercises to practice these forms. The exercises encourage users to complete sentences using the correct past tense verb forms.

1. To be verb
Simple Past: Was /Were or
Wasn’t weren’t.

2. A. Form
A.1. Affirmative form
I – he – she – it You- we-they
we use WAS we use WERE

3. A.2. Negative form
I – he – she – it You- we-they
we use WASN’T we use
WEREN’T

4. A.3. Interrogative form
I – he – she – it You- we-they
WAS ….? WERE…?

5. Exercise 1
Complete the sentences using: WAS or WERE
1) I__________ in Australia last spring.
2) We________ at school last Saturday.
3) Tina_________ at home yesterday.
4) He________ sad.
5) Sarah and Jennifer________Garry's friends.
6) You_________ very busy on Thursday.
7) They________ in front of the supermarket.
8) I________ in the museum.
9) She_________ in South Africa last month.
10) Anita and Luke_______ late for school.

6. Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using:
WAS /WERE or WASN’T/WEREN’T
1.I ________ in Canberra last spring and this year
I__________ in Rome.
2. We _________ at school last Saturday and this
Sunday we ___________ at home.
3. Tina ______ at home yesterday, she ________ at
work.
4. You ________ very busy on Friday, _________ you
busy today?
5. Jessica and Kimberly _________ late for
school yesterday, in fact, they _________ always
late.
6. We _______ students in 1990, now we
________ teachers.
7. He _________ in a hurry because there __________
a lot of traffic.
8. Last night you ________ angry because your
girlfriend __________ at home.

7. 9. My father ___________ at work yesterday
because he ___________ on vacation.
10. Trixi and Felix ______my cats, they died
5 years ago.
11. Susan and Betty __________ good
friends when they ____________ at school.
12. They _________ good at sports but
they ________ good at maths 2 years ago.
13. They like traveling, they ______ in
London this week?
14. It ___________ Sunday today, yesterday
it _________ Saturday.
15. I ___________ at home, I ___________ at
the gym with some friends.16. We _______
with friends yesterday, we ________ alone.

8. Now, tell the class
about your last
vacations!