COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH

THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERB

TO BE. MATCH THE SENTENCES
WITH THE PICTURES.
1. Last month Peter _______ on
holiday. He ________ at work.
2. He _______ with his girlfriend in
Venice. They _______ afraid to visit
Venice on the gondola.
3. Kate _______ very sick in bed. She
had fever and a terrible headache.
4. Yesterday Tony _______ was late for
school.
5. Last night Peter _______ in a fancy
restaurant.
6. The thieves ________ now in prison.
7. Jill _______ in the hospital. Her
children ________ by her side to cheer
her up.
8. The woman ________ travelling by
plane but she __________ afraid of
heights.
9. Kate _______ in the bathroom when
I arrived home.



10. Yesterday Peter _______ in his
studio all day. He had many photos to
take.
11. Tim _______ very happy yesterday.
He __________on holiday near the
sea.
12. Harry took his umbrella but it
_______ raining. The weather _______
quite good.
13. Tina _______ on the phone all day.
She _________ in the shopping centre.
14. The boys_______ in the city hall.
They ______ very nervous because
they were going to perform.
15. The teacher _______ at school all
day.
16. John _______ very happy this
morning. He was going to a very
important meeting.
17. Tessa _______ in the library all
day. She loves reading books.
18. Kate _______ on the computer all
afternoon.






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I was / wasnt
You He
We were/ She was/
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