6TH GRADE STUDY WORKSHEET

Unit 3: The Natural World

Past Simple with Be - Positive and Negative Form

I. Make the past simple positive or negative:

1. It was (be) cold yesterday.

2. She ________________ (be) hungry.

3. We ________________ (be) late for the meeting.

4. I ________________ (not / be) tired last night.

5. The exam ________________ (not / be) difficult.

6. They ________________ (not / be) in Berlin.

7. You ________________ (be) in the library when I called you.

8. The holiday ________________ (be) fun.

9. He ________________ (be) early for the interview.

10. The people we met last night ________________ (be) French.

11. That woman ________________ (not / be) Spanish.

12. Julie ________________ (not / be) late for the class.

13. The food ________________ (not / be) very good.

14. They ________________ (not / be) my friends.

II. Make the past simple (use positive / negative or question):

1. (I / be / at the cinema last night.)

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2. (the children / be / naughty?)

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3. (we / be / in a cafe when you called.)

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4. (I / be / late?)

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5. (she / be / a teacher when she was young.)

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6. (where / we / be?)

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7. (you / be / okay?)

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8. (we / be / too tired?)

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9. (how / the party / be?)

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10. (they / be / late for the interview.)

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III. Write the correct past simple form of each verb:

I had (have) a BBQ yesterday.

They ________________ (think) about their teacher for help.

He ________________ (go) home late last night.

Peter ________________ (not / bring) his dog to my house.

Did you ________________ (make) this for me?

 They ________________ (not / come) to class last week.

You ________________ (buy) a lot of books at the bookstore.

I ________________ (send) you some flowers last month.

How did he ________________ (get) that cell phone?

What time did you ________________ (wake up) yesterday?

We ________________ (sing) many songs at the karaoke club.

Susan and John ________________ (not / be) ill last weekend.

The food ________________ (not / be) very good.

Our friends ________________ (write) a nice letter to us.

IV. Put the verbs into the correct section. Use your dictionary if needed.

Come Buy Stay Bring Wish Sit Understand

Feel Hope Translate Jump Watch Swim Study

Fly Try Continue Find Follow Own Cost

Sell Learn Create Teach Talk Give Cut

Design Become Play Miss Forget Begin See

View Develop Grow Connect Smile Cook Cry

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