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Fill in the gaps with was or were. Choose the correct option.
1. He .............. a good student. 1. They was / were at the beach yesterday.
2. Dick ............. at the bank yesterday. 2. You was / were with my British friends.
3. Peter and David ............. very sleepy last 3. I was / were very attentive in the
night. classroom.
4. The cat ................ in the garden. 4. Henry and Todd was / were very absent-
5. He ................ at the church yesterday. minded yesterday.
6. Mary ............. ill last week. 5. The teacher was / were very mad.
7. My aunt Lucy .............. at the shopping 6. The weather was / were fine yesterday.
centre last night. 7. The house was / were extremely cosy.
8. Uncle Thomas ................ at home the 8. This was / were a very mild Summer.
whole weekend. 9. These was / were my toys.
9. You ................ very noisy in class 10. The History test was / were very
yesterday. difficult.
10. My family ............. in Madrid on holidays 11. My parents was / were very sad
last Summer. yesterday.
11. They ............. at school yesterday. 12 The television was / were on the whole
12. Sara ............. at the hospital yesterday night.
afternoon. 13. Pat and Samantha was / were very
13. I .............. at the station last night. busy.
14. My daughter ............ born in August. 14. That was / were my sisters’ favourite
15. The pencils .............. on the table. doll.
15. Those was / were Ann’s best friends.

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Rewrite the sentences below by changing the verb to be into the past simple (was / were).

1. I am tired. 6. The door is open.

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2. Everything is all right.
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3. Betty is in bed.
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4. Mary is too young.
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5. You are in Canada.
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7. This is my house.
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8. We are good pupils.
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9. Betsy and Martha are at school.
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10. These are my teachers.
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A) Read the text and fill in the blanks with
“was-were”
Yesterday ------- great for me. Because my father
------- back to home. My father ------- in Spain last
weekend for the business. It ------- the first time
when we ------- apart. It ------- a tiring weekend
for him and he ------- very busy. My mother and I
------- worried about him because he ------- afraid
of travelling by plane. After a short flight, he
------- safe and happy. Because he ------- not
afraid of travelling by plane anymore. When he
----- in Spain, though it ----- late,
he phoned us at night as he -------
busy. He ------- there for three
days but it ------- like a
decade. We missed him so
much. We ------- very glad to
see him back. There -------
presents in his bags for us.
There ------- a scarf for my
mother. It ------- silk. There
------- a camera for me. It
------- a great gift for me.
B) Answer the questions
according to the text.
1) Where was Sandra’s father
last weekend?
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2) Why was yesterday great for her?
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3) Why was he there?
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4) Who was worried about him?
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5) Why were they worried about him?
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6) Was he busy when he was in Spain?
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7) Was his flight long?
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8) What was there in his bags for his family?
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9) What was the mother’s present?
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10) What was Sandra’s present?
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C) Match the questions with the D) Read the dialogues and

answers fill in the blanks
1) Where was Tina yesterday? Gina: How ------- the picnic
2) What was the weather like yesterday? yesterday?
3) How was Marry last night? Peter: It ------- fantastic.
4) When was the concert? Gina: What ------- the
5) Was your mother ill yesterday? weather like? ------- it
6) Where were you yesterday evening? sunny?
7) Who was that old woman near the car? Peter: Well, it ------- sunny
8) Where was your father last weekend? in the morning, but when we got there it ------- cloudy.
9) How was the movie? Gina: ------- Mary and her family with you? She ------
10) What was that? so excited about the picnic.
11) Why weren’t you at work yesterday? Peter: No, she -------. She ------- ill.
12) Was the weather rainy last weekend? Gina: What a pity! ------- it serious?
Peter: No, it -------. She -------
a) I was ill. down with flue but she is OK now.
b) She was happy. Gina: How about your uncle?
c) It was boring. Peter: He ------- with us and we had
d) It was yesterday. great time together. So, how -------
e) Yes, she was. your weekend?
f) That was a plate. Gina: It ------- boring as always.
g) She was at work. I ------- at home during the weekend.
h) No, it wasn’t. My father ------- abroad and
i) It was sunny. my mother ------- at work.
j) I was in Istanbul. Peter: Next time we may go together!
k) He was in Spain. Gina: I hope so….
l) She was my aunt.
1) They __________ at the hospital three days ago.
2) You ____________on the phone this morning.
3) The children_____________ quiet. They are always noisy.
4) Jari_______________ in Helsinki last week.
5) She______________ home for dinner last Wednesday.
6) My dog __________ a German shepherd. It ________ a Labrador retriever.
7) There________________ a good film on TV yesterday.
8) We________________ in Brazil last summer. There _______ many beautiful
beaches there.
9) Fred and Wilma____________________at school this morning.
10) I ____________happy when I heard about the accident.
11) I ________________ in Guatemala last spring.
12) We ______________at school last Saturday.
13) Maria and I_____________ at home yesterday.
14) Robson ___________ happy yesterday. He had a lot of homework.
15) Bob and Mike_____________ Jenny's friends. They don’t know her.
16) You ____________ very tired on Friday, because you _______ at home
sleeping.
17) They ________________ in front of the supermarket to wait for me.
18) I _______________ in the museum. I __________________ at home.
19) She ____________in South Africa last month. She ________ in Spain.
20) Jane and Vicky____________late for school They are always late for school.
21) She is thirty now, so last year she _____________ twenty-nine.
22) _____________ it a good film?
23) I got married when I ____________ thirty.
24) It was a great day, but we _____________ so tired.
25) I didn't buy those earrings because they __________ugly.
26) When I _______________ a child we lived in the country.
27) Where ___________ you yesterday afternoon?
28) _______________the kids good while we were away?
29 The kids ____________ so naughty. The parents _______________ always
angry.
30) Why _________ he so sad? Because his girl friend broke up with him.
1-IT’S……………… 2-IT’S ………………….
A- TWENTY FIVE TO A-TWENTY TO ONE
ELEVEN B-FIVE PAST EIGHT
B- FIVE TO SEVEN C-TWENTY TO EIGHT
C- FIVE PAST SEVEN

3-IT’S………………. 4-IT’S……………………
A-QUARTER TO ELEVEN A-TWO O’CLOCK
B-HALF PAST ELEVEN B-HALF PAST TWO
C-QUARTER PAST ELEVEN C-TEN PAST TWELVE

5-IT’S ………………………. 6-IT’S……………………

A-ELEVEN O’CLOCK A-FIVE PAST ELEVEN
B-TWELVE O’CLOCK B-FIVE TO ELEVEN
C-ONE O’CLOCK C-FIVE TO ONE

7-IT’S…………………. 8-IT’S………………………
A-TWENTY TO EIGHT A-QUARTER PAST SIX
B-TWENTY TO FOUR B-QUARTER TO SIX
C-TWENTY PAST EIGHT C-HALF PAST THREE

9-IT’S…………………… 10-IT’S………………..
A-FOUR O’CLOCK A-TEN PAST TEN
B-TWENTY TO TWELVE B-TEN TO TEN
C-TWENTY PAST TWELVE C-QUARTER PAST TEN

11-IT’S………………… 12-IT’S…………………
A-QUARTER PAST ONE A-TWENTY FIVE TO SIX
B-FIVE PAST NINE B-HALF PAST SEVEN
C-QUARTER TO ONE C-TWENTY TO SIX

13-IT’S………………. 14-IT’S………………..
A-HALF PAST TWELVE A-TEN TO TEN
B-SIX O’CLOCK B-TEN TO TWO
C-QUARTER PAST TWELVE C- TEN PAST TEN
 DAILY ROUTINES
Choose the correct daily routine and put the appropriate time on the
clock

I ________________ at eight o´clock

I_______________________ at half past eight

I_______________________ at nine o´clock

I _______________________ at half past one

I _______________________ at nine o´clock

I _______________________ at half past ten

 Look at the clocks and say what time it is.

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Do the caption of the pictures. Use the words at the bottom.

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Church Museum Phone Box Bus stop

Park Bank Swimming-pool Hospital
Clothes shop Post office Train station Police station
I- Find these places and write the name next to the numbers below:
school – post office – bookshop – shopping centre – fire station – video arcade – supermarket –
restaurant – building – zoo

1. __________________ 2.___________________ 3. ____________________

4. __________________ 5. __________________ 6. ____________________

7. __________________ 8. __________________ 9. ____________________

10. __________________

II.- Look at the map. Say if the sentences are TRUE or FALSE:
1. There is a big zoo in town.  6. There is a video arcade in this town. 
2. There isn’t a school in this town.  7. There is a tall building in this town. 
3. There are two schools in this town.  8. There is a church in this town. 
4. There are a lot of cars in this town.  9. There isn’t a fire station in this town. 
5. There aren’t two restaurants in this town.  10. There aren’t two shopping centres in this town.

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III.- Complete, using: There is – There are

1. _____________ animals at the zoo. 6. _________________ a big book at the bookshop.

2. _____________ a bus in front of the school. 7. ___________ two big letters on the post office.

3. __________ a tree at the corner of the post office. 8. ___________ a lion at the zoo.

4. _____________ cars at the supermarket. 9. ____________ a tall tower at the fire station.

5. _____________ a flag at the school. 10. ____________ two persons at the restaurant.

IV.- Unscramble these words to make sentences:

1. are / There / in / this town. / some houses
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2. in town. / is / a big / There / zoo
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3. There / this town / isn’t / a school /in
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4. in this town. / isn’t / a church / There
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5. in this town / schools / two / aren’t / There
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6. a lot of / cars / are / There / in this town.
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1. There is ___ doll _____ the sofa.
2. There is ___ ball _____ the table.
3. There is ___ cat _____ the armchair.
4. There is ___ apple _____ the table.
5. There is ___ dog _______ the table.
6. There is ___ umbrella _____ the sofa.
7. There is ___ picture _____ the wall.
8. There is ___ vase ____ the table.
9. There ___ robot _____ the floor.
10. There is ___ car _____the armchair.
11. There is __ lamp ________ the sofa.
12. There is ___ teddy _____ the armchair.
1. There is ___ ball _____ the armchair.
2. There is ___ umbrella ____ the floor.
3. There is ____ picture _____ the wall.
4. There is ____ apple _____ the bed.
5. There is ____ bike _____ the floor.
6. There is _____ vase ______ the table.
7. There is _____ flower _________ the sofa.
8. There is _____ chair ______- the table.
9. There is _____ lamp _________ the sofa and the armchair.
10. There is _____ robot _______ the bed.
11. There is _____ mouse _______ the chair.
12. There is ____ window __________ the sofa.
13. There is _____ flower _______ the vase.