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IDENTIFICACIÓN DEL APRENDIZ

NUMERO PRIMER
TIPO SEGUNDO APELLIDO NOMBRES
DOCUMENTO APELLIDO
ADRIANA
CC 1006721713 WALTEROS ACOSTA
JULIETH

PAST SIMPLE OF VERB TO BE – WAS/WERE

Find here the video with the full explanation about WAS/WERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-8gWTirO1c&t=3s

ACTIVITIES

A. Choose the correct answer; was or were.

1. They was/were in the Natural History Museum yesterday.

2. Nick was/were taken to the hospital early in the morning yesterday.
3. My parents was/were very tired after their trip to Newcastle.
4. Helen was/were on a ferry boat going to Sweden yesterday.
5. The article in the local newspaper was/were very interesting.
6. Those houses was/were built two hundred years ago.
7. Last winter was/were the coldest winter in our region.
8. Tom was/were absent-minded because he had left the keys at school.
9. I was/were on a long trip to the USA two years ago.
10. Your e-mail address was/were very difficult to remember.
11. My brother’s letters was/were rather long and interesting.
12. Pamela was/were an excellent ski jumper three years ago.

B. Make affirmative (+), negative (-) or interrogative sentences (?):

1. Tony was at the cinema yesterday.

2. (-) Tony wasn´t at the cinema yesterday
3. (?) Was Tony at the cinema yesterday?

4. (+) twere some potatoes for lunch

(-) There weren´t any potatoes for lunch
Were there some potatoes for lunch?

5. (+) Our sister was in class last week.

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Our sister wasn’t in class last week

(?) Was our sister in class last week?

6. Some classmates were late last Friday.

(-) Some classmates weren´t late last Friday.
(?) Were some classmates late last Friday.

7. (+) My friends were happy with the results.

My friends weren’t happy with the results.
(?) were my friends happy with the results?

8. (+) The CD was cheaper than the DVD

(-) The CD wasn´t cheaper than the DVD
Was the CD cheaper than the DVD?

C. Put the words in the correct order:

1. in/yesterday/Dr/was/Smith//hospital
Dr Smith Was in hospital yesterday.
2. ? /Were/a lot of/people/at/mall/yesterday.
Were a lot of people at mall yesterday?
3. and/last/ill/with/Cindy/week/flu/were/Tom.
Tom and Cindy were ill with flu last week.
4.the/after/My/not/photography/was/school/classmate/at/club.

5.father/two/cinema/the/I/days/was/with/ago/my/at
I was at the cinema at with my father two ago days.

D. Rewrite the sentences using was or were:

1. I am happy to see you. -------------------- I was happy to see you.

2. Nora is on holidays in Italy. Nora was on holidays in Italy.
3. This is my favorite book. This was my favorite book.
4. The dogs are under the table. The dogs were under the table.
5. Mary is not at school. Mary wasn´t at school.
6. My mobile is broken. My mobile was broken.
7. It is a very interesting film. It was a very interesting film.
8. They are good students. They were good students.
9. We are good sportsmen. We were good sportsman.
10. This dog is very friendly. This dog was very friendly.