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Was, Were: Past Simple of Regular Verbs: Affirmative and Negative
Was, Were: Past Simple of Regular Verbs: Affirmative and Negative
English Teacher: Mercedes González Delgado – Activities from English Plus, Oxford U.P. Página 1
REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL – Bilingual Students [ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]WORKBOOK 2
ago
6 Write sentences. Use the past simple form of the
verb and ago.
I / play / computer games / an hour
I played computer games an hour ago.
1 We / move house / three years
______________________________________
2 They / visit / us / a few months
______________________________________
3 He / invent / it / forty years
______________________________________
4 You / play / tennis / two weeks
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REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL – Bilingual Students [ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]WORKBOOK 2
1 Look at the fact file about Elvis Presley. Then write 3 Read the text. Then complete the sentences. Use
the questions and the answers. Use the correct the affirmative or negative past simple form of
form of was or were. the verbs in the box.
2 Complete the sentences about these things in the 2 I / visit / my friend in London / in February (It is
year 1900. Use the affirmative and negative form of now August.)
there was and there were.
There weren’t any TVs.
1 ..........................................................schools. 3 I / play / basketball at ten o’clock this morning (It
2 ...................................... a capital city in Spain. is now one o’clock in the afternoon.)
3 ................................an airport near Barcelona.
4 ............................................... any CD players.
5 .................................any fast food restaurants. 4 I / start / school in 1997 (It is now 2009.)
6 ...................................... explorers and writers.
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3 Complete the questions. Use the past simple of the I (3) __________________ to Siena, in Italy! Siena
words in the box. is a really pretty town, and I (4) _________________
what / sport / he / play • where / you / go lots of interesting old buildings. I really
what time / it / start • they / win • she / help (5) __________________ the cathedral – that was
my favourite place. Architects and builders
Where did you go on holiday? France.
(6) __________________ it between 1215 and
1 ........................................... him? Yes, she did.
1348, so it’s very old! We spent a lot of time exploring
2 ........................................................? Football.
the city. We also visited a lot of shops, and I
3 ........................................................the match?
No, they didn’t. (7) __________________ postcards, sweets and
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REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL – Bilingual Students [ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]WORKBOOK 2
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REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL – Bilingual Students [ACTIVITIES (Actividades)]WORKBOOK 2
1 Complete the text with the affirmative or negative 3 A police officer is interviewing Jack Stone about
form of was, were, there was and his friend Tony Adams, who disappeared last night.
there were or the past simple form of the verbs in Read Jack’s statement about what he did last night.
the boxes. Then write the police officer’s questions and Jack’s
answers. Use the past continuous form.
arrive have invite walk want
I left home at 6.45 p.m. and walked to the café.
Last night my friend Cathy (1) ______________ me to
I arrived at 7.15 pm. My friend, Tony Adams,
her house. (2) ______________ a new reality show on brought his coffee over from another table and
TV that we both (3) ______________ to we had a drink together. Then my other friends
arrived and they went to order their drinks. When
watch. When I (4) ______________ at her house, the I left the café at 10.30 p.m., Tony started speaking
TV (5) ______________ on, but (6) ______________ to the waitress. I arrived home at 11 p.m.
anybody in front of it. Cathy and I
(7) ______________ into the kitchen. Cathy’s sister (8) 1 what / you / do / 7 p.m.
______________ next to the fridge with an empty bottle Q _________________________________________?
of ketchup in her hand. Cathy’s brother A I _________________________________________ .
2 why / you and Tony / sit / together
(9) ______________ an empty can of cola in his hand.
Q __________________________________________
They (10) ______________ both very angry with each
_________________________________________?
other. A We ______________________________________ .
agree drink go not leave say turn 3 what / your / other friends / do
Q __________________________________________
‘Yesterday,’ shouted Cathy’s sister, _________________________________________?
‘(11) _____________ a lot of ketchup. I can’t A They _____________________________________ .
believe you (12) _____________ any for me!’ 4 what / Tony / do / at 10.30 p.m.
‘And yesterday,’ shouted Cathy’s brother, Q _________________________________________?
‘(13) _____________ three cans of cola in the fridge and A He ______________________________________ .
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[ANSWER KEY (Respuestas)
REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL – Bilingual Students [ANSWER KEY (Respuestas)]WORKBOOK 2
3 1 travelled to
2 1 Were they at the cinema?
2 stayed in Dino’s grandparents’
2 Who was your favourite actor?
3 didn’t check his
3 Was she a maths teacher?
4 didn’t play
4 When were they born?
5 liked surfing
3 1 weren’t 4 was 6 were
4 1 I finished my homework ten minutes ago.
2 was 5 weren’t 7 wasn’t
2 I visited my friend (in London) six months ago.
3 weren’t
3 I played basketball three hours ago.
4 I started school twelve years ago.
English Teacher: Mercedes González Delgado Activities from English Plus, Oxford U.P.
REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL – Bilingual Students [ANSWER KEY (Respuestas)]WORKBOOK 2
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1 1 met 3 lost 5 ate
4 1 Did he see Ela?
2 won 4 bought 6 saw
2 When did you go on holiday?
2 1 found 3 visited 3 Which dress did you like?
2 went 4 had 4 Did you buy the CD?
5 Did she have dinner?
3 1 4 6 Where did you stay?
2 (didn’t go) 5
3 (built) 6 (didn’t walk)
4 1 Did … invent 4 did … eat 1 1 were 3 were 5 was
2 Did … finish 5 Did … visit 2 wasn’t 4 weren’t
3 did … meet 6 Did … buy
2 1 Did … enjoy 4 went
1 1 didn’t buy 6 stayed 2 didn’t know 5 met
2 changed 7 didn’t travel 3 did … have 6 didn’t win
3 didn’t eat 8 won
3 1 was she chatting 4 Was it raining
4 had 9 didn’t lose
2 Were you reading 5 Was he listening
5 didn’t make 10 visited
3 were they saying
2 1 On Tuesday, she visited her aunt.
4 1 (We were watching TV when the phone
She didn’t have dinner at home.
rang.)
2 On Wednesday, she made a big breakfast.
2 (While I was doing my homework, I listened
She didn’t eat lunch.
to
3 On Thursday, she lost her bag in town.
some music.)
She didn’t buy anything.
3
4 On Friday, she went to a lot of shops.
4
She didn’t find her bag.
5 (Dan was sleeping when the film finished.)
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3 1 Did she help him? 1 1 Were 5 was
2 What sport did he play? 2 there weren’t 6 wasn’t
3 Did they win the match? 3 were 7 There was
4 What time did it start? 4 were
4 1 What did you buy? 2 1 You didn’t watch the reality show.
2 Did you make dinner? 2 Did you watch the reality show?
3 Where did you meet? 3 He saw the film.
4 Did you travel by bus? 4 He didn’t see the film.
5 Who did you see? 5 Did he see the film?
English Teacher: Mercedes González Delgado Activities from English Plus, Oxford U.P.
REINFORCEMENT MATERIAL – Bilingual Students [ANSWER KEY (Respuestas)]WORKBOOK 2
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1 1 invited 11 there was
2 There was 12 didn’t leave
3 wanted 13 there were
4 arrived 14 weren’t
5 was 15 drank
6 there wasn’t 16 said
7 walked 17 agreed
8 was 18 were
9 had 19 turned
10 were 20 went
2 1 What did the friends want to watch (on TV)?
2 Where were Cathy’s brother and sister?
3 Was there any ketchup?
4 What did Cathy’s sister drink?
5 What did the friends do?
English Teacher: Mercedes González Delgado Activities from English Plus, Oxford U.P.