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Worksheet 8

Past simple: be
1 Complete the table with the correct past form of be.

I was
_____________________________________ in London
You _____________________________________ in Zurich last night / Tuesday / week /
He _____________________________________ in Paris month / year.
She _____________________________________ in Milan yesterday.
We _____________________________________ in Brussels at the weekend.
They _____________________________________ in Moscow

Now make the sentences negative. Now make questions.

I wasn’t in London last week.
____________________________________________________________ Were you in London last week?
____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

2 Complete these sentences using was, were, 3 Circle the correct word.
wasn’t and weren’t. 1 Was / were Carl with Sara last night?
ROSIE Hi Carl! Where (1) _________________ you 2 Yes, he was / were.
3 Was / Were they with Steve?
last night?
4 Yes, they was / were.
CARL I (2) _________________ with Sara.
5 But they wasn’t / weren’t with Dominic.
We (3) _________________ on the quiz 6 Was / Were Rosie with them?
machine. 7 No, she wasn’t / weren’t.
ROSIE (4) _________________ you happy? 8 Where was / were you last night?

CARL No, I (5) _________________

SARA What about you, Rosie? Where
(6) _________________ you?
ROSIE I (7) _________________ with Barbara.
CARL (8) _________________ Dominic with you?
ROSIE No, he (9) _________________. I think he
(10) _________________ with Kieran.
SARA But I thought they (11) _________________
with you.
ROSIE No, they (12) _________________. I don’t
know where they (13) _________________.

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Worksheet 9

Past Simple (regular & irregular verbs)

1 Complete the table. 2 Write questions and answers using the
prompts.
Infinitive form Past simple form
1 you / enjoy the trip / yesterday?
ask asked
______________________________________________________
buy bought
come ______________________________________________________
do 2 Yes / I /
drink ______________________________________________________
eat
______________________________________________________
enjoy
3 Where / you go?
find
go ______________________________________________________
have ______________________________________________________
look 4 We / go to the Jorvik Viking Centre.
make
______________________________________________________
open
______________________________________________________
sail
see 5 What / you see?
speak ______________________________________________________
take ______________________________________________________
talk
6 I / see lots of things about the Vikings.
watch
______________________________________________________
wear
______________________________________________________
7 you / buy anything?
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

8 No / I / not.
______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

9 you / speak to anyone?

______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________

10 Yes, I / speak to the guide.

______________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

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Worksheet 9

3 Complete the postcard with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Dear Mum & Dad

I’m having a great time here in York. Yesterday I
(1) __________________ (go) to the Jorvik Centre
Vikings.
and (2) __________________ (see) an exhibition about
I (3) __________________ (find) out about what they
__ (drink)
(4) __________________ (eat) and (5) ________________
__ (wear).
and also about the clothes they (6) ________________
/ ask)
It was really interesting. I (7) __________________ (not
/ have)
lots of questions because I (8) __________________ (not
ents for
lots of time. I (9) __________________ (buy) some pres
both of you.
Lots of love
Barbara

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