UNIT 5 WORKSHEET

A. Read and choose the correct verbs.

When I 1 was/were thirteen my best friend 2 was/ were Peter. We 3 was/were in the same
class at school. Ten years later, in 2000. Peter and I 4 was/were on holiday in London. One
afternoon there 5 was/were a party in our hotel. There 6 wasn’t/weren’t any Spanish people-
they 7 was/were all British. There 8 was/were one very beautiful woman called Liz. She 9

wasn’t/weren’t very friendly at first –but one year later she and I 10 was/were husband and
wife! Our daughter, Emma, 11 were/was born two years later in Bristol, where we live now. It
12 were/was her thirteenth birthday yesterday!

B. Complete the questions with the correct question words and was or were.

Where Who How old What When (x2)

1. Where was the football World Cup in 1994?

The football World Cup was in the USA.

2. When __was___the last party?

The last party was last weekend.

3. _ Who ___was__ the president of the USA in 1994?

Bill Clinton.

4. _ When __was___ the Peruvian general election?

It was in 2015.

5. _ What __were___the most popular films?

They were The Lion King and Forrest Gump.

6. How old ___was___ your favourite actor in 2002?

He was 38.

C. Fill in the gaps with go, play and do. D. Choose the correct words.
1. go_ running 1. Let’s go to that restaurant. It’s a bit/ really nice.
2. play__ football 2. That film was quite/a little long. I went to sleep
3. play_ chess after 5 hours.
4. _do__ aerobics 3. Wow! That’s a quite/really big TV.
5. _go_ skiing 4. You look a bit/very happy today because you won
6. play_ golf the lottery!
7. _do_ badminton

PCGS 