1.

Fill in the blank with the correct simple past form of the verb “To
Be”.

a. There were 10 people on the bus.

b. I        was             in Paris last month.
c. Ana and Saul       were              in the bank together.
d. Jill      was               late for class yesterday.
e. Joan      was               a good student.
f. The computer         was            on the table.
g. There        was             a book on the floor.
h. There          were           five apples in the fridge.
i. I        was             cold last night.
j. Diego       was              at the party.
k. The doctors         were            at the hospital.

2. After you have finished Question set 1, review the correct answers
and then change the sentences from Question set 1 to Negative
Sentences.

a. There were 10 people on the bus. → There weren’t 10 people on the bus.
b. I was in Paris last month- I wasn;t in Paris last month
c. Ana and Saul were in the bank together- Ana and Saul weren;t in the bank
together
d. Jill was late for class yesterday-Jill wasn’t late for class yesterday
e. Joan was a good student-Joan wasn’t a good student
f. The computer was on the table- The computer wasn’t on the table
g. There was a book on the floor- There wasn’t a book on the floor
h. There were five apples in the fridge- There weren’t five apples in the fridge
i. I was cold last night- I wasn’t cold last night
j. Diego was at the party- Diego wasn;t at the party
k. The doctors were at the hospital- The doctors weren;t at the hospital
3. Choose the correct verb.

Charles Darwin (a) (was / were) born

on February 12, 1809. He (b) (was /
were) a British naturalist who became
famous for his theories of evolution
and natural selection. In South
America, Darwin found that fossils of
extinct animals (c) (was / were) similar
to modern species. Many people (d)
(was / were) strongly opposed to the
idea of evolution because it conflicted
with their religious beliefs. Throughout
his life, Darwin (e) (was / were) a
reserved, thorough, hardworking
scholar.

When Albert Einstein (a) (was / were)

young, his parents worried about him.
Einstein's parents (b) (was / were)
concerned that Albert was "slow."
Albert (c) (was / were) a terrible
student who didn't want to attend
classes regularly and take exams.
Einstein's best-known work,the theory
of relativity, (d) (was / were) published
in 1905. Unfortunately, the theory of
relativity (e) (was / were) used to
create the atomic bomb.