PAST OF BE: WAS-WERE

1) Complete with WAS-WERE.

a. I __________ at school yesterday.

b. The students ___________ in class this morning.
c. My mother __________ an Art Teacher.
d. Lucas and Juan ____________ best friends.
e. The dog __________ in the garden.
f. Julia ___________ from Italy.
g. My grandparents ___________ in Japan last year.
h. You ___________ a good student at school.
i. The cats ____________ sleeping.
j. We _____________ 16 years old last year.

2) Write sentences.

a. Albert Einstein: an artist -/ a scientist +

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b. Ana Pavlova: an artist – / a ballerina +
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c. My friends and I: classmates - / best friends +
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d. I: a doctor - / a student +
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e. The cat: inside - / outside the house +
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f. Van Gogh and Beethoven: inventors – / painters +
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3) Answer the questions.

a. Where was Ana? (in Madrid)

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b. Was German in his house? (Yes)
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c. Were the students in class? (No)
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d. When was your father at work? (Yesterday)
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e. Were you at school yesterday?(Yes)
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4) Write in the past.

a. I am a student.
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b. She is my sister Ana.
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c. Mary is from Canada.
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d. David and John are friends.
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e. They are in Miami.
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f. My two cats are very big.
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A TRIP TO NEW YORK

Was/were/wasn’t/weren’t

My name is Camilla. Last summer I …………… in the United States. The voyage by
plane …………. long and tiring and the plane ticket ………… quite expensive. It took
me 10 hours to get to the New York airport.
My friend Katie ………….. there waiting for me. I …………. surprised by the size of
the JFK airport. It ………….. huge and there ……………… very many people. I was
glad my friend ……….. there, otherwise I would probably get lost.
A few minutes later we …………….. in a cab. It ………… a typical NY cab – big and
yellow. We were in the car for an hour. There ………….. poor, run down
neighbourhoods and rich, luxurious ones. The city centre …………. fantastic. There
………….. huge skyscrapers, and big roundabouts. The largest and busiest roundabout
………….. the famous Colubus Circle. There was also an enormous traffic jam.
We went to Katie’s apartment to leave the luggage and rest a bit. It ……….. small and
cosy with a nice view of the park. I ………. (not) very tired so we went to see the
biggest fountain in New York. It ………… the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.
There ……………. (not) many people in the park, because it …………. still early in the
morning.
Later we had lunch and were at some nice museums. In the evening we ………….. at
the world famous Times Square. There …………… hundreds of people, huge neon
lights, billboards and advertisements. And there …………… (not) any cars because it
was a holiday and the square was closed to traffic. I …………….. amazed!!! We also
…………. in one of the Broadway theatres to see a musical. It…….. great!

 How long was the voyage by plane? ……………………………….

 Was JFK airport big? ……………………………..
 Was Camilla affraid she would get lost without her friend? …………………………….
 What is the name of the most famous roundabout?.....................................
 What ……….. in Central Park? ………………………………..
 Were there many cars at the Times Square? ………………………..

TRUE or FALSE:
 The plane ticket wasn’t expensive. T F
 They went to Katie’s house by a taxi. T F
 Only rich people live in the New York city. T F
 Katie’s apartment wasn’t big but it was nice and comfortable. T F
 Cars weren’t allowed to the Times Square. T F
 They saw a play at a Broadway theatre. T F
PAST SIMPLE TENSE:
Fill in the blanks with Past Simple Tense.
This weekend ------ ( be ) great for Karen. She
---------- ( be going to fly ) to London with her best
friend, Dorothy. They
----------- ( plan ) every detail. They ----------
( want ) a
perfect holiday. They ---------- ( buy ) their ticket
two weeks
ago. They ---------- ( search ) the hotels on the net,
they
---------- ( do ) shopping. Everything -------- ( be
) ready and
their holiday ---------- ( begin ) with a perfect flight.
They ---------- ( arrive ) at London Heathrow
Airport early in the morning. They ---------- ( take ) the bus
from the airport to the hotel, ---------- ( look ) at the
places. They ---------- ( come ) to the hotel. The hotel ---------- ( be ) lovely and
surrounded with huge trees. They ---------- ( be ) both tired after the trip, so they
---------- ( decide ) to have a nap. They ---------- ( take ) the sightseeing bus and
---------- ( enjoy ) it. The bus trip --------- ( last ) for about two hours and they
---------- ( be ) hungry. They ---------- ( get off ) the bus and ---------- ( go )
a restaurant. They ---------- ( have ) a great dinner there. After dinner, they ---------
( go ) back to the hotel. It ---------- ( be ) a tiring day but they ------------- ( not -
want ) to stay at the hotel. They ---------- ( relax ) for an hour and ---------- ( go )
out.
Next day, they ---------- ( get ) up early and ---------- ( have ) breakfast in
a café near the bridge. The tiring and exciting tour ---------- ( begin ) again. They
---------- ( do ) the shopping. They ---------- ( visit ) the museums and
---------- ( take ) some photos.
They ---------- ( have ) to turn back. They ---------- ( arrive ) at the airport
and --------- ( fly ) to their hometown. It ---------- ( be ) a wonderful holiday.

B) Answer the questions.

1) Where did Karen and Dorothy go?
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2) When did they take their tickets?
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3) What did they do before the trip?
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4) Where did they arrive first?
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5) What did they do when they came to hotel?
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6) Where did they have a dinner?
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7) Did they stay at the hotel after dinner?
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8) What was the hotel like?
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9) Where did they have their breakfast?
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10) What did they do at the second day of the trip?
EASTER
HOLIDAYS
 Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the verbs in brackets.

Last Easter holidays Jimmy and Paul ___________(go)

camping in the mountain.
They _________________(spend) a wonderful time there. They
______________(wake up) early in the morning and then they
________________(go) for a walk. In the village they
__________________(buy) everything they
_______________(need).
In the afternoon they ___________________(play) football, ____________(watch)
the birds and ________________(swim) in the river.
They ________________(not have) a TV set, so after dinner they ______________
(talk) for a while and then they ________________(go) to sleep.
One night, Jimmy _______________(have) a very strange dream: they ______(be)
by the river watching the moon.
Suddenly they ______________(hear) someone calling “Hello! Hello!” They
_____________(turn) around and they ______________(see) a strange creature.
It _____________(be) green and very small. He ________________( invite) them to go to his
spaceship. There they ______________(meet) other strange creatures and a beautiful princess.
They ______________(sit) down round a table and they _____________(eat) some strange
food. Jimmy _______________(drink) a glass of fruit juice. It ______________(taste) good so he
________________(ask) for another glass of it.
After a while he ______________(feel) a bit strange.
Oh, dear…he ________________(turn) green and small like the others. The princess _______________(not
be) beautiful anymore and she ______________(look) horrible.
What was happening?
He ________________(open) his eyes and … what a relief! It ___________(be) only a dream.