2 Grammar extension

be: Simple past be: Simple past

Affirmative and negative
1 Write affirmative (✓) and negative (✗) sentences
using was / wasn’t and were / weren’t.
we / at the movies / on Sunday afternoon (✓)
We were at the movies on Sunday afternoon.
1 you / happy / with your new braces (✗)
2 our teacher / at school this morning (✗)
Questions and short answers
3 Write questions using the simple past of be.
Write short answers using wasn’t and were /
weren’t.
the math homework / difficult? (✓)
Was the math homework difficult ?
Yes, it was.
1 your hair / blond / last month? (✗)
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2 your dad / at the party? (✓)

3 I / at a concert / last night (✓) ?

3 your brother’s glasses / on the table? (✓)

4 the man’s hair / gray (✓) ?

4 you / late for school / yesterday morning? (✓)

5 the children / very happy / at the party (✓) ?

5 your mom / in the living room? (✗)

6 we / at drama club / last Tuesday (✗) ?

6 Jess and Matt / at sports club / yesterday? (✗)

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2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
ago ​
evening ​
in ​last ​ten minutes ​
week ​yesterday Question words + was / were
We were at the movies yesterday evening . 4 Match the question words with the things they
1 My dad was in New York last . ask about.
2 My birthday party was a week . How old time
3 I was late for school morning. 1 What age
4 Jonathan’s baby brother was born 2 When person
month. 3 Where reason
5 Mercedes was in the living room 4 Who place
ago. 5 Why subject
6 My Australian cousins were here
2011.

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5 Complete the questions for the answers.
How old were you in 2010?
In 2010, I was 11.
1 on Saturday morning?
On Saturday morning, I was at my friend’s house.
2 at home yesterday evening?
I was at home yesterday evening because my
grandparents were there.
3 on TV last night?
Last night, there was a horror movie on TV!
4 the party?
The party was last Saturday.
5 in the bathroom last?
Dad was in the bathroom last!

Got it?
6 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
We was at Becky’s party last night.
We were at Becky’s party last night.
1 My hair were curly when I was little.

2 Gemma isn’t at school yesterday.

3 I was 11 years old at 2012.

4 We were in the U.K. ago two years.

5 “Was she tired?”

“Yes, she were.”

6 Your mom was at work yesterday?

7 “Where was the concert?”

“It was on Tuesday.”

8 “Who was the new teacher?”

“She was in a different classroom.”

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