Grammar Worksheet 13

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To be – Past Simple

A Fill in the gaps with the verb to be in the Past Simple: was or were.
1. Last Christmas I on holiday with my family.
2. It cold but we very happy.
3. We in London.
4. Two years ago we in Paris.
5. My friend Tom at his sister’s graduation ceremony.

B Rewrite the sentences in the negative and interrogative forms. There is one example.

My mother was born in April.

My mother wasn’t born in April.
Was my mother born in April?

1. Last summer it was very hot.

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2. The family barbecue was fun.

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3. My cousin’s baptism was last week.

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4. Last month you were at your grandmother’s birthday party.

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C Write about you.

1. When were you born?

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2. What time were you born?

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3. Where were you born?

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