Business English Unit 5

1. Complete the sentences with was/ wasn’t/ were/ weren’t

1. I was in Canberra last spring and this year was in Rome.
2. We were at school last Saturday and this Sunday we were at home.
3. Tina wasn’t at home yesterday, she was at work.
4. You were very busy on Friday, are you busy today?
5. Jessica and Kimberly were late for school yesterday, in fact, they were always late.
6. We were students in 1990, now we are teachers.
7. He is in a hurry because there are a lot of traffic.
8. Last night you was angry because your girlfriend wasn’t at home.
9. My father wasn’t at work yesterday because he is on vacation.
10. Trihi and Felix were my cats, they died 5 years ago.
11. Susan and Betty were good friends when they were at school.
12. They were good at sports but they were good at maths 2 years ago.
13. They like traveling, they were in London this week?
14. It is Sunday today, yesterday it was Saturday.
15. I wasn’t at home, I was at the gym with some friends.
16. We were with friends yesterday, we weren’t alone.

2. Complete the sentences below in Past Simple using some useful words below:
babies, dark, energetic, friendly, generous, happy, healthy,
poor, pretty, smooth, thin, very intelligent, young

1. Bob and Sue are old now but then they were Young.
2. Bob and Sue are sad now but then they were Happy.
3. Sue is fat now but then she was Thin.
4. They are often ill now but then they were Healthy.
5. Their skin is wrinkled now but then they were Smooth.
6. They are often angry now but then they were Friendly.
7. Their hair is grey now but then they were Dark.
8. They are often tired now but then they were Energetic.
9. Sue is forgetful now but then she was very Intelligent.
10. Bob and Sue are rich now but then they were Poor.
11. They are mean now but then they were Generous.
12. Their children are adults now but then they were Babies.
13. Sue is ugly now but then she was Pretty.

3. Respond as in the example.

Example: He was in Berlin (Madrid) Was he in Berlin? - No, he wasn't.
Where was he? - He was in Madrid.
The play was boring, (interesting) Was the play boring? - No, it wasn’t.
How was it? - It was interesting.
1. She was a cook last year, (secretary) Was she a cook? – No, she wasn’t.

Who was she? – she was secretary.

2. The weather was warm yesterday, (cool) Was weather warm yesterday? – No, it wasn’t.

How was it? – it was cool.

3. It was a plane, (helicopter) Was it plane? – No, it wasn’t. What was it? – It was helicopter.

4. It was Ali. (Mehmet) Was it Ali? – No, it wasn’t. What was it? – It was Mehemet.
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5. They were in Antalya last summer. (Bodrum) Were they in Antalya last summer? – No they

weren’t. Where they were? – They were in Bodrum.

6. The car was new. (a bit old) Was the car new? – No, It wasn’t. How was it? – It was a bit old.

7. The workers were outside the factory, (inside) Were the workers outside the factory? – No, they

weren’t. Where they were? – They were inside.

8. He was late because of the traffic, (fog) Was he late because of the traffic? – No, he wasn’t.

Why he was late? – He was late because of the fog.

9. The students were lazy, (studious) Were students lazy? – No, they weren’t. How they were? –

They were studious.

10. The questions were difficult, (easy) Were questions difficult? – No, they weren’t. How they

were? – They were easy.

11. He was the Prime Minister, (the President) Was he the Prime Minister? – No, he wasn’t. Who

was he? – He was the President.

12. It was a video cassette, (audio cassette) Was it video cassette? – No, it wasn’t. What was it? – It

was audio cassette.

13. They were at home, (at work) Were they at home? – No, they weren’t. Where they were? – They

were at work.

14. She was tall, (short) Was she tall? – No, she wasn’t. How was she? – She was short.

15. The cat under the table, (chair) Was the cat under the table? – No, It wasn’t. Where it was? – it

was under chair.

16. He was in Britain. (France) Was he in Britain? – No, he wasn’t. Where he was? – He was I n

France.

17. They were happy, (sad) Were they happy? – No, they weren’t. How they were? – They were sad.

18. He was ill last week, (fine) Was he ill last week? – No, he wasn’t. How was he? – He was fine.

19. The meeting was on Wednesday. (Tuesday) Was the meeting on Wednesday? – No, it wasn’t.

When was it? – It was on Tuesday.

20. The football match was at two o'clock, (three) Was the football match at two o’clock? – No, it
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wasn’t. When was it? – It was at three o’clock.

21. He was in Germany five years ago. (France) Was he in Germany five years ago? – No, he

wasn’t. Where he was? – He was in France.

22. The dictionary was on the desk, (in the bookcase) Was the dictionary on the desk? – No it wasn’t.

Where it was? – It was in the bookcase.

23. The door was closed, (open) Was door closed? – No, it wasn’t. How was it? – It was open.

24. The suitcases were heavy, (light) Were suitcases heavy? – No, it wasn’t. How was it? – It was

light.

4.A. Change the following sentences to simple past tense.

Example: I wash my face. I washed my face.
He passes quickly. He passed quickly.

1. They help their teacher. They helped their teacher.

2. We work in a factory. We worked in a factory.

3. They laugh a lot. They laughed a lot.

4. The programmer finishes at 11 o'clock. The programmer finished at 11 o’clock.

5. I watch TV. I watched TV.

6. I practice my English. I practiced my English.

7. She types the letters. She typed the letters.

8. He walks in the park. He walked in the park.

9. He relaxes in the evening. He relaxed in the evening.

10. She cooks delicious meals. She cooked delicious meals.

11. The dogs bark loudly. The dogs barked loudly.

12. He smokes heavily. He smoked heavily.

13. They ask questions. They asked questions.

14. The bus stops at the bus stop. The bus stopped at the bus stop.

15. He locks the door. He locked the door.

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16. She looks at her watch. She looked at her watch.

17. They kidnap children. They kidnaped children.

18. I brush my teeth. I brushed my teeth.

19. He coughs a lot. He coughed a lot.

20. They publish new books. They published new books.

21. They discuss politics. They discussed politics.

22. He hopes to see you. He hoped to see you.

23. She talks a lot. She talked a lot.

24. He drops everything. He dropped everything.

4.B. Change the sentences above to question and answer in the negative.
Example: I wash my face. – Did you wash your face? No, I didn't wash my face.