VERB

SIMPLTENSES

E PAST
VERB “TO
BE”
PART II – QUESTIONS WITH WAS / WERE

Objective: To talk about past situations using the Simple Past of the verb BE.
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WAS LILY SICK YESTERDAY?

YES, SHE WAS.

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WAS THE MAN RICH?

NO, HE WASN’T.
HE WAS POOR.
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WERE THE CHILDREN AT SCHOOL LAST WEEK?

YES, THEY WERE

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WAS MOZART A FAMOUS ACTOR?

NO, HE WASN’T.
HE WAS A FAMOUS MUSIC COMPOSER.
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WAS ALBERT EINSTEIN A GERMAN SCIENTIST?

YES, HE WAS.

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WERE PINK FLOYD A ROCK BAND?

YES, THEY WERE.

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 YES / NO QUESTIONS WITH WAS / WERE
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WAS / WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

WAS I TIME EXPRESSION

WERE YOU
WAS HE
YES / NO
QUESTIONS WAS SHE AT HOME YESTERDAY?
WAS IT
at school
WERE WE
WERE THEY

SHORT ANSWERS

YES, I – SHE – HE - IT WAS YES, YOU – WE - THEY WERE

NO, I – SHE – HE - IT WASN’T NO, YOU – WE - THEY WEREN’T
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be: Simple past questions and short answers

Complete the QUEESTIONS and SHORT ANSWERS.

wasn’t
Were you at the movie theater last night?” “No, I _______.”
“______
1 Was Jack in Paris last month?” “Yes, he _______.”
“______ was

2 “______ wasn’t
Was Mr. Roberts your teacher last year?” “No, he _______.”

3 Was Jennifer Lawrence born in 1990?” “Yes, she _______.”

“______ was

4 Were Paul and Yolanda at the party?” “No, they _______.”

“______ weren’t

5 Were you at the basketball game on Saturday?” “Yes, I _______.”

“______ was

6 “______ was
Was the movie good?” “Yes, it _______.”

7 Was
“______ was
Maria in class yesterday?” “Yes, she _______.”

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be: Simple past questions and short answers

Write questions and short answers.

You and Mike / in the park / yesterday? 

Were you and Mike in the park yesterday
__________________________________? Yes, we were
_____________.
1 The girls / at the party? 
Were the girls there
__________________? Yes, they were
_____________.
2 Emma / at the park? 
Was Emma at the park
______________________? No, she wasn’t
______________.
3 you / in L.A. / last month? 
Were Yes, I was
you in L.A. last month ______________.
_______________________?
4 The Hunger Games / on TV last night? 
Was The Hunger Games on TV last night
___________________________________? No, it wasn’t
______________.
5 The weather / good / on your vacation? 
Yes, it was
Was the weather good on your vacation ______________.
_________________________________?

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WHEN WAS THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA?

IT WAS ON OCTOBER 12th, 1492.

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WHO WERE THEY?

THEY WERE THE BEATLES.

THEY WERE A FAMOUS BRITISH BAND.

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WHO WAS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?

HE WAS AN ENGLISH WRITER, POET AND ACTOR.

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WHO WAS FREDDIE MERCURY?

HE WAS A FAMOUS SINGER AND SONGWRITER.

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WHERE WAS THE BABY YESTERDAY?

HE WAS AT THE BEACH YESTERDAY.

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 INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WAS / WERE
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QUESTION WORD WAS / WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

WAS I
(DÓNDE) WHERE
WERE YOU
(CUÁNDO) WHEN WAS HE
YESTERDAY?
WHO WAS SHE
(QUIÉN)
WAS IT
(POR QUÉ)
WHY at school
WERE WE
…
WERE THEY

EXAMPLES

WHERE WAS DANIEL YESTERDAY? HE WAS AT HOME YESTERDAY

WHEN WAS TOMÁS BORN? HE WAS BORN IN 2005

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Question words + was / were

Complete the sentences with the question words in the box.

How old When When Where Where Who Who Why

Who
________ was the girl at the party?
1 How old were you when you left school?
________
2 Where was Alice on Monday?
________
3 Why
________ were you sad yesterday?
4 When was Paul in London?
________
5 When were you born?
________
6 Who
________ was your favorite teacher in elementary school?
7 Where
________ were you this morning?

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 2 PRACTICE Question words + was / were

Read the factfiles. Write questions and answers.

Who was Jimi Hendrix

Who / Jimi Hendrix? _____________________?
He was a rock guitarist
______________________________________.
Where was he from
1 Where / he from? _______________________? Name: Jimi Hendrix
Profession: Rock guitarist
He was from America
______________________________________. Nationality: American
Date of birth: November 27th, 1942
When was he born
2 When / he born? ________________________?
______________________________________.
He was born on November 27th, 1942
3 What nationality / Mozart? ________________________?
What nationality was Mozart
He was Austrian
______________________________________.
Why was he famous
4 Why / he famous?
He was_______________________?
a classical music composer
______________________________________.
When was his birthday Name: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5 When / his birthday? _____________________?
His birthday was on January 27th Profession: Classical music composer
Nationality: Austrian
______________________________________. Date of birth: January 27th, 1756
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PRACTICE!

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