Exercise 1: Put “was“ or “were” in the gap.
1.The teacher …………………… nice.
2. The students ……………………. very clever.
3. But one student ……………….. in trouble.
4. We ……………….. sorry for him.
5. He ………………. nice though.
6. I ……………….. happy.
7. You ……………….. angry.
8. She ………………… in London. 9. He ………………… on holiday.
10. It …………………. cold.
11. We …………………. at school.
12. You …………………… at the cinema.
13.They ………………… at home.
14. The cat ………….. on the roof.
15. The children ……………….. in the garden
Exericse 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
1. She was tired last night. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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2. I was in London last month.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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3. They were at Nina’s house some days ago.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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4. My parents were at the party yesterday. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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5. Tom was at school last Monday.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Exercise 4: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative form)
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend.
2. Angela __________ (go) to the cinema last night.
3. My friends __________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful.
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip.
7. I _______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung ________________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.
10. They _______________ (talk) about their holiday in Hoi An.
Exercise 5: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Negative form)
1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.
2. She _________________ (not/ get on) the bus in the centre of the city.
3. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.
4. We _________________ (not/ wake up) very late.
5. I _________________ (not/ receive) £300 when my uncle died
6. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
7. He _________________ (not/ have) a shower.
8. They _________________ (not/ live) in Paris.
9. She _________________ (not/ read) the newspaper yesterday.
10. I _________________ (not / watch) TV.
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Ex1/
1. was
2. were
3. was
4. were
5. was
6. was
7. were
8. was
9. was
10. was
11. were
12. were
13. were
14. was
15. were
Ex3/
1. (-) She wasn’t tired last night.
(?) Was she tired last night?
2. (-) I wasn’t in London last month.
(?) Were you in London last month?
3. (-) They weren’t at Nina’s house some days ago.
(?) Were they at Nina’s house some days ago?
4. (-) My parents weren’t at the party yesterday.
(?) Were your parents at the party yesterday?
5. (-) Tom wasn’t at school last Monday,
(?) Was Tom at school last Monday?
Ex4/
1. stayed
2. went
3. had
4. was
5. visited
6. were
7. bought
8. saw
9. ate
10. talked
Ex5/
1. didn’t drink
2. didn’t get on
3. didn’t change
4. didn’t wake up
5. didn’t receive
6. didn’t use
7. didn’t have
8. didn’t live
9. didn’t read
10. didn’t watch
Exercise 1: Put “was“ or “were” in the gap.
1. was
2. were
3. was
4. were
5. was
6. was
7 . was
8 . was
9. was
10 . was
11 . were
12 . was
13. were
14 . was
15 .were
Exericse 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
`1. `she was tired last night.
`–>`She wasn’t tired last night
`2.`I was in London last month.
`–>`I wasn’t in London last month
`3.` they were at nina’s house yesterday
`–>`They weren’t at Nina’s house yesterday
`4. `she was with him yesterday
`–>`She wasn’t with him yesterday
`5.` Tom was at school last Monday
`–>`Tom wasn’t at school last Monday
Exercise 4: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative form)
1. I stayed at home all weekend. ( stay)
2. Angela went to the cinema last night. (go)
3. My friends had a great time in Nha Trang last year. (have)
4. My vacation in Hue was wonderful. (be)
5. Last summer I visited Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi. (visit)
6. My parents were very tired after the trip. ( be)
7. I bought a lot of gifts for my little sister. (buy)
8. Lan and Mai saw sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.(see)
9. Trung ate chicken and rice for dinner. (eat)
10. They talked about their holiday in Hoi An. (talk)
Exercise 5: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Negative form)
1. I didn’t drink any beer last night.
2. She didn’t get on the bus in the centre of the city.
3. I didn’t change trains at Victoria.
4. We didn’t wake up very late.
5. I didn’t receive £300 when my uncle died
6. We didn’t use the computer last night.
7. He didn’t have a shower.
8. They didn’t live in Paris.
9. She didn’t read the newspaper yesterday.
10. I didn’t watch TV.