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Affirmative Negative
I was I wasn't
You were You weren't
He was He wasn't
She was busy. She wasn’t busy.
It was It wasn’t
We were We weren’t
They were They weren’t
Short answers
Question yes No
Was I I was I wasn’t
Were you you
were you weren't
Was he he
was he wasn’t
Was she busy? she
was she wasn’t
Was it it it wasn’t
was
Were we we
were we weren't
Were they they they weren't
were
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1-Fill in the blanks with (was-were) below
to complete the sentences.
1. They………………really happy after they won the
football game.
2. My sister………………a college student last year.
3. Thomas………………on the train at three-thirty
yesterday afternoon.
4. A:………………Jennifer tired after she finished work?
5. B: No, she……………….
6. My car broke down, so I………………late for my meeting.
7. A: ………………Laura and Susan surprised?
B: No, they………………late.
8. The cookies………………delicious, so I ate three of them.
9. A: ………………you at the library yesterday? B: No, I……………….
10. I………………born in 1996.
11. When………………you born?
12. The movie we saw last night ………………very funny.
2-Complete the sentences with the past form of
the verb to be(positive or negative)
1. Mike………………at the zoo last week.
2. Dad and I………………in the garden when it started raining.
3. Who………………with you when I saw you in the street?
4. My dog………………never bored.
5. We………………at the circus last Friday, we are going this
week.
6. Bill………………very tired yesterday. He went to bed early.
7. The shoes Emma was wearing………………too small for her.
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8.The French test………………easy for me. I could answer all
the questions.
3-Complete the sentences with negative form.
1-Caroline …………………… French. She was born in Marseille.
2-The exam …………………… as difficult as the last one.
3- The sky …………………… cloudy but it…………………… raining.
4-My bedroom …………………… on the second floor.
5- Steve …………………… well so he went to see a doctor.
6- Sonia …………………… very pleased to see me.
7- My mom …………………… angry with me last night.
8- I …………………… at home when my family had dinner.
9- James …………………… very friendly with her.
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4-Write questions using ‘Was/Were’
1.- My keys /on the table?
…………………………………………………….
2.- The red jumper/ very expensive?
……………………………………………………
3.- Margaret/Tom/ good friends?
……………………………………………………
4.- The clown/ at the circus/ funny?
……………………………………………………
5.- Marry / at the hospital?
……………………………………………………
6.- Mike/tired/ yesterday?
………………………………………………………
7.- The cinema/ next to the shopping centre?
………………………………………………………
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5-Do as shown between the brackets:
1. No, It wasn’t cold outside yesterday.(Ask)
…………………………………………………………………………..?
2. Was Don at the office last Saturday? (Answer)
Yes,…………………………………………………………………….
3. The car was expensive. (Negate)
……………………………………………………………………………….
4. Yes, the store was open .(Ask)
……………………………………………………………………………….?
5. The food was good.(Negate)
………………………………………………………………………………..
6. Were the children excited?
No,………………………………………………………………….
6- Put in order.
1) Was / yesterday / happy / Mike /.
(+)-----------------------------------
2) were / last night / you / where.
(-)---------------------------------
3) The film / what / like / was.
(+) --------------------------------
4) Were / at the concert / your friends.
(-)-----------------------------------
5) Like / what / the weather / was.
(-)-----------------------------------
7-Give short answer to the questions.
1) Was Paul ill last week?
( + ) ------------------------------------------------------
( - ) -------------------------------------------------------
2) Were your parents at home yesterday?
( + ) ------------------------------------------------------
( - ) -------------------------------------------------------
3) Was the newspaper interesting?
( + ) ------------------------------------------------------
( - ) -------------------------------------------------------
4)Was the birth-cake delicious?
( + ) ------------------------------------------------------
( - ) -------------------------------------------------------
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8-Change the sentences into question.
1. Erick was at the concert with his father.
……………………………………………………………………………………?
2. Joseph and Lisa were on holiday last year.
……………………………………………………………………………………?
3. Kate was at school at 7 o’clock.
……………………………………………………………………………………?
4. Christian was the photographer last month.
……………………………………………………………………………………?
5. The bedrooms were colorful.
……………………………………………………………………………………?
6. The children were happy.
……………………………………………………………………………………?
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Past Simple
Regular &Irregular Verbs
Form: Subject, Verb in past ,complement
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I I I
You You you
He He
he
worked She work work?
She
did not Did she
drank drink drink?
It It
it
We We
we
You You
you
They They
they
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Short answers
Yes, I did. No, I didn't.
Yes, you did. No, you didn't.
Yes, he did. No, he 'didn't.
Yes, she did. No, she didn't.
Yes, it did. No, it didn't.
Yes, we did. No, we didn't.
Yes, you did. No, you didn't.
Yes, they did. No, they didn't
Spelling rules
1. We add only “d” to the verbs that end in “e”.
Ex:
like------------- liked I liked the trip.
love ----------- loved He loved eating cheese.
2,If there is one vowel before the last letter, we
double the last letter then add (ed).
e.g. tap --- tapped stop ---- stopped
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3.When the verbs end in a “consonant +y”,
cancel (y) and add (ied)
Ex: try --------- tried
We tried a new restaurant.
carry------------ carried
They carried their bags to their classes
4.If there is a vowel before the ending (y) we don’t
cross the (y) but we just add (ed).
e.g. stay stayed
5.Irregular verbs don’t follow the rules.
e.g. eat ate
We use the Past Simple to talk about:
• Things that started and finished in the past.
We visited oUR UNCle yesterday.
I lived in London in 2000.
• Things which happened one after the other in the past. He got
dressed, went downstairs and had breakfast yesterday.
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Past simple (irregular verbs)
Irregular verbs have their own forms:
Verb Past
Be Was/were
Have Had
Come Came
Lose Lost
Put Put
Read Read
Cut Cut
Run Ran
Do Did
Say Said
Draw Drew
See Saw
Eat Ate
Sell Sold
Drink Drank
Send Sent
Sleep Slept
Fall Fell
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Go Went
Speak Spoke
Tell Told
Make Made
Meet Met
Swim Swam
Blow Blew
Fly Flew
Key words: yesterday, last (week - year - month), ago
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1-Correct the verbs:
1) Mum (cook) ……………………………… dinner two hours ago.
2) Yesterday I (wash) ……………………………… my car.
3) My father (talk) ……………………………… on the phone an
hour ago.
4) My friend (live) ……………………………… in Paris three
years ago.
5) Dad (work) ……………………………… hard yesterday.
6) They (go) ……………………………… to the club last Friday.
7) Mark (be) ……………………………… happy last week.
8) We( have) ……………………………… lunch yesterday at home.
9) He (see) ……………………………… his favorite singer last year.
10) I (clean) ……………………………… my bedroom yesterday.
11) Cindy (drink) ……………………………… milk two hours ago.
12) Mike (clean) ……………………………… his home last night.
13) Mum (lose) ……………………………… her purse last week.
14) Tom (swim) ……………………………… in the pool yesterday at the club
2-Change into negative and question :
1. She asked lots of questions.
N :………………………………………………………………………….
Q :……………………………………………………………………………?
2. The baby cried last night.
N : …………………………………………………………………………
Q : …………………………………………………………………………?
3. Mum washed her face two hours ago.
N: ………………………………………………………………………
Q: ......................................................................... ?
4. We stopped at the super market.
N: ……………………………………………………………………………
Q: ............................................................................. ?
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3-Fill in the following passage with the past
simple tense
Yesterday I (be) ……………………………… ill, but I (not stay) ………………………
In bed because it (be) ……………………………… my sister’s birthday. I
(take) ……………………………… the 6 o’clock bus to the center of
the city and (go) ……………………………… to a big toy shop , but I
(not find)
……………………………… anything. Then, I (go) ………………………………
Into a record shop. There I (meet) ……………………………… Anna , a
friend from school.
We (see) ……………………………… a lot
of CDS and cassettes. We (buy) ……………………………… a new
CD and a record. We (come) ……………………………… home at 8.
We (find)
……………………………… a lot of friends at home and we ( sing)
……………………………… “Happy Birthday” to my sister
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4-Rewrite using the words in brackets
1. I see my friend at the circus. (Use: Yesterday)
……………………………………………………………………………
2. I have a laptop. (Use: last year)
……………………………………………………………………………
3. I speak to my aunt on the phone . (Use: Last summer)
………………………………………………………………………………
4. I go to the Gym . (Use: Last week)
………………………………………………………………………………
5. My parents eat lunch at MacDonald's. (Use: Last week)
………………………………………………………………………………
6. She heard a noise. (Use: Not)
……………………………………………………………………………
7. They went to Alexandria. (Use: Not)
……………………………………………………………………………
8. The princess wears a beautiful dress. (Use: Yesterday)
…………………………………………………………………………………
9. I give him the letter. (Use: Yesterday)
………………………………………………………………………………
10. Molly sleeps in front of the TV. (Use: 2hours ago)
…………………………………………………………………………………
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5-Complete with the missing verbs
Verb Past
Be
Have
Come
Lose
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Put
Read
Cut
Run
Do
Say
Draw
See
Eat
Sell
Drink
Send
Sleep
Fall
Go
Speak
Tell
Forget
Wear
Swim
Give
Hear
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Was/were
Had
Came
Lost
Put
Read
Cut
Ran
Did
Said
Drew
Saw
Ate
Sold
Drank
Sent
Slept
Fell
Went
Spoke
Told
Forgot
Wore
Swam
Gave
Verb Past
Be Was/were
Have
Came
Lose
Put
Read
Cut
Run
Did
Say
Drew
See
Ate
Sell
Drank
Send
Slept
Fall
Went
Speak
Told
Forget
Wore
Swim
Gave
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6-Change into negative and question:
1. Henry ran down the hill.
Question
Negative
2. It snowed last winter.
Question
Negative
3. They won the race.
Question
Negative
4.Martin listened to music.
Question
.
Negative
.
5.The secretary told us to wait.
Question
.
Negative
.
6.Erick counted the pens.
Question
.
Negative
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7.A lot of people waited at the bus stop.
Question
Negative
8.Nick travelled to Italy last summer.
Question
Negative
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9.We painted the walls.
Question
Negative
10.They planted a tree yesterday.
Question
Negative
11.She wanted a new dress.
Question
Negative
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