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Places in the countryside. Adjectives. There was/were. Could/couldn't.

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with there was or there were in affirmative, negative or question form.

1. ________________ a new student in your class last week? Yes, ________________.

2. ________________ any students in the library at 3 o'clock yesterday.

3. I think ________________ a boy waiting for you yesterday.

4. ________________ any chicken left when I arrived home at lunchtime.

5. ________________ any water in the fridge last night? I don't think so.

6. ________________ any people at the museum?

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with was, were, there was or there were.

1. William Shakespeare ________________ a famous poet and playwright.

2. ________________ some people waiting for you at the door.

3. How many apples ________________ in the cupboard?

4. We ________________ very tired when we finished the PE lesson.

5. Your sister ________________ at the cinema with her friends last Friday.

6. How much milk ________________ in the fridge yesterday?

7. Miguel de Cervantes ________________ born in 1920.

8. The police ________________ investigating a crime in my area.

9. ________________ a lot of people at the concert last night.

10. We ________________ happy with the exam results.

Exercise 3: Give the past form of the following verbs.

1. meet → __________

2. do → __________

3. laugh → __________

4. help → __________

5. cry → __________

6. try → __________

7. speak → __________

8. stand → __________

9. tidy → __________

10. live → __________

11. play → __________

12. enjoy → __________

13. write → __________

14. stay → __________

15. plan → __________

16. study → __________

17. ask → __________

18. drive → __________

19. put → __________

20. sing → __________

21. sit → __________

22. stop → __________

23. agree → __________

24. buy → __________

25. run → __________

26. break → __________

27. build → __________

28. begin → __________

29. bring → __________

30. be → __________

Exercise 4: Change the given sentences into affirmative (+), negative (-), and question (?) form.

1. (+) He wrote a book.

                  (-) ___________________________

                  (?) ___________________________

2. (+) She was my boss.

                  (-) ___________________________

                  (?) ___________________________

3. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) They didn’t build a new house.

                 (?) ___________________________

4. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) I wasn’t at the concert last Sunday.

                 (?) ___________________________

5. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) Did you buy clothes in this clothes shop?

6. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) Were they born in Korea?

7. (+) He swam in the lake.

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) ___________________________

8. (+) We were at the gym last week.

                 (-) ___________________________

                 (?) ___________________________

9. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) She didn’t go to her office by car.

                 (?) ___________________________

10. (+) ___________________________

                 (-) He wasn’t a good person.

                 (?) ___________________________

Exercise 5: Give the past form of the verb in brackets.

1. I knew Sarah was busy, so I (not disturb) ________________ her.

2. I was very tired, so I (leave) ________________ the party.

3. The bed was very uncomfortable. I (not sleep) __________ very well.

4. The window was open and a bird (fly) ________________ into the room.

5. The hotel wasn’t expensive. It (not cost) ________________ much.

6. I was in a hurry, so I (not have) ________________ time to phone you.

7. It was hard carrying the bags. They (be) ________________ very heavy.

8. Linda (buy) ________________ that car last week.

9. She (do) ________________ doing gymnastics when she was four.

10. Last winter my family (go) ________________ on a skiing holiday in France.

11. My dad (decide) ________________ to travel around the world after university.

12. I (compete) __________ in a skateboarding competition last week.

13. I haven’t got any homework this weekend because I (do) __________ it all last night!

14. There (not be) _______________ any money in my wallet.

15. Jennifer Lawrence (become) ________________ famous after The Hunger Games.

16. Tom Schaar (start) ________________ to skateboard when he was very young.

17. We (win) __________ the school basketball match last year!

18. They (live) __________ in Paris in 2010.

19. Yesterday there (be) __________ a fire in the town centre.

20. There (be not) _______________ any eggs for breakfast this morning.

Choose the correct helping verbs to complete the sentences

Fill in the blanks with "was" or "were" and add "-ing" to the verb.

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I. Fill in the blank with correct verb form to complete the dialogue below:

Anna: Hi, John! You look tired. What’s wrong?
John: Oh, I (1) ______ (not sleep) well last night.
Anna: Why? Was it because of the exam?
John: Yes, I (2) ______ (study) until midnight, and I still don’t feel ready.
Anna: Don’t worry! I’m sure you’ll do great. By the way, (3) ______ you ______ (review) the grammar rules yet?
John: Not really. I (4) ______ (focus) more on vocabulary.
Anna: Let’s review together during lunch!

II. Write a paragraph

“Describe a place you have visited and why you liked it.”
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III. Choose the correct answer:

1. I haven’t seen Sarah ______ a long time.
   a) since
   b) for
   c) ago
   d) before
2. If I ______ enough money, I would travel around the world.
   a) have
   b) had
   c) will have
   d) has
3. He asked me where I ______ from.
   a) am
   b) was
   c) were
   d) be

Was/were; there was/there were

Ed4-was/were exercise 1

Simple past tenses using was &were worksheet. Apply the knowledge you have with the practice.

was/were
adjectives

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Complete the dialogue with was/wasn’t, were/weren’t with the verbs in brackets. 

 Lara: This is Toronto. You can see the CN Tower there. The shops (1) _____ (not open) that day. So, we (2) _____ (be) in the park. I (3) _____ (not be) very happy. Tom: No, you (4) _____ (not be). You (5) _____ (be) miserable. Lara: It (6) _____ (be) cold! Tom: How many days (7) _____(be) we in Toronto? Lara: We (8) _____(be) there for two days.  

1. Read the text and answer the questions

Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC in Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon. He was the son of King Philip II and Queen Olympia. As a young man, Alexander received an education from the philosopher Aristotle. In 336 BC, after his father's death, Alexander became the king at the age of 20. He quickly began to conquer the world, creating one of the largest empires in history. He conquered  Western Asia, Central Asia, parts of South Asia, and Egypt. Alexander died in 323 BC at the age of 32, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest military leaders of all time.

1) Who was Alexander's teacher?

2) What did he do in Asia?

3) When did he die?

2. Read a rule and memorize it

We use Past Simple when we talk about actions that happened in a past, especially about historical events

For example

Alexander the Great died in 323 BC.

Alexander the Great did not live ling

Did Alexander the Great live long?

Be careful! Be - was/were

3. Complete the sentences, using the example

I ...(live) in Moscow last year, I ...(stay) at my friend's house - I lived in Moscow last year, I stayed at my friend's house

1) I ...(love) you, but now I'm married

2) Sally ...(laugh) 5 minutes ago

3) John ...(listen) to music yesterday

4) We ...(help) you a month ago, don't you remember?

5) Dima ...(want) to be a musician, but now he is a clown

4. Choose proper variant

1) Lia (asked/asking/askied) me yesterday about my plans

2) We (closd/close/closed) the window because it was cold

3) I (using/used/uses) the computer only once, in my childhood

4) Jim (liked/likd/likid) the idea of going out

5) Columbus (opening/opend/opened) America in 1492

5. Write a story in Past Simple tense, using words "finish", "talk", "paint", "smile", "change", "play", "start", "look", ''answer'', "enjoy"

Choose the correct option.

COMPLETE WITH THE PAST SIMPLE FORM OF THE VERBS FROM THE BOX 

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION (PAST SIMPLE/ VERB TO BE/ WAS-WERE)

Lesson 12:  Past Simple-was/wasn’t-were/weren’t

Places in town
Simple Past: was/were