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    Was Were

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  • Slide 2
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    Past Simple Tense 'to be'

    • We use was / were to talk about the past.

    • was / were are the past forms of am / is / are.

    • We often use past time expressions with was / were,

      e.g. yesterday, last year, in 2012.

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    was

    • With I, he, she, it

    • I was at home yesterday.

    • She was ill yesterday.

    • He wasn't happy last week.

    • Was it cold yesterday?

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    Were

    • We use WERE with you, we, they

    • You were ill yesterday.

    • We were at home last week.

    • They weren't here yesterday?

    • Were you at home yesterday?

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    With WH questions

    • Where were you yesterday? I was at home?

    • When were you born? I was born in 1999




  • Question 6
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    Q.

    She ____ in the bathroom 2 hour ago.

    answer choices

    is

    are

    was

    were

  • Question 7
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    Q.

    Were they at the library last week?

    answer choices

    Yes, they were.

    Yes, I was.

    No, you weren't.

    No, he wasn't.

  • Question 8
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    Q.

    She _____ in London last week.

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    was

    were

  • Question 9
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    Q. He ___ my friend
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    were
    been
    wered
    was
  • Question 10
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    Q.

    Where was Sara on Wednesday?

    answer choices

    Sara was at the supermarket.

    Sara was at the school.

    She were at the cinema.

    She was at the shopping centre.

  • Question 11
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    Q.

    Where were you at three o´clock?

    answer choices

    I were at the supermarket.

    I was at the swimming pool.

    I was at the cinema.

    I were at the school.

  • Question 12
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    Q.

    Where were they last weekend?

    answer choices

    They were at the museum last

    weekend.

    They are at the museum.

  • Question 13
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    Q.

    Were you at home last weekend?

    answer choices

    No. I was at home yesterday.

    Yes, I was. I was at home.

  • Question 14
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    Q.

    Tom and Jill _____ in London.

    answer choices

    was

    were

  • Question 15
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    Q.

    I ____ at school yesterday.

    answer choices

    was

    were

  • Question 16
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    Q.

    Choose the correct sentence.

    answer choices

    Yesterday were Thursday.

    Yesterday was Thursday.

  • Question 17
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    Q.

    Choose the correct sentence.

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    The shops weren’t open today.

    The shops wasn’t open today.

  • Question 18
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    Q.

    Where were you born?

  • Question 19
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    Q.

    When were you born?

  • Question 20
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    Q.

    Was last week good for you?

  • Question 21
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    Q.

    Where were you yesterday?

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