YES/NO QUESTIONS

• Was I at home two days ago?

• Were you in town two hours ago?

• Was he / she ill yesterday?

• Were you in Algarve last holidays?

• Were you at the party last week?

• Were they happy this morning?

SHORT ANSWERS

• Yes, you were. / No, you weren´t

• Yes, I was / No, I wasn´t.

• Yes, he / she was./ No, he / she wasn´t.

• Yes, you were / No, you weren´t.

• Yes, we were. / No, we weren´t.

• Yes, they were. / NO, they weren´t.

AFFIRMATIVE

I was at school yesterday

You were at school yesterday

She was at school yesterday

He was at school yesterday

We were at school yesterday

They were at school yesterday

SIMPLE PAST - VERB “TO BE”

NEGATIVE

I wasn´t at school yesterday

You weren´t at school yesterday

She wasn´t at school yesterday

He wasn´t at school yesterday

We weren´t at school yesterday

They weren´t at school yesterday

PAST TIME ADVERBIALS

Yesterday, yesterday morning, the day before yesterday, three days ago, a week ago, a month ago, last week, last Monday, last month, last year, last summer, some time ago, in 1974,…

QUESTION TAGS

He was a famous singer, wasn´t he? These shoes weren´t cheap, were they?

I wasn´t at the beach yesterday, was I? Those boys were stubborn, weren´t they?

It wasn´t a part-time job, was it? You weren´t on a diet last month, were you?

ANSWERS

• I was born on 1^st July 1971.

• She was born in Lisbon.

• I was twelve in 2005.

• I was at home.

• He was at the cinema last month.

• They were tall and thin.

• The party was at nine p.m.

• They were my friends.

• She was British.

INTERROGATIVE

• When were you born?

• Where was she born?

• How old were you in 2005?

• Where were you last week?

• When was he at the cinema?

• What were they like?

• What time was the party?

• Who were they?

• What nationality was Agatha Christy?

B) Complete with wasn´t or weren´t

Mary _____________ thirsty.

We _____________ collecting stamps.

The parson´s _____________ my parents.

I _____________ tired yesterday.

A ) Complete with was or were:

She _____________ happy at the party yesterday.

Mark _____________ in Lisbon last week.

Susan and I _____________ 10 last year

I ­_____________ born in Lisbon.

C) Rewrite these sentences in the negative:

I was with my parents in the mountains.

_____________________________________________________________________________

He was eleven years old.

_____________________________________________________________________________

They were born at 9.00 a.m.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Mark was at the cinema last night.

_____________________________________________________________________________

D) Look at the underlined words and make questions:

___________________________________________________________________?

We were students three years ago.

___________________________________________________________________?

The weather was fine.

___________________________________________________________________?

She was born on 21^st June 1988.

___________________________________________________________________?

The match was at 9.00 pm.

F) Complete the following sentences with question tags.

Mr. Smith was a famous actor, _________________________?

I wasn´t in bed last night, _________________________?

Mary and Ann were in London last year, _________________________?

These painters weren´t famous, _________________________?

You and Mary weren´t at the cinema, _________________________?

I was a cute baby, _________________________?

It wasn´t raining last night, _________________________?

We were tired last night, _________________________?

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