Was, were

Was, were

Past Simple

Was, were

Affirmative Negative Question
I / He / She / It was I / He / She / It wasn't Was he...?
We / You / They were We / You / They weren't Were they...?

• The past simple of the verb to be is was for I / he / she / it and were for we / you / they.

🕑 Time markers (Слова-маркеры):
yesterday (вчера), last week (на прошлой неделе), 5 minutes ago (5 минут назад), in 2020.

1. Match the sentence halves

Соедини начало предложения с правильным концом.
I
Brad and Maddie
The balloon
It
You
Miranda
We
There weren't
was on the ground.
was at the cinema.
was at school yesterday.
were late for school.
were very fast.
any books on the shelves.
were very tired.
was warm and sunny.

2. Choose 'was' or 'were'

Read and circle (choose).
1 I happy yesterday.
2 They good friends.
3 The film funny.
4 We in the living room.
5 Tom hungry at breakfast.
6 You at the dentist's.
7 The keys on the table.
8 It a beautiful day.

3. Write 'wasn't' or 'weren't'

Write the negative.
1 I at school yesterday.
2 They hungry.
3 She a teacher.
4 We late for the match.
5 The big car in the street.
6 You in the kitchen.
7 It cold yesterday.
8 The cookies in the jar.

4. Make Questions: 'Was' or 'Were'?

Look, ask and answer.
1 Brad at home?
2 the boys happy?
3 it cold?
4 we late?
5 you at the cinema?
6 she your teacher?
7 there a dog in the garden?
8 the apples red?

5. Translate (affirmative)

Write in English.
1
Я был в школе.
Correct: I was at school
2
Мы были уставшими.
Correct: We were tired
3
Они были хорошими друзьями.
Correct: They were good friends
4
Брэд был в парке.
Correct: Brad was in the park
5
Ты опоздал (был опоздавшим).
Correct: You were late
6
Фильм был смешной.
Correct: The film was funny
7
Я был голоден.
Correct: I was hungry
8
Это была большая комната.
Correct: It was a big room

6. Translate (negatives & questions)

Write in English.
1
Он не был грустным.
Correct: He wasn't sad
2
Мы не были дома.
Correct: We weren't at home
3
Они были в кино?
Correct: Were they at the cinema?
4
Там было яблоко.
Correct: There was an apple
5
Ты был счастлив?
Correct: Were you happy?
6
Мэдди не была в школе.
Correct: Maddie wasn't at school
7
Она была доброй?
Correct: Was she kind?
8
Вчера было холодно.
Correct: It was cold yesterday