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PAST OF TO BE (Was/Were)

PAST SIMPLE (rest of the verbs)

To make questions: Invert the verb to be Example: They were at home last night Were they at home last night? With question words: Example: Where were they last night? BE CAREFUL! NEVER use the auxiliary DID with was/were

For the rest of the verbs follow this order: QW/AUX/SUBJECT/VERB/the rest Did they do the washing up? What did you do last night? Where did your mum go yesterday? BE CAREFUL! ALWAYS use DID when there is a subject

Exercise 1 Fill the gaps with was, were or did. 1-_______ Mandy at work yesterday? 3-_______ they go to Italy last month? 5-What film ______ Carol watch? 7-_______ your dog in the garden? 9-Who _____ she go on holiday with? 11-Where ______ you buy this shirt? 13-______ her friends go to the party? 15-______ your TV working yesterday? 17-______ there a café at your hotel? 19-When ______ you in Canada?

2-Where ______ they go last Christmas? 4-______ he play football yesterday? 6-What ______ they weather like? 8-Why ______ you learn Chinese? 10-_______ the men at the cinema? 12-_______ your father at home? 14-Where ______ the children yesterday? 16-_______ Frank do his homework? 18-What time ______ Kate arrive? 20-_______ she have a cup of coffee?

Exercise 2 Make questions Examples: Candy was in the park yesterday. Where was Candy yesterday? 1-I did my homework last night. 2-He went to the cinema yesterday. 3-My sister phoned me last Friday. 4-Sally was in the office yesterday. 5-My parents were at home. 6-He didn’t come to the party. 7-They arrived at one o’clock. 8-I bought a new car last week. 9-I bought a new car last week. 10-Anne was tired yesterday.

Peter went to London last month. When did Peter go to London? What _______________________________? Where ______________________________? When _______________________________? Where ________________________________? Where _________________________________? Why ____________________________________? What time ________________________________? What ____________________________________? When ____________________________________? How ______________________________________?

Exercise 3 Order the questions

Exercise 4 Choose the correct option.

1-They/did/English/yesterday/study? ___________________________________? 2-at the pub/your friends/last night/were? ___________________________________? 3-Did/Lisa/what/yesterday/do? ___________________________________? 4-he/have lunch/what time/did/? ___________________________________? 5-Brad/visit/when/his brother/did? ___________________________________?

Mary wasn’t/didn’t go to work yesterday. She wasn’t/weren’t well. She had/have a big headache and a temperature. She phone/phoned the office. Her boss wasn’t/weren’t there so she could/ couldn’t speak to him. She spoke to his secretary. She feel/felt very sorry about it but there was/wasn’t nothing she could do about it. Two days later she was/were much happier. She feel/felt much better.

KEY EXERCISE 1 1-was 3-did 5-did 7-was 9-did 11-did 13-did 15-was 17-was 19-were

2-did 4-did 6-was 8-did 10-were 12-was 14-were 16-did 18-did 20-did

EXERCISE 2 1-What did you do last night? 2-Where did he go yesterday? 3-When did your sister phone you? 4-Where was Sally yesterday? 5-Were were your parents? 6-Why didn’t he come to the party? 7-What time did they arrive? 8-What did you buy last week? 9-When did you buy a new car? 10-How was Anne yesterday? EXERCISE 3 1-Did they study English yesterday? 2-Were your friends at the pub last night? 3-What did Lisa do yesterday? 4-What time did he have lunch? 5-When did Brad visit his brother? EXERCISE 4 Mary didn’t go to work yesterday. She wasn’t well. She had a big headache and a temperature. She phoned the office. Her boss wasn’t there so she couldn’t speak to him. She spoke to his secretary. She felt very sorry about it but there was nothing she could do about it. Two days later she was much happier. She felt much better.