BENEMÉRITA ESCUELA NORMAL MANUEL ÁVILA CAMACHO ENGLISH A2 - Past of be Jimena Murillo Arellano
Student’s name:_Heydi Cristina Romero Martinez_____________________________________ Date: _30/09/2020___ Program: Lepree______ Semester:_5 _______________
I.
Complete with the past simple of the verb to be (was/were).
It was a great weekend! Sally was seventeen last year. She was at a Secondary school in Lisbon and as well as the rest of the students she had good marks at the end of the year. She was very happy and so were her parents. Therefore Sally and the other students were ready to spend a weekend at the beach as a reward. It was a fantastic experience! Many other foreign students were there too. They were from different countries. It was good to meet people from different cultures… It was fantastic being there. The program was great! What a weekend!
II.
Answer the questions using complete sentences. 1.
How old was Sally last year?
Seventeen years old ...................................................................................................................... 2.
Was she a good student then?
Yes, she was. ...................................................................................................................... 3.
Why was Sally so happy at the end of the school year?
She had good grades ...................................................................................................................... 4. Were Sally´s parents happy, too?
Yes, they were ......................................................................................................................
III.
Complete with the past simple of the verb to be (was/were).
Wedding anniversary Last weekend we were in New York with Paula and John. It was their wedding anniversary and there was a party to celebrate it on Saturday. Tom and Susan weren’t at the party because Susan’s mother was in the hospital, but they were for lunch on Sunday. The party was. great. There were a lot of people and there was a lot of food, too. However, Paula and John were a bit sad because their daughter wasn’t at the party. She was. in London on a school trip. Tony, our son , wasn’t with us. He was in Dublin with his girlfriend. Anyway, it was a nice weekend and we were really happy there.
IV.
Answer the questions using complete sentences.
1. Where was the wedding anniversary?
It was in New York ......................................................................................................................................... 2. Why weren’t Tom and Susan at the party?
Because susan´s mother was in the hospital ....................................................................................................................................... 3. Why were Paul and John a bit sad?
Because their daughter wasn´t at the party ....................................................................................................................................... Because susan´s mother was in the hospital
4. Were the people happy there?
Yes, they were happy
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