Past of be (was/were).

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BENEMÉRITA ESCUELA NORMAL MANUEL ÁVILA CAMACHO ENGLISH A2 - Past of be Jimena Murillo Arellano

Student’s name: Karla Jocelyn Acevedo Quiñones Date: 05-10-2020 Program: Lepree Semester: 5to.

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. 1.

Answer the questions using complete sentences. How old was Sally last year?

She was had seventeen 2.

Was she a good student then?

Yes, she was had good marks. 3.

Why was Sally so happy at the end of the school year?

She was very happy to spend a weekend at the beach with other students 4. Were Sally´s parents happy, too? Yes, they were so happy.


III.

Complete with the past simple of the verb to be (was/were).

Wedding anniversary 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? The wendding anniversary was in New York 2. Why weren’t Tom and Susan at the party? Tom and Susan weren't 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. 4. Were the people happy there? Yes, they was.


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