Question

Choose the correct form of "to be" in past tense.

Example: My dog (be) was sick last night. (positive)

Example: Carlos (be, not) was not at work yesterday. (negative)

1) The party (be) ________ fun last weekend.

2) They (be) ________ watching a movie when Ernesto called. They (be, not) ____ ____ watching TV.

3) Jessie (be) ________ tired. So, he went to sleep.

4) When she was a little girl, Margo (be) ________ very good at tennis. She practiced every day.

5) My friends and I (be) ________ studying English last night.

6) Kendra (be) ________ in my sixth grade English class. We (be) ________ good friends before she moved away.

7) The movie (be) ________ really boring. It (be, not) ____ ____ entertaining. We stopped watching it before it was over.

8) After playing outside, my dog (be) ________ very dirty. She came into the house and ran into my room. It (be) ________ such a mess!

9) I (be, not) ____ ____ eating a sandwich when you called. I (be) ________ eating a salad.

10) The students (be, not) ____ ____ ready to take the test. They needed to study more.

Practice writing sentences using the verb “to be” in past tense.

1) ______________________________________________________________

2) ______________________________________________________________

3) ______________________________________________________________

Answer 1

Resposta:

1) party(singular) was

2) they(plural) were / they(plural) were not ou weren't

3) Jessie(singular) was

4) Margo(singular) was

5) my friends and I(plural) were / we(plural) were

6) Kendra(singular) was / we(plural) were

7) the movie(singular) was / it(singular) was not ou wasn't

8) my dog(singular) was / it(singular) was

9)  I(singular) was not ou wasn't / I(singular) was

10) the students(plural) were not ou weren't