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Grammar Quest: Name: - Class Number: - Grade: - Primary

This document contains an English grammar exercise focusing on the past simple form of the verb "to be". It includes: 1) A grammar quest to practice affirmative and negative forms of "was" and "were". 2) Exercises matching sentences to pictures using "was" or "wasn't". 3) A dialogue practice using "was", "wasn't", "were", and "weren't". 4) Questions for students to answer using short responses with "was" or "wasn't". The document provides multiple opportunities to reinforce the past simple of the verb "to be" through matching, questioning, and conversational exercises.

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Grammar Quest: Name: - Class Number: - Grade: - Primary

This document contains an English grammar exercise focusing on the past simple form of the verb "to be". It includes: 1) A grammar quest to practice affirmative and negative forms of "was" and "were". 2) Exercises matching sentences to pictures using "was" or "wasn't". 3) A dialogue practice using "was", "wasn't", "were", and "weren't". 4) Questions for students to answer using short responses with "was" or "wasn't". The document provides multiple opportunities to reinforce the past simple of the verb "to be" through matching, questioning, and conversational exercises.

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Level 5

REINFORCEMENT EXERCISES
PAST SIMPLE - "TO BE"

Date: Today is, _______________________________________________________.

Name: _______________________________ Class number: _____ Grade: _____Primary

1 Read and complete the Grammar Quest.

Grammar Quest
Past simple – to be
was What Was wasn’t Yes wasn’t was wasn’t

Affirmative Negative

1 I was a teacher. 3 I an architect.

2 He a writer. 4 She a waitress.

Questions and short answers

5 was your favourite subject?

6 he an artist? 7 , he was. 8 No, he .

2 Read and circle the correct word.


1 When I am / was young, I was / is a hairdresser.
2 What was / not your favourite subject at school?
3 When he was / is young, he isn’t / wasn’t a teacher.
4 Am / Was he an architect? Yes, he was / wasn’t.
5 When she was / am young, her favourite subject wasn’t / isn’t Maths.

3 Look and complete the sentences using was or wasn’t.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 He was a builder. 5 He a writer.


2 She an artist. 6 She a housewife.
3 He a businessperson. 7 He a taxi driver.
4 She a waitress. 8 She a teacher.

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Level 5

Date: Today is, _______________________________________________________.

Name: _______________________________ Class number: _____ Grade: _____Primary

1 Look and read the questions. Write the answers.

a family lunch the shops home a football match a birthday party

Peter
david
Robert
Anna Sally

1 Where was Peter at the weekend? He was at the shops.


2 Where was Anna at the weekend? .
3 Where was Robert at the weekend? .
4 Where was Sally at the weekend? .
5 Where was David at the weekend? .

2 Look at Activity 1. Write sentences using was or wasn’t.


1 Peter / home Peter wasn’t at home. 4 Anna / lunch .
2 Robert / football . 5 Peter / shops .
3 Sally / birthday . 6 David / birthday .

3 Read the answers. Write the questions in the past.

My grandpa’s favourite things

1 Who was your favourite teacher? – my teacher, Mr Brown


2 ? – History
3 ? – fish and chips
4 ? – the writer, Charles Dickens
5 ? – my rabbit, Bugsy

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Level 5

Date: Today is, _______________________________________________________.

Name: _______________________________ Class number: _____ Grade: _____Primary

was / were
Presentation

Hi, Michael. Were


you at the library
yesterday at
10 o’clock?
Hi, Kate. No, I wasn’t.

Where were you?


I was in the
computer room
with Ben.

Were you playing


computer games?
No, we weren’t.
We were doing our
History project.

was
was I It
wasn’t

Where were
were you You
weren’t
was
When was he / she / it …? He / She / It …
wasn’t
were
What time were we We
weren’t
were
were they They
weren’t

Remember! wasn’t = was not weren’t = were not

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Level 5

Date: Today is, _______________________________________________________.

Name: _______________________________ Class number: _____ Grade: _____Primary

Practice

1 Write the dialogue using was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.


was
Jane: Where (1) ______________ John yesterday?

Fred: I think he (2) ______________ at the park with May.


Jane: No. He (3) ______________ there. I (4) ______________ at the park with May.
Fred: What time (5) ______________ you there?
Jane: We (6) ______________ there at ten o’clock.

Fred: Look! Here’s John. Let’s ask him.


Jane: Where (7) ______________ you yesterday, John? You (8) ______________ at the park.
John: I (9) ______________ at the circus. It (10) ______________ my birthday!

2 Order and write. Then look and write short answers.


1 your / at / swimming pool / yesterday? / the / Was / sister
Was your sister at the swimming pool yesterday?
_____________________________________________________________ 3 Yes, she was.
_____________________
2 Jack and / at / Were / the / beach? / Jim
_____________________________________________________________ ✗ _____________________
3 on / Was / the / Saturday? / party
_____________________________________________________________ ✗ _____________________
4 clean? / the / Were / dogs
_____________________________________________________________ 3 _____________________

3 Read the answers and write the questions.


Where were you yesterday?
1 ____________________________________________________________________
I was at the beach yesterday.
2 ____________________________________________________________________
Peter was on holiday last week.
3 ____________________________________________________________________
Alice and Sally were at the supermarket this morning.
4 ____________________________________________________________________
The concert was last weekend.

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