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The document provides examples and exercises about using the past tense forms of the verb "to be" - was/were. It includes fill-in-the-blank questions using was/were, examples of statements with was/were circled if correct, putting sentences into the past tense, a short dialogue using was/were between an interviewer and Bill about his experience in World War 1, statements to identify as true or false and correct if needed, questions using was/were about the dialogue, and answering comprehension questions about a second interview with 100 year old Bill Jenkins. The document focuses on practicing different uses of was/were in the past tense through short exercises and examples.

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Was & Were

The document provides examples and exercises about using the past tense forms of the verb "to be" - was/were. It includes fill-in-the-blank questions using was/were, examples of statements with was/were circled if correct, putting sentences into the past tense, a short dialogue using was/were between an interviewer and Bill about his experience in World War 1, statements to identify as true or false and correct if needed, questions using was/were about the dialogue, and answering comprehension questions about a second interview with 100 year old Bill Jenkins. The document focuses on practicing different uses of was/were in the past tense through short exercises and examples.

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WAS/WERE

I) Fill in the blanks. Use WAS / WERE: II) Choose WAS or WERE and circle it:

1. Mary and Susan …… were ……… ill yesterday. 1. He was / were a policeman.
2. The weather …………………….. very hot last Saturday. 2. We was / were very happy.
3. The students …………………….. at the theater last night. 3. Was / Were you happy?
4. Betty …………………………….. in Germany last summer. 4. They wasn’t / weren’t interested in.
5. My brother and I …………………….. at the football stadium on Saturday. 5. I was / were at school.
6. …………………………. it cold yesterday? 6. It wasn’t / weren’t expensive.

III) Put these sentences into the PAST. Use past form of verb “ TO BE “:

TODAY YESTERDAY
Example: I’m at home. ….. I was at home………………………………

1. Jane and Michael are tired. 1._________________________________________________________ .


2. She’s in the park. 2._________________________________________________________ .
3. It’s a sunny day. 3._________________________________________________________ .
4. You’re late. 4._________________________________________________________ .
5. They aren’t hungry. 5._________________________________________________________ .
6. We aren’t at work. 6._________________________________________________________ .
7. I’m thirsty. 7._________________________________________________________ .
8. You aren’t at school. 8._________________________________________________________ .
9. We’re at the cinema. 9._________________________________________________________ .
10.Paula isn’t happy. 10. ________________________________________________________ .

IV) Complete the text with WAS or WERE:


Interviewer: What ……………. it like during the First World War, Bill?
Bill : It ……………… a terrible time. I ………………. a young man, so I ………… in the army.
We…………….. in Italy.
Interviewer: Where ……………….. your wife and children?
Bill : They ……………… in London. That ……………. dangerous too. There ……... bombs
and there ……………… not a lot of food. The children ………….. very young and they ………………..
very frightened.

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V) Are these statements TRUE or FALSE? Correct the FALSE statements using WASN’T
or WEREN’T:
Example: a) Bill was an old man during the First World War.
FALSE- Bill wasn’t an old man during the First World War.
b) Bill was in the army. TRUE
c) Bill was in Poland…………………………………………………............................................................... .
d) Bill’s wife and children were in Italy. ……………………………………………...................................... .
e) It was dangerous in London. ………………………………………………………........................................ .
f) There was a lot of food in London. ………………………………………………....................................... .
g) The children were quite old. ……………………………………………................................................... .
h) The children were frightened. ………………………………………….................................................. .

VI) Make questions about the text using WAS or WERE:


Example: a) How old / Bill / during the First World War?
How old was Bill during the First World War?
b) / Bill / in the army? …………………………………………………...........................................................?
c) Where / Bill? ………………………………………………………................................................................?
d) Where / Bill’s wife and children? ……………………………………………….........................................?
e) / It dangerous in London? ………………………………………………………............................................?
f) / there bombs? ……………………………………………………………………...............................................?
g) / there a lot of food? ……………………………………………………………............................................. ?
h) How old / the children? …………………………………………………………........................................... ?
I) / the children frightened? ………………………………………………………............................................ ?

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VII) Read the interview and answer the questions:
Bill Jenkins is 100 today.
Interviewer: Bill, I expect life is very different today than a hundred years ago. What was it
like?
Bill : Yes, it is very different. Life was much quieter then. There are so many cars
now. There weren’t any cars when I was a boy.
Interviewer: Were you happy as a child?
Bill : Oh yes, I was very happy, but I’m still happy now! Interviewer: Tell me about
your family.
Bill : Well, my father was a postman and my mother was a cook. We weren’t rich,
but we weren’t poor either. There were five children. My brothers and sisters
were all younger than me but I’m the only one still here.
1. Were there any cars when he was a boy?
1.________________________________________________________________________ .
2. Was he happy or sad when he was a child?
2._________________________________________________________________________ .
3. What was his mother’s job?
3. ________________________________________________________________________ .
4. How many children were there in his family?
4. ________________________________________________________________________ .
5. How old is Bill Jenkins?
5._________________________________________________________________________ .

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