Was / Were
Estas palabras (was/ were) son necesarios para indicar asuntos que han sucedido en tiempo pasado.
Now Robert is at work.
At midnight last night he
wasn't at work.
He was in bed.
He was asleep.
am / is (present) - was (past)
- I am tired. (now) I was tired last night.
- Where is Ann? (now) Where was Ann yesterday?
- The weather is good today. The weather was good last week.
are (present)- were (past):
- You are late.(now) You were late yesterday.
- They aren't here.(now) They weren't here last Sunday.
- Last year Rachel was 22, so she is 23 now
- When I was a child, I was afraid of dogs.
- We were hungry after the journey but we weren't tired.
- The hotel was comfortable but it wasn't expensive.
- Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
- Those shoes are nice.Were they expensive?
- Why were you late this morning?
C Short answers
- Were you late? No,I wasn't.
- Was Peter at work yesterday? Yes, he was.
- Were Mery and George at the party? No, they weren't.
EXERCISES
Recuerda usar un
diccionario para ayudarte y no te olvides que al inicio está un ejemplo
hecho para que tengas una idea de cómo es el ejercicio.
1.Look at the pictures.Where were these people at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon?
1. __Luis was in bed_____________ 4.___________________________
2. Carol and Richard ____________ 5.___________________________
3. Sue _______________________ 6.And you? I _________________
2.Put in am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).
1.Look at the pictures.Where were these people at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon?
1. __Luis was in bed_____________ 4.___________________________
2. Carol and Richard ____________ 5.___________________________
3. Sue _______________________ 6.And you? I _________________
2.Put in am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).
- Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.
- Today the weather ________nice, but yesterday it ______very cold.
- I ________ hungry. Can I have something to eat?
- I feel fine this morning but I _______very tired last night.
- Where _______you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning?
- Don't buy those shoes.They _______very expensive.
- I like your new jacket. ________it expensive?
- This time last year I _________in Paris.
- Where ___________The children? I don't Know. They ______in the garden ten minutes ago.
3.Put in was/were or wasn't / weren't.
- We weren't happy with the hotel. Our room was very small and it wasn't very clean.
- George_______at work last week because he _____ill. He's better now.
- Yesterday_______a public holiday so the shops_______closed. They are open today.
- _______Sue and Bill at the party? Sue_____ there but Bill_________.
- Where are my keys? I don't know. They_________on the table but they're there now.
- You________at home last night. Where_________you?
4.Write questions. Use the words in brackets (...) in correct order + was / were.
ANSWER
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2.Carol and Richard were at/in the cinema
3.Sue was at the station
4. They were in/at the restaurant.
5.Ben was on the beach/on a beach/at the seaside
6.(example answer) I was at work
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2.is.....was 6.are
3.am 7.Was
4.was 8.was
5.were 9.are......were
3
2. wasn't...........was
3.was.....were
4.Were......was..... wasn't
5.were
6. weren't.......were
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2.was your exam difficult?
3.Where were Ann and Chris last week?
4.How much was your new camera?
5.Why were you angry yesterday?
6.Was the weather nice last week?