Was / Were

By: inglesprueba on 2:10 p.m.

Was / Were

Estas palabras (was/ were) son necesarios para indicar asuntos que han sucedido en tiempo pasado.

A  

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.

B    
              Positive                                     negative                                               question

         

• 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. Last year she was 22, so she  is 23 now.
2. Today the weather ________nice, but yesterday it ______very cold.
3. I ________ hungry. Can I have something to eat?
4. I feel fine this morning but I _______very tired last night.
5. Where _______you at 11 o'clock last Friday morning?
6. Don't buy those  shoes.They _______very expensive.
7. I like your new jacket. ________it expensive?
8. This time last year I _________in Paris.
9. Where ___________The children? I don't Know. They ______in the garden ten minutes ago.

3.Put in was/were or wasn't / weren't.

1. We weren't happy with the hotel. Our room  was very small and it  wasn't  very clean.
2. George_______at work last week because he _____ill. He's better now.
3. Yesterday_______a public holiday so the shops_______closed. They are open today.
4. _______Sue and  Bill at the party?  Sue_____ there but Bill_________.
5. Where are my keys?  I don't know. They_________on the table but they're there now.
6. You________at home last night. Where_________you?

4.Write questions. Use the words in brackets (...) in correct order + was / were.

ANSWER

1

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

2

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

4

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?