Đáp án: `were`
Was + he/she/it ... ( số ít)
Were + they/ we/ you... (số nhiều)
The girls was/were happy last week
You was /were late for school yesterday
Sam was/were tired last night
Marek and Anna was/were bored last Saturday
You and Ahmed was/were at school last Monday
We was/were at the cinema last night
Exercise 2. Put the verbs to be (was/ were/ wasn’t/ weren’t) in the blanks.
1. Yesterday was Monday. I __________ at school.
2. Mom and Dad __________ at home yesterday. They __________ at the hospital.
3. The weather __________ nice. It was windy and rainy.
4. __________ he free all day yesterday?
5. She __________ tired last night.
6. I __________ in London last month.
7. __________ you at Nina’s house yesterday?
8. I __________ with him yesterday.
9. __________ they happy last week?
10. He __________ not at school. He was at home.
11. Were you busy yesterday? - Yes, I __________
12. __________ it cold last night? - No, it __________. It was hot.
13. Where they on Sunday? – They __________ at the store.
14. __________ Nina and Sam strong this morning? - No, they __________
15. Sam ill last night? - Yes, she __________
16. It __________ very hot yesterday,
17. I had a bad mark yesterday, I __________ happy.
18. Why your brother __________ sad last night?
19. Lan and her mother __________ at home yesterday?
20. __________the birds in the nest yesterday?
1. I _____ happy.
2. You ____ angry.
3. She ______ in London last week.
4. He ______ on holiday.
5. It _____ cold.
6. We ______ at school.
7. You _____ at the cinema.
8. They _____ at home.
9. The cat ____ on the roof.
10. The children _____in the garden.
I. Was or Were? Complete the sentences with was or were.
6. We ....... were........at school.
7. You ....... were .......at the cinema.
8. They ..... were..........at home.
9. The cat ......... was........ on the roof.
10. The children......... were........ in the garden.
EXERCISES ON THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Exercise 1: Put "was“ or "were” in the gap.
1. The teacher …… ……………… nice.
2. The students …… ………………. very clever.
3. But one student ……………….. in trouble.
4. We … …………….. sorry for him.
5. He … ……………. nice .
6. I … …………….. happy.
7. You …… ………….. angry.
8. She … ……………… in London last week 9. He …… …………… on holiday.
10. It …… ……………. cold.
11. We …… ……………. at school.
12. You …… ……………… at the cinema.
13. They ……… ………… at home.
14. The cat ………….. on the roof.
15. The children …… ………….. in the garden
Exercise 2: Write the correct past simple tense of To be.
1. Mom and Dad …………….(not be) at home yesterday. They …………..(be) at the hospital.
2. The weather………was……… (be) nice. It ……………..(not be) windy and rainy.
3. …… (be) he free all day yesterday?
4. When ……………….. (be) you born?
5. He………… (not be) at school. He was at home.
6. Were you busy yesterday? Yes, I……………
7. ……. It cold last night? No, it……………. It was hot.
8. Where…………… they on Sunday? They…………. at the store.
9. …………Nina and Sam strong this morning? No, they……weren’t…………
10. ………….Sam ill last night? Yes, …he was………………
Chi động từ BE ở thì quá khứ đơn
I , he, she. It, các ngôi số ít ; was / wasn’t
You, we, they, các ngôi số nhiều : were / weren’t
Exercise 3: Change these sentences into negative and interrogative form.
1. She was tired last night. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-) She wasn’t tired last night.
(?) Was she tired last night?
2. I was in London last month.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-.
(?)?
3. They were at Nina’s house yesterday.=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(-)
(?)?
4. She was with him yesterday. => ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-).
(?)?
5. Tom was at school last Monday.=> ………………………………………………………………………………………………
(-)
(?)?
6. Exercise 4: Supply the correct past simple tense of verbs in brackets. (Affirmative form)
1. I _________ ( stay) at home all weekend.
2. Angela _________ (go)to the cinema last night.
3. My friends _________(have)a great time in Nha Trang last year.
4. My vacation in Hue _____________ (be) wonderful.
5. Last summer I ______________(visit) Ngoc Son Temple in Ha Noi.
6. My parents _______________( be) very tired after the trip.
7. I ______________(buy) a lot of gifts for my little sister.
8. Lan and Mai _____________ (see) sharks, dolphins and turtles at Tri Nguyen aquarium.
9. Trung _______________ (eat) chicken and rice for dinner.
I. Fill in the blanks with “was” or “were”:
1. Kate _____ at school yesterday.
2. _____ your friends at the party last night?
3. Where _____ Mary yesterday?
4. Her parents _____ angry this morning.
5. _____ you ill last week?
6. Mandy and Tim _____ on holiday last month.
7. I _____ in London in 2019.
8. The movie we saw together _____ really boring.
9. _____ he at home yesterday?
10. My sister _____ very tired so she went to bed.
II. Multiple choice:
1. _______ was the movie? – It was funny. A. How B. What C. Where D. Which
2. I watched a film on TV last night. It _______ good. A. were B. was C. is D. are
3. You shouldn’t see the movie. That movie is very _______. A. good B. fantastic C. exciting D. terrible
4. Was it good? –Yes, ______.
A. it wasn’t B. it is C. it were D. it was
5. The movie I _______ last week was very interesting.
A. see B. sees C. seeing D. saw
6. _______ was the drama on? – At 7 p.m.
A. Where B. Which C. What D. What time
7. I think horror films are very _______.
A. scary B. sad C. funny D. boring
8. What _______ of movie did you watch? – It was an action movie.
A. kind B. time C. day D. theater
9. Was it interesting? – No, it was very _______.
A. great B. exciting C. fantastic D. awful
10. She fell _______ the river and I laughed so much.
A. in B. on C. at D. for
11. I don’t always like action, _______ this movie was very fantastic.
A. because B. and C. or D. but
12. I love this movie. It _______ great.
A. was B. were C. weren’t D. wasn’t
13. The movie was _______ 2:30 p.m.
A. in B. on at C. at D. on
III. Rearrange the sentences:
1. really / The / interesting. / movie / was _________________________________________________________________________________. 2. –They were / Where / in / theater. / the movie / were they? _________________________________________________________________________________. 3. a / drama on / night. / TV last / I watched _________________________________________________________________________________. 4. were / What / the movies / time / on? _________________________________________________________________________________. 5. Sally, traveling / The story / in Australia. / showed the / hero, / ______________________________________________________________________________
Vd :was sam in london last week ?
No he wasn't . he was in paris
1 Jim and Tom /at school/yesterday
2The girls/at the zoo/yesterday
3you and your friend /at the cinema/last night?
Choose the right answer.
1. (Were/ Was)........ the weather nice yesterday?
2. Did you (get up/ got up) .......... late this morning?
3. (Were/ Was)......you born in 1997?
4. Did you (have/ had).............. a pizza for lunch yesterday?
5. Did you (go/ went).......... to Nha Trang last summer?
6. Ba is a good friend of (me/mine) ......................
7. Was Lan at the movie theater last night? - Yes, she (was/did) ...................... .
8. (Were/ Did) ...................... the Browns return to Ha Noi by train?
9. We went to Hue (by/ on) ..................... plane.
10. Hoa learned how (using/ to use) .................. a sewing machine.
Grandma was/were at the supermarket two hours ago
The dog was/were in the garden yesterday
