Was/were class - 10th grade - Part 2

Was/were class

Let's keep learning a little bit about the past tense of the verb "be"

Activity 1:

Write the sentences in the past.

Open Ended

She's happy with her new phone.

Open Ended

I'm cold in the morning

Open Ended

We're late for the math exam

Open Ended

They're in LA for the weekend.

Open Ended

It's a good book.

Open Ended

Your answer is right

Open Ended

She's tired after gym class

To form Yes/No questions:

• We put the verb be before the subject

• Was she a serious student?

• Were they in the library?

For short answers to Yes/No questions, we use the past simple of be

• Q: Was she a serious student?

• A: Yes, she was. / No, she wasn't.

• Q: Were they in the library?

• A: Yes, they were. / No, they weren't

Activity 2:

Select the correct option

Multiple Choice

Was he at the library last Monday?

• Yes, he was.

• Yes, they was.

• Yes, he were.

• No, he weren't.

Multiple Choice

Were they at the theatre last Friday?

• No, they wasn't.

• Yes, they was.

• Yes, they were.

• Yes, they weren't.

Multiple Choice

Was she at the supermarket on Sunday?

• No, she wasn't.

• Yes, she wasn't.

• No, she weren't.

• No, they weren't.

Multiple Choice

_________ she at the supermarket on Saturday?

• Was

• Wants

• Were

• What

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• Were Jack and Elaine on holiday last week?

• Was Jack and Elaine on holiday last week?

There was / There were

We use there was or there were to talk about what existed in the past.

We use there was with singular nouns

• There was a map in the classroom.

• There was a car in the parking lot

We use there were with plural nouns.

• There were chairs.

• There were seven cars in the parking lot.

To make negative sentences, we add not.

• There was not (wasn't) a TV in the classroom.

• There were not (weren't) any computers.

Activity 3:

Select the correct option

Multiple Choice

• There was a super hero in the park
• There were a super hero in the stadium
• There was a superhero in the stadium
• Were there a superhero in the stadium

Multiple Choice

There ...... a lot of traffic yesterday afternoon.

• was
• wasn't
• were
• weren't

Multiple Choice

There ...... any empty chairs!

• was
• were
• wasn't
• weren't

Multiple Choice

There ...... any students in the classroom.

• were

• was

• weren't

• wasn't

Multiple Choice

There ...... a lot of food on the table.

• was

• were

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

There ...... any people in the subway yesterday.

• isn't
• is
• wasn't
• weren't

Multiple Choice

There ..... a strange light in the road last night.

• isn't
• aren't
• was
• were