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Be born (was/were born)

Be born (was/were born)

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​SIMPLE PAST OF VERB TO BE + THERE WAS/WERE +

WAS/WERE BORN

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Multiple Choice

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE

On Sunday morning, my sisters and I _____ at the library. We ________ at home cleaning.

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were , was

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weren't, were

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were , were

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was, wasn't

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Peter _______ angry.

Peter ________ happy.

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wasn't, was

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were, weren't

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was, was

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was, was not

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wasn't, wasn't

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE

There _________ a bus in the picture.

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was

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wasn't

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were

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weren't

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Multiple Choice

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My sister didn't have a shower because _______ spider in the bath.

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there was

2

there were

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 there was a

4

there were any

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Multiple Choice

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A _______ a restaurant?

B No, ________ , but _______ a bar.

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Were there- there wasn't -there was

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Was there- there wasn't -there were

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Was there- there wasn't -there was

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Were there-there were-there were

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How many girls _____ in your classroom?

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there were

2

there was

3

were there

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was there

5

there was

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We couldn't sleep on the plane because ________noisy children behind me.

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there were any

2

there were some

3

there was some

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there was any

5

there was not

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND ANSWER:

____________ any rain last summer.

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There was

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There

wasn´t

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There were

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There weren't

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A: _______ the children born?

B: They were born in London.

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When were

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Where were

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My name is Catherine and _____here.

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she was born

2

it was born

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I was born

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she was born

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______ grandma born?

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When was

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When were

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LOOK AT THE CALENDAR

Choose the correct sentence.

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I was born in October 23rd.

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I were born in October 22nd.

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I was born in October 22nd.

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I were born in October 23rd.

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A: _____ their children born?

B: They were born in 2013.

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When were

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Where were

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A: Were the Smiths born in Germany?

B: No, _______.

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they were

2

they wasn't

3

they weren't

4

they wasn't

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I was born in 2019.

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Where were you born?

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When were you born?

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Why were you born?

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How were you born?

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They were born in USA.

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When were your parents born?

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What time were your parents born?

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Where were your parents born?

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What year were your parents born?

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Which of the following sentences is in negative form?

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Were your sisters born in Egypt?

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She was born in June.

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Were they born on July 4th, 2003?

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You weren't born in Egypt.

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE CAREFULLY.

When was your son born?

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in Monterrey

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in January

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in December

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in USA

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in the hospital

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My parents_____ born in Yucatan but we _____ born in Mexico city.

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were/weren't

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were/were

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were/was

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was /weren't

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Were they born in June 7th?

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No, they weren't.

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Yes, they were.

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No, they wasn't.

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Yes, they was.

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Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962).

When was she born?

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She is born in nineteen twenty-six.

2

She was born in nineteen sixty-two.

3

She was born in nineteen twenty-six.

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Were they born in March 30th?

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No, they wasn't.

2

Yes, they were.

3

No, they weren't.

4

Yes, they were.

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Neil Armstrong (1930 – 2012)

Was he born in nineteen thirteen?

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No, he born. He was born in nineteen thirty.

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Yes, he was.

3

No, he weren't. He were born in nineteen thirty.

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No, he wasn't born. He was born in nineteen thirty.

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Multiple Choice

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Were you born in August?

What structure is this?

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Positive structure

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Negative structure

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Interrogative structure

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Were you born in August 13th?

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Yes, I was.

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No, I weren't.

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No, I wasn't.

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Yes, I were.

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Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879.

Was he born in eighteen seventy-nine?

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Yes, he was.

2

No, he wasn't. .

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Yes, he were.

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They were born on _____,

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November 17th

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October 10th

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November 10th

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October 17th

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He were born on May 5th, 2005.

This sentence is:

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Correct

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Incorrect

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"Was born" and "were born" are the past forms of the verb:

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To born

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To become born

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To be born

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To borned

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LOOK AT THE CALENDAR

Complete the sentence according to the picture.

___ was born in ___.

Write the whole sentence!

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Julia's nephew / September 10.

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Children / September 10th.

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Maria's sister / September 10th.

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My son-in-law/September 10.

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Tony / September 10.

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​SIMPLE PAST OF VERB TO BE + THERE WAS/WERE +

WAS/WERE BORN

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