Be born (was/were born)

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

WAS/WERE BORN

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE

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

• were , was

• weren't, were

• were , were

• was, wasn't

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Peter _______ angry.

Peter ________ happy.

• wasn't, was

• were, weren't

• was, was

• was, was not

• wasn't, wasn't

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE

There _________ a bus in the picture.

• was

• wasn't

• were

• weren't

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

• there was

• there were

•  there was a

• there were any

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A _______ a restaurant?

B No, ________ , but _______ a bar.

• Were there- there wasn't -there was

• Was there- there wasn't -there were

• Was there- there wasn't -there was

• Were there-there were-there were

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How many girls _____ in your classroom?

• there were

• there was

• were there

• was there

• there was

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

• there were any

• there were some

• there was some

• there was any

• there was not

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND ANSWER:

____________ any rain last summer.

• There was

• There

  wasn´t

• There were

• There weren't

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A: _______ the children born?

B: They were born in London.

• When were

• Where were

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My name is Catherine and _____here.

• she was born

• it was born

• I was born

• she was born

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______ grandma born?

• When was

• When were

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LOOK AT THE CALENDAR

Choose the correct sentence.

• I was born in October 23rd.

• I were born in October 22nd.

• I was born in October 22nd.

• I were born in October 23rd.

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A: _____ their children born?

B: They were born in 2013.

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• Where were

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A: Were the Smiths born in Germany?

B: No, _______.

• they were

• they wasn't

• they weren't

• they wasn't

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I was born in 2019.

• Where were you born?

• When were you born?

• Why were you born?

• How were you born?

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They were born in USA.

• When were your parents born?

• What time were your parents born?

• Where were your parents born?

• What year were your parents born?

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Which of the following sentences is in negative form?

• Were your sisters born in Egypt?

• She was born in June.

• Were they born on July 4th, 2003?

• You weren't born in Egypt.

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE CAREFULLY.

When was your son born?

• in Monterrey

• in January

• in December

• in USA

• in the hospital

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

• were/weren't

• were/were

• were/was

• was /weren't

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LOOK AT THE CALENDAR

Were they born in June 7th?

• No, they weren't.

• Yes, they were.

• No, they wasn't.

• Yes, they was.

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Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962).

When was she born?

• She is born in nineteen twenty-six.

• She was born in nineteen sixty-two.

• She was born in nineteen twenty-six.

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Were they born in March 30th?

• No, they wasn't.

• Yes, they were.

• No, they weren't.

• Yes, they were.

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Neil Armstrong (1930 – 2012)

Was he born in nineteen thirteen?

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

• Yes, he was.

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

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

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Were you born in August?

What structure is this?

• Positive structure

• Negative structure

• Interrogative structure

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Were you born in August 13th?

• Yes, I was.

• No, I weren't.

• No, I wasn't.

• Yes, I were.

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Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879.

Was he born in eighteen seventy-nine?

• Yes, he was.

• No, he wasn't. .

• Yes, he were.

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LOOK AT THE CALENDAR

They were born on _____,

• November 17th

• October 10th

• November 10th

• October 17th

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He were born on May 5th, 2005.

This sentence is:

• Correct

• Incorrect

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

• To born

• To become born

• To be born

• To borned

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LOOK AT THE CALENDAR

Complete the sentence according to the picture.

___ was born in ___.

Write the whole sentence!

• Julia's nephew / September 10.

• Children / September 10th.

• Maria's sister / September 10th.

• My son-in-law/September 10.

• Tony / September 10.

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