Past of the verb to be

Past of the verb to be

Through this topic you will identify the simple present tense of the verb to be in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms by practicing in some exercises. This information will be also useful to distinguish the uses of the verb to be in simple past and in simple present.

Verb to be in present

How many forms of the verb to be in present?

What is the negative form?

What is the interrogative form?

Multiple Choice

The book .................. on the table.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The dogs .................. brown.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

Where ............ the doctor?

• is

• am

• are

Multiple Choice

............ the children in the park?

• Am

• Is

• Are

We use the simple past tense of the verb to be for any state to describe a person or situation in the past.

We use the simple past tense of the verb to be for any state to describe a person or situation in the past.

We use the simple past tense of the verb to be for any state to describe a person or situation in the past.

We use the simple past tense of the verb to be for any state to describe a person or situation in the past.

Multiple Choice

The weather yesterday _______ very good.

• were

• was

Multiple Choice

_______ you at my parents' house last night?

• Was

• Were there

• Were

• There were

Multiple Choice

My friends _______ at the cinema without me.

• were

• was

• wer

• wos

Multiple Choice

My father _______ very happy for my exam mark.

• wos

• am

• were

• was

Multiple Choice

The bedroom _______ clean.

• wasn't

• were

• weren't

• are

A lovely house

We visited a lovely house. We were there last night. It was about 100 years old, and we wanted to buy it immediately. There were four bedrooms upstairs, downstairs there was a beautiful dining-room, and the living –room was very big. The kitchen at the back of the house was large too, and very modern.

Outside there was a beautiful garden with a stream. We loved the house! The only problem was the price. I was sad because I couldn't buy it.

Fill in the Blanks

How old was the house?

The house

about 100 years old

Fill in the Blanks

How many bedrooms were there?

There

bedrooms

Fill in the Blanks

What was outside?

There

with a stream

Fill in the Blanks

Where was the kitchen?

The

at the back of the house

Fill in the Blanks

What was the only problem?

The

the only problem