Grammar Highlights - Use of WAS & WERE

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer.

WAS and WERE are the SIMPLE PAST forms of the verb...

• to have

• to be

• to work

• to when

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to use 'was' and 'were' correctly when talking about past events?

• Because they show the correct time of the action

• Because they make the sentence longer

• Because they are used for future events

Reorder

Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

• I was

• 21

• when I

• got my

• driver´s license!

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Multiple Choice

True or False?

1.) Use WAS & WERE to talk about people, places or things in the past.

2.) Use WAS & WERE to talk about things, places or people in the present.

• 1 is TRUE; 2 is FALSE

• 1 & 2 are TRUE

• 1 & 2 are FALSE

• 1 is FALSE; 2 is TRUE

Reorder

Unscramble the words to make a sentence.

• His shoes

• weren´t

• like

• mine

• at all.

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Based on the dialogues and the grammar tables, how do you decide whether to use 'was' or 'were' in a sentence?

• Use 'was' with I, he, she, it and 'were' with you, we, they

• Use 'was' with all subjects

• Use 'were' with all subjects

• Use 'was' with plural subjects and 'were' with singular subjects

Drag and Drop

Choose the correct verb to complete the sentences.

1.) "My brother ​

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a doctor, he ​

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in the US army."

2. "Aunt Misha and Triss ​
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worry about you two! Why ​
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you boys answering your phones?"

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

wasn`t

was

were

weren´t