Positive:
| I / he / she / it | was | born in 1982. |
| you / we / they | were | born in 1982. |
Negative:
| I / he / she / it | was not (wasn’t) | born in Europe. |
| you / we / they | were not (weren’t) | born in Europe. |
Question:
| Was | I / he / she / it | a famous musician? |
| Were | you / we / they | a famous musician? |
Common words used to talk about the past:
- Yesterday
- Last Sunday / last week / last month / last November / last year
- 2 hours ago / 5 days ago / 3 months ago / 10 years ago
- When I was a child
Learn more English verb tenses: past, present, future, simple, perfect, continuous!
Simple past vs. present perfect
Past Simple: Verb "be"
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Question 1 |
"Were you shy when you were a child?"
"No, I ________. I talked to everyone!"
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Question 2 |
"Did you like the movie?"
"The special effects ________ great, but the story __________ very good."
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Question 3 |
Where ________ you yesterday afternoon?
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Question 4 |
Darlene is 27 years old. Ten years ago, she ________ in high school.
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Question 5 |
Pablo Picasso ___________ a writer. He was a painter.
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Question 6 |
Barcelona is a beautiful city! We ______ there for a conference last month.
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Question 7 |
My friends __________ at school yesterday because they were sick.
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Question 8 |
Where _______ your grandfather born?
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Question 9 |
"Were your colleagues happy about the surprise party?"
"David ______, but Janet and Tim _______ - they hate surprises."
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Question 10 |
"Where were you this morning? You __________ at the meeting."
"I _____ at the doctor's office."
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