Past simple: was, were

Exercises

Complete the short dialogues with the past simple forms of the verb to be (was, were).

you hungry, Paul, after such a long walk?

Yes, I really hungry to tell the truth.

your sister at school last Monday?

No, she at school. She was ill.

your parents at work yesterday?

My dad at work. He was at the dentist's.

Peter your friend? And what about Bill?

Peter and Bill my best friends from our street.

You watched some films yesterday. they interesting?

No, the films interesting at all.

I often ill when I was a little child?

Not really. You much healthier than your brother.

Susan and Marion good at sport at secondary school?

Well, Susan quite good at athletics, but Marion wasn't good at any sport.

Why you at home yesterday night. Where were you?

I at home because I was at Mike's birthday party till early in the morning.

What your summer holiday in Spain like?

We near Málaga for a week and we really liked it there.

Why Brian and Samantha so angry in the morning?

They angry, just disappointed, because they couldn't go to the zoo.