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segunda-feira, 19 de maio de 2014

Past Tense of to be

Simple Past Tense 1/1
Exercises for beginners

Forming the past tense of to be.
                       Affirmative and negative sentence            Interrogative sentence
I
was




I


He
was not



Was
he


She
wasn’t
at home



she
at home

It

in hospital
yesterday.


it
in hospital
yesterday.
You
were
on holiday
last week.


you
on holiday
last week.
We
were not
in London


Were
we
in London

They
weren’t




they




Task 1 - Complete the sentences with the Past Tense of ‘to be’.
1)   We  in Australia.
2)  She  in the classroom.
3)  It  my birthday last week.
4)  The man  in the train.
5)  It  an apple.
6)  You  in a bookshop.
7)  It  a doll.
8)  I  a good pupil.
9)  What  this?
10)  It  a French lesson.
11)  London  a beautiful city.
12)  He  my brother.
13)  I  in London today.
14)  We  on holiday.
15)  The doctors  here.

Task 2 - Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past Tense. Then write a negative sentence. Use the short forms. Look at the example below.
e.g. I am at home.  I was at home. I wasn’t at home.
1)      He is my friend.  . .
2)    I am a man.  . .
3)    It is an umbrella.  . .
4)    That is a bird.  . .
5)    These are your pens and pencils.  . .
6)    They are happy people.  . .
7)    This is a kitchen.  . .
8)    Those are two bags, a ruler and a rubber.  .
                                                                           .
9)    We are in.  . .
10) You are my brother.  . .

Task 3 - Rewrite the sentences into the Simple Past. Then write an interrogative sentence. Look at the example below.
e.g. Mr Smith is at home.  Mr Smith was at home. Was Mr Smith at home?
1)      I am a good teacher.  . ?
2)    Mickey is strong and brave.  . ?
3)    My name is Susan.  . ?
4)    Peter is a boy.  . ?
5)    She is a young woman.  . ?
6)    These are my comics.  . ?
7)    This is a family.  . ?
8)    This pen is blue.  . ?
9)    We are from Australia.  . ?
10) You are a stupid girl.  . ?

Task 4 - Change the following sentences into interrogative then give short answers according to the sign. Look at the examples.
e.g. Mr Smith was at home. Thumbs Up  Was Mr Smith at home? Yes, he was.
     Tim and Peter were in the library. Thumbs Down  Were Tim and Peter in the library? No, they weren’t.

1)      I was in the garden. Thumbs Down  ? .
2)    Mum was ill last week. Thumbs Up  ? .
3)    They were on holiday in May. Thumbs Down  ? .
4)    You were tired yesterday. Thumbs Down  ? .
5)    We were in the park at 5 o’clock yesterday. Thumbs Up  ? .
6)    Jack was too fat two years ago. Thumbs Up  ? .
7)    The Lees were in the zoo the day before yesterday. Thumbs Down  ?
                                                                                                   .
8)    I was always hungry. Thumbs Up  ? .
9)   Kim and Greg were married . Thumbs Down  ? .
10) Frank Sinatra was a famous actor. Thumbs Up  ? .

Task 5 – Collect and write down the adverbs of time one after the other in Task 5.
1) 
2) 
3) 
4) 
5) 
6) 
7) 



        
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Places in town


 1. Write the names: (shop, park, funfair, theatre, swimming-pool, cinema, museum, restaurant, supermarket, library, police station, hospital)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Complete the sentences using the simple present (am - is - are):
 
 
They  at the 
I  at the 
She  at the 
They  at the 
 
You  at the 
 
We  at the 
 

He  at the 
 
We  at the 
 

I  at the 
 

They  at the 
 

She  at the 
 

He  at the 
 
 
 
3. Complete the sentences using the simple past (was - were):
 
 
They  at the 
I  at the 
She  at the 
They  at the 
 
You  at the 
 
We  at the 
 

He  at the 
 
We  at the 
 

I  at the 
 

They  at the 
 

She  at the 
 

He  at the 
 

        
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PRESENT SIMPLE: NEGATIVES AND QUESTIONS


I. Make negatives from these sentences.
Example: She likes apple juice. - She doesn't like apple juice.
1. I like hot chocolate.  
2. He plays soccer.  
3. Amy speaks French.  
4. Jim and I live in London.  
5. They work in a bank.  
6. Jane studies Spanish.  
 
 II. Make questions from these sentences. 
Example: She likes tennis. - Does she like tennis?
1. She lives in a flat. 
2. I love my family .  
3. They go to the university. 
4. Sara plays basketball.  
5. He speaks Spanish.  
6. We play table tennis.  

        
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DO or DOES? - Present Simple



      
  1.  they know everything?
  2.  she live far from school?
  3.  we play hockey?
  4.  he read a lot of books?
  5.  I like summer?
  6.  you watch TV a lot?
  7.  it sleep a lot?
  

  1.  she cook breakfast every morning?
  2.  we listen to music at home?
  3.  it play outside?
  4.  they eat dinner at school?
  5.  you do your homework in the kitchen?
  6.  he drive a car to work?
  7.  I sleep on the sofa?
  
  1.  Peter ride his bicycle to school?
  2.  Mary have a cat?
  3.  Peter and Mary study English?
  4.  George like ice-cream?
  5.  Ella wash her hair twice a week?
  6.  Ella and George have dinner at home?
  7.  the cat play with its toys?
  8.  the dog like meat?
  9.  the dog and the cat play together?


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