Grammar Exercises: Past Simple: Affirmative, Negative and Questions
Grammar Exercises: Past Simple: Affirmative, Negative and Questions
Grammar Exercises: Past Simple: Affirmative, Negative and Questions
UNIT
Past simple: affirmative, was / were
negative and questions 5 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple or weren’t.
affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. My friends weren’t at school yesterday. ✗
We watched a great film on TV. (watch) 1 I in Paris in May. ✓
1 You that book. (read) 2 We tired so we went out. ✗
2 I a great time at your party. (have) 3 There a lot of events for
3 We some money in the teenagers. ✓
park. (find) 4 My dad at work at 8pm. ✗
4 She home late last night. 5 They very happy because it
(arrive) rained all day. ✗
5 My friend some new jeans. (buy) 6 The concert really good. ✓
2 Rewrite the sentences with the negative form of 6 Order the words to make questions.
the past simple. you / in bed / Were / at 11pm ?
I stayed up all night. Were you in bed at 11pm?
I didn’t stay up all night. 1 yesterday / Was / hot / it ?
1 My classmate wrote a book last year.
2 from / Where / Shakespeare / was ?
2 My teacher invented a new computer.
3 he / Was / last week / at school ?
3 We sent an email a few minutes ago.
4 tired / last night / Were / you ?
4 I became famous last year.
5 happy / Why / your friends / were ?
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