7º Ano Simple Past To Be

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Dialogue – Page 38

Kevin: Hello, girls! Were you at the basketball yesterday?


Zoe: I was there, but Amira wasn’t.
Amira: I wasn’t at the game because I was exhausted after practice.
Kevin: What was the score?
Zoe: Our team, The Warriors, won Against The Raptors: 95 to 84
Amira: But Greg told me the score was a tie.
Zoe: No way! It wasn’t a tie. We won easily!
Kevin: Great! I won’t miss the next game.
Ex. 27 – Page 39
a) Were Derick and his family on a train?
No, They weren’t. They were on a ship.
b) Was Tim on the ski station in Chile?
Yes, he was.
c) Was Kimmy reading a comic book?
No, she wasn’t. She was reading the Bible.
d) Were Akira, his wife and his daughter on a plane?
No, They weren’t. They were in a car.
Complete the sentences with a (+) or a (-) verb.
eat / have / play / read / study / wear

a) ( - ) They _______ economics.


b) ( + ) Eva _______ books in English.

c) ( - ) Peter _______ games on my phone.


d) ( + ) Julia _______ three children.

e) ( + ) Peter and Jane _______ fast food once a week.

f) ( - ) Paolo _______ glasses.


This painting is a self-portrait by Dutch painter Vincent van
Gogh.
Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands on March 30th in
1853. His parents weren't poor - his father was a church
minister, and his mother was an artist. Van Gogh’s first job
was in his uncle’s company, selling painting, but later he
was a teacher, and finally a painter. We only really know
This painting is a what he looked like because of his many self- portraits.
self-portrait by Only three photographs of him exist, and they are all from
Dutch painter he was young. This portrait is from his time in Arles in the
Vincent van Gogh. South of France, in 1888, when he was 35.
1. He was born in _______ 1853.
a) Belgium b) the Netherlands c) Germany

2. His parentes weren’t ________.


a) artists b) married c) poor

3. Before he was a painter, he was a _________.


a) teacher b) doctor c) lawyer

4. There are ____ fotos of him when he was young.


a) no b) a lot of c) not many
He was very poor, but he was happy because of the
beautiful light and colors there. This portrait was a present
for his friend, the painter Paul Gauguin. Gauguin and Van
Gogh were together in Arles for a month. Van Gogh was
not strong mentally, and the relationship between them was
difficult. After a big fight, Van Gogh cut off his ear, and was
in a mental hospital for some time. He died on July 29 th,
This painting is a 1890. He was only 37 years old.
self-portrait by
Dutch painter
Vincent van Gogh.
5. This self-portrait was a present for the painter _______.
a) Monet b) Picasso c) Gauguin

6. The relationship between the two painters wasn’t ________.


a) bad b) easy c) complicated

7. He was Only ______ When he died.


a) 27 b) 37 c) 47
His painting weren't popular during his lifetime, and he was
never rich or famous. But today, people think that Vincent
Van Gogh is one of the greatest painter in the world, and
his paintings, like Sunflowers and The Starry Night, sell for
millions of dollars.

This painting is a
self-portrait by
Dutch painter
Vincent van Gogh.
8. During his life, his paintings were __________.
a) unpopular b) valuable c) famous

9. Complete the chart using the verb to be.

Present is are isn’t aren’t


Past was were wasn’t weren’t

10. Turn the sentences into past tense

I am married. She is a lawyer. They aren’t students.


I was married. She was a lawyer. They weren’t students.

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