Put in was/were or wasn’t/ weren’t
1. We ______ happy with the hotel. Our room ______ small and it _______ very clean.
2. George _______ at work last week because he ________ ill. He is better now.
3. ______ Sue and Bill at the party? – Sue ______ there, but Bill ________.
4. Where are my keys? – I don’t know. They ______ on the table but they aren’t there now.
Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple (all verbs are
regular – played, worked, …).
happen work enjoy finish want stay start rain clean open
1. I ________ my teeth three times yesterday.
2. It was hot in the room, so I _________ the window.
3. The concert ________ at 7.30 and ________ at 10 o’clock.
4. When I was a child, I _________ to be a doctor.
5. The accident __________ last Friday afternoon.
6. It’s a nice day today but yesterday it _________ all day.
7. We _________ our holiday last year. We ________ at a very nice place.
8. Terry _______ in a bank from 1994 to 2004.
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1. We WERE happy with the hotel. Our room WAS small and it WAS very clean.2. George WASN'T at work last week because he WAS ill. He is better now.
3. WERE Sue and Bill at the party? – Sue WAS there, but Bill WASN'T.
4. Where are my keys? – I don’t know. They WERE on the table but they aren’t there now.
1. I cleaned my teeth three times yesterday.
2. It was hot in the room, so I opened the window.
3. The concert started at 7.30 and finished at 10 o’clock.
4. When I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor.
5. The accident happened last Friday afternoon.
6. It’s a nice day today but yesterday it rained all day.
7. We enjoyed our holiday last year. We stayed at a very nice place.
8. Terry worked in a bank from 1994 to 2004.