Simple past of 'be'

Ejercicios: Pasado Simple del Verbo To Be (Was/Were) - Nivel A2

Ejercicio 1: Completa con WAS o WERE

1. I __________ at home yesterday. (Yo estuve en casa ayer.)
2. She __________ happy with her exam results. (Ella estuvo feliz con sus resultados del examen.)
3. We __________ in Quito last summer. (Nosotros estuvimos en Quito el verano pasado.)
4. The weather __________ terrible last weekend. (El clima estuvo terrible el fin de semana pasado.)
5. They __________ at the cinema last night. (Ellos estuvieron en el cine anoche.)
6. You __________ late for class yesterday. (Tú llegaste tarde a clase ayer.)
7. He __________ my best friend in elementary school. (Él fue mi mejor amigo en la escuela primaria.)
8. My parents __________ teachers. (Mis padres fueron profesores.)

Ejercicio 2: Convierte a NEGATIVO usando WASN'T o WEREN'T

Ejemplo: I was tired. → I wasn't tired.

1. She was at the party. → ___________________________.
2. They were happy with the news. → ___________________________.
3. We were in the same class. → ___________________________.
4. It was cold yesterday. → ___________________________.
5. You were right about that. → ___________________________.
6. He was a good student. → ___________________________.

Ejercicio 3: Haz preguntas con WAS o WERE

Ejemplo: you / at home / yesterday → Were you at home yesterday?

1. she / at school / last Monday → ___________________________?
2. they / in Guayaquil / last year → ___________________________?
3. the movie / interesting → ___________________________?
4. you and your family / on vacation / in August → ___________________________?
5. the test / difficult → ___________________________?
6. your friends / at the concert → ___________________________?

Ejercicio 4: Responde con respuestas cortas (Sí/No)

Ejemplo: Were you at home yesterday? → Yes, I was. / No, I wasn't.

1. Was your father a student here? → No, __________.
2. Were they at the meeting? → Yes, __________.
3. Was it sunny yesterday? → No, __________.
4. Were you born in Quito? → Yes, __________.
5. Was she your teacher? → Yes, __________.
6. Were we in the same school? → No, __________.

Ejercicio 5: Completa con THERE WAS o THERE WERE

1. __________ a big tree in our garden when I was a child.
2. __________ many students in my English class last semester.
3. __________ a problem with my computer yesterday.
4. __________ some cookies on the plate, but now they're gone.
5. __________ any milk in the fridge this morning?
6. __________ a beautiful beach near our hotel.
7. __________ four chairs around the table.
8. __________ a good movie on TV last night.

Ejercicio 6: Pregunta usando las palabras dadas

Ejemplo: Where / you / yesterday → Where were you yesterday?

1. How / the party / last night → ___________________________?
2. What / your first job → ___________________________?
3. Why / he / angry → ___________________________?
4. When / you / in Europe → ___________________________?
5. Who / your best friend / in school → ___________________________?
6. How old / you / in 2015 → ___________________________?

Ejercicio 7: Traduce al INGLÉS

1. ¿Dónde estabas anoche? → ___________________________?
2. Ella no estaba en casa ayer. → ___________________________.
3. Había tres gatos en el jardín. → ___________________________.
4. ¿Estuvieron tus padres en la reunión? → ___________________________?
5. El clima estuvo terrible la semana pasada. → ___________________________.
6. ¿Había mucha gente en la fiesta? → ___________________________?

Ejercicio 8: Corrige el ERROR en cada oración

1. I were at the supermarket yesterday. → ___________________________.
2. Did you was at the concert? → ___________________________?
3. There weren't a school in my town. → ___________________________.
4. Was they happy with the results? → ___________________________?
5. She weren't my teacher last year. → ___________________________.
6. Where did you were last weekend? → ___________________________?

Ejercicio 9: Completa el diálogo

Ana: Hi Marco! Where __________ you yesterday? I __________ at the park with friends.
Marco: Oh, I __________ at home. I __________ sick.
Ana: Really? __________ you okay now?
Marco: Yes, I __________ fine today. How __________ the weather at the park?
Ana: It __________ sunny and warm. __________ there many people?
Marco: No, there __________. The park __________ almost empty.
Ana: That sounds nice. __________ your brother with you?
Marco: No, he __________. He __________ at work.

Ejercicio 10: Describe tu infancia o ayer

Escribe 5 oraciones sobre tu pasado usando WAS/WERE.

Ejemplo: When I was a child...

OR

Yesterday...