Was, Were and Jobs
Verb to BE
Back to School series - Focus on grammar: am, is, are (1/2)
verb to be
Verb to BE
VERB TO BE - SIMPLE PAST (1/2)
1. Complete the chart with the verb TO BE in the past:
No, I wasn't /Yes I was
/Yes, you were
No, he wasn't/ Yes, he
No, she wasn't/ Yes, she was
No, it wasn't/ Yes, it was
No, we weren't/ Yes, we
No, you weren't / Yes, you were
No, they weren't/ Yes, they were
2. Write the JOBS below the pictures:
farmer, tailor, doctor, nurse, plumber, actor, technician, queen, waiter, driver, baker, king, architect, musician
3. Write sentences like the one in the example using the information in brackets. Use short forms for the negative:
Example: (My father/plumber)
My father was a plumber
1. (Tom's father/doctor)
. 2. (Victoria/Queen of England)
3. (The Coen brothers/not actors)
. 4. (Shakespeare/playwright)
. 6. (Whitney Houston/singer)
7. (Mrs Smith/my first grade teacher)
. 8. (Steve McQueen/actor)
9. (John Lennon/not nurse)
. 10. (Mozart/not writer)
11. (The Lumiere brothers/not musicians)
. 12. (The Tudors/kings)
4. Choose the correct question for the following answers:
Who was William Shakespeare?
When was William Shakespeare born?
Who were William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare was an English playwrite.
Where Columbus was born?
When were Columbus born?
Where was Columbus born?
Columbus was born in Valladolid in 1436.
Were your parents at the cinema last night?
Was your parents at the cinema last night?
Were at the cinema last night your parents?
No, they weren't.
Who were your first grade teacher?
Who was your first grade teacher?
Who your first grade teacher was?
My first grade teacher was Mrs Ortiz.
Who you favourite teacher was at school?
Who was your favourite teacher at school?
Who were your favourite teacher at school?
My favourite teacher was Mrs March.
5. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences:
1. William Shakespeare wasn't a film director.
He was an actor and playwright
He wasn't an actor and playwright
He were an actor and playwright
2. Marie Curie...
were a famous scientist
weren't a famous scientist
was a famous scientist
3. The police...
were at the crime scene when the photographers arrived.
was at the crime scene when the photographers arrived.
when the photographers arrived at the crime scene they were there.
4. Bram Stoker...
were the Irish writer who wrote "Dracula"
was the Irish writer who wrote "Dracula"
who wrote "Dracula" was Irish writer.
were you at the party last night? Because I was in bed. I wasn't feeling OK.
weren't you at the party last night? Because I was in bed. I wasn't feeling OK.
wasn't you at the party last night? Because I was in bed. I was feeling OK.