Exercise #4 – be: past tense

Directions: The verb "be" is in the past tense in each sentence and question. Some verbs are negative.

Ready?   in your notebook

1. Where ________ you yesterday?

2. He ________ at home last night.

3. ________ the children happy with their gifts?

4. There ________ any problems.

5. Do you know where they ________?

6. You ________ in school last week.

7. It _________ cold this morning.

8. My students ________ interested in the lesson.

9. Who ________ at the door?

10. Those pineapples ________ rotten.

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Here they are:

1. Where were you yesterday?

2. He wasn’t at home last night.

3. Were the children happy with their gifts?

4. There weren’t any problems.

5. Do you know where they were?

6. You weren’t in school last week.

7. It was cold this morning.

8. My students weren’t interested in the lesson.

9. Who was at the door?

10. Those pineapples were rotten.