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Past of be: was / were and "was born"

English Grade 7 (Super Goal 1) · Unit 15: Then and Now · Lesson 1 · Term 2

Also known as: Past of be · Was were

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Lesson questions (12)

  1. I ____ at home yesterday.
    Answer: was
  2. They ____ in Jeddah last week.
    Answer: were
  3. She ____ born in 2012.
    Answer: was
  4. "Where ____ you born?"
    Answer: were
  5. "Was he at school?" – "No, he ____."
    Answer: wasn't
  6. "Were they happy?" – "Yes, they ____."
    Answer: were
  7. Yesterday, the weather ___ (is) very hot.
    Answer: was
  8. Last week, my friends ___ (are) at the beach.
    Answer: were
  9. Choose the correct sentence:
    Answer: We were tired last night.
  10. "The streets ____ narrow 50 years ago."
    Answer: were
  11. "When ____ your father born?"
    Answer: was
  12. "I wasn't at the party." The positive is:
    Answer: I was at the party.

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Questions about this lesson

When do we use was and when do we use were?

was with I, he, she and it; were with you, we and they. I was at home. They were in Jeddah.

What does was born mean?

It means came into the world at birth: I was born in Riyadh in 2010.

How do we make the negative and the question in the past?

For the negative we use wasn't and weren't. For the question we put the verb first: Were you at home?

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