PAST SIMPLE: BE

3  Circle  the  correct  word.  a)  Was  /  were  Carl  with  Sara  last  night?  b)  Yes,  he  was  /  were.  c)  Was  /  Were  they  with  Steve?  d)  Yes,  they  was  /  were.  e)  But   they   wasn’t   /   weren’t   with        

Dominic.  f)  Was  /  Were  Rosie  with  them?  g)  No,  she  wasn’t  /  weren’t.  h)  Where  was  /  were  you  last  night?  

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I   WAS    

in  London  

YOU     a)______________   in  Zurich     last  night  /  Tuesday  /  week    

HE     b)______________   In  Paris     month  /  year.  

WE   c)______________    

in  Brussels     at  the  weekend.    

THEY     d)______________   in  Moscow  

Now  make  the  sentences  negaJve.     Now  make  quesJons.    

I  wasn´t  in  London  last  week.     Were  you  in  London  last  week?    

e)_____________________________________________   f)_____________________________________________    

g)_____________________________________________    

h)_____________________________________________    

i)_____________________________________________    

j)_____________________________________________    

k)_____________________________________________    

l)_____________________________________________    

2  Complete  these  sentences  using  was,  were,  wasn’t  and  weren’t.    ROSIE:    Hi  Carl!  Where  (a)  _________________  you  last  night?  CARL:          I  (b)  _________________  with  Sara.  We  (c)  _________________  on  the  quiz  machine.  ROSIE:        (d)  _________________  you  happy?  CARL:          No,  I  (e)  _________________  SARA:         What   about   you,   Rosie?   Where   (f)  ____________  you?  ROSIE:      I  (g)  _________________  with  Barbara.  CARL:        (h)  _________________  Dominic  with  you?  ROSIE:      No,  he  (i)  _________________.  I  think  he  (j)  _________________  with  Kieran.  SARA:        But  I  thought  they  (k)  _________________  with  you.  ROSIE:      No,  they  (l)  _________________.  I  don’t  know  where  they  (m)  _________________.  

1.  Complete  the  table  with  the  correct  past  form  of  be.  

5.   What   does   the   phrase   “Lance  Armstrong  conZnues  to  beat  his  disease;  it  never  beat  him”  mean?  

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REGULAR  VERBS     IRREGULAR  VERBS      

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

e)  

f)  

g)  

h)  

6.  Answer  these  quesZons.    a)  Where  was  Lance  Armstrong  born?    

b)  What  did  he  do  in  1993?  

c)  How  did  his  life  change  in  October  1996?  

d)  Why  did  his  first  team  drop  him?    

e)  Which  race  made  him  famous?  

f)  What  happened  in  2004?  

g)  Why  did  he  set  up  a  foundaZon?    

4.   What  is  Lance  Armstrong  famous  for?      What  do  you  know  about  Lance  Armstrong?  Read  the  arJcle  to  check.    

RACING  FOR  LIFE  

7.  Read again and classify the verbs into regular and irregular verbs.