WAS and WERE (revision exercises) 1) Make true sentences Use was/wasn’t and were/weren’t My friend was/wasn’t at school yesterday The weather _ cold last weekend 3) Answer the questions to the text Was the thief tall and thin? Yes, he was The lessons good today Was his hair brown and straight? My homework easy yesterday Was the thief old and ugly? _ My first toys _ very small Were his clothes expensive? _ My last birthday _ special Was John at the cinema at 4:00 last Sunday? _ 2) Complete the text Use was / were / wasn’t / weren’t Was he there with his friend Tom? _ A thief stole an expensive car from a garage in Green Street last Sunday at 4:00 The Thompsons _1_were_ at the cafe next to the garage Paul Smith across the street at the baker’s According to Mr and Mrs Thompson, the thief_3 tall and thin His hair _ blond and curly According to Paul Smith, the thief _5 _ young and handsome His clothes _ expensive The police are looking for the thief today They’re talking to John Wilson He’s a tall, thin young man with blond, curly hair Who was he with? _ Police: you in Green Street last Sunday at 4:00? John: No I I _9 at the cinema with my friend Tom Police: Are you sure? John: Of course, I am Police: That’s strange Your friend Tom says he 10 _ at the cinema, but you _11 there John: I wasn’t? Where were they? _ Why? _ 4) Complete the questions Write the correct question words: Who / What / Why / When / Where / How much Note the key word or phrase in the answer is underlined When was Jane on holiday? Jane was on holiday last month _ was the film? The film was Avatar was at the museum yesterday? Joe was at the museum yesterday was Ann’s party? Ann’s party was in the garden were your cousins in Paris? Our cousins were in Paris in 2015 Police: No, you 12 _ was in the cage? A tiger was in the cage John: Oh, I forgot Last Sunday at 4:00 I 13 with my friend Dave was the CD? The CD was 10 pounds Police: Where 14 _ you and Dave? was Nick sad yesterday? Nick was sad yesterday because he lost his bag John: We 15 _ here at the police station Police: Why 16 you at the police station? John: We 17 here because at 3:00 last Sunday a thief stole Dave’s car! was at the zoo on Saturday? Sarah was at the zoo on Saturday 10 _ were Mark and Sandy? ANSWER KEY Ex 1) Students’ own answers Ex.2) were 10 was was was was 11 weren’t 12 weren’t was 13 was were Were wasn’t was 14 were 15 were 16 were 17 were Ex 3) Yes, he was No, it wasn’t No, he wasn’t Yes, they were No, he wasn’t No, he wasn’t He was with Dave They were at the police station 10 The thief stole Dave’s car Ex.4) 1.When What Who Where When How much Why Who 10 Where What