1.

Complete the sentences

with was or were.

a) I ______ill last night.

b) Susan _______ on stage.
c) They ______ at Scholl
last Tuesday.
d) Elvis Presley ______
American.
e) They _______ born in
1996.

2. Rewrite the sentences in

the negative.
a) I was with my parents in
the mountains.
________________________
________________________
b) Tim was absent yesterday.
________________________
________________________

3. Ask according to the answers.

a) ____________________________?
I was born in 1971.
b) ___________________________?
They were my grandparents.
c) ___________________________?
He was a famous singer.
d) ___________________________?
I was at school yesterday morning.

5. Complete the sentences

with wasnt or werent.
a) They _____ at the concert last
night.
b) Paul _____ at school yesterday.
c) Her jeans ________ Portuguese.
They were American.
d) We ________ at home at eight
oclock. We were at the cinema.

6. Put the words in the correct order

and make sentences.

4. Write Yes / No Questions and the answers according to the

information in brackets.
1. Susan was at the beach this weekend.
___________________________________________________?
Yes, ________________________________________________.
2. Helen was born in Lisbon.
___________________________________________________?
No , ________________________________________________.

a) baby/ happy / was / I

b) was / a / great/ composer / Chopin.
_____________________________
c) exciting / was / football match /
was
_____________________________

9. Complete with Question tags.

A) Elvis Presley was a famous singer, ________________?

B) She wasnt at home last night, ___________________?
C) You and your brother werent at the cinema, ________?

7. Make Questions
a) The 2004 Olympics / in Japan?
__________________________________
b) Pedro Alvares Cabral / American?
__________________________________
c) Marilyn Monroe / a singer?
_________________________________

D) I was twelve in 1985, _____________________?

E) Those singers were in London last year, ____________?
F) Tina was in France last week, _____________________?
G) Mr. Smith wasnt in Portugal last week, _____________?