Was Were Exercise - Mixed Forms

Simple past of the verb be is was / were. You can practice making positive sentences, negative sentences and questions using was/were with the mixed exercise below.

There are short dialogues below, read the dialogues and make positive sentences, negative sentences or questions with was/were and write them in the blanks.

1.A: ________________________________(Where/you/be/last weekend/?)

   B:_________________________________(I/be/in/Mexico)

   A:Oh! _____________________________(how/be/the weather/in Mexico/?)

   B: _________________________________(it/be/ not/so good)

2.A: We celebrated our first wedding anniversary yesterday.

   B: Great!______________________________(be/you/at home/?)

   A: No, ____________________________(we/be/in the new restaurant in town.)

   B: ___________________________________(How/be/it/?)

   A: Well, I liked the food, _________________(it/be/delicious) but,

       __________________(music/be/too loud). I couldn’t hear Tom!

3.A: Hi Jess! _______________________(be/you/at the party/yesterday/?)

       I didn’t see you.

  B: No, _____________.(I/be/not). We went camping with friends from school.

  A: Wow! Did you enjoy it?

  B: Yes, ____________________. (it/be/an amazing day)

  A: Did you see any wild animals?

  B: Oh, yes. ______________________(there/be/two elephants/in the camping area)

  A: Did you touch the elephants?

  B: Yes, _______________________(they/be/so cute).

4.A: We went to Spain last summer and stayed in a 5-star hotel.

   B: Did you like the hotel?

   A: No. ________________(the room/be/too small) and  _______________

   (dinner/be/too expensive).

Answers:

1.A:Where were you last weekend? (Where/you/be/last weekend/?)

   B:I was in Mexico. (I/be/in/Mexico)

   A: Oh! How was the weather in Mexico? (how/be/the weather/in Mexico/?)

   B:It wasn’t so good. (it/be/ not/so good)

2.A: We celebrated our first wedding anniversary yesterday.

   B: Great! Were you at home? (be/you/at home/?)

   A: No, we were in the new restaurant in town (we/be/in the new restaurant in           town.)

   B: How was it (How/be/it/?)

   A: Well, I liked the food, it was delicious (it/be/delicious) but,
        music was too loud(music/be/too loud). I couldn’t hear Tom!

3.A: Hi Jess! Were you at the party yesterday? (be/you/at the party/yesterday/?)
   I didn’t see you.

   B: No, I wasn’t. (I/be/not). We went camping with friends from school.

   A: Wow! Did you enjoy it?

   B: Yes, it was an amazing day. (it/be/an amazing day)

   A: Did you see any wild animals?

   B: Oh, yes. There were two elephants in the camping area (there/be/two                   elephants/in the camping area)

  A: Did you touch the elephants?

  B: Yes, they were so cute! (they/be/so cute).

4.A:We went to Spain last summer and stayed in a 5-star hotel.

  B:Did you like the hotel?

  A:No. The room was too small (the room/be/too small) and dinner was too                 expensive (dinner/be/too expensive).