Part A. Directions: Complete each sentence in the past tense with the verb “be.” Remember how the verb “be” changes. (10 points) 1. She _______ in school yesterday. (be) 2. They ______ at the store. (be) 3. There ______ a good movie on TV last night. (be) 4. Vindu and Anna ______ here last night. (be) 5. You and I _______ in the classroom this morning. (be) 6. Last night I ______ very tired. (be) 7. There ________ many people at the rally. (be) 8. The restaurant ________ busy on the weekend. (be) 9. The offices ________ closed. (be) 10. You _______ a good soccer player ten years ago. (be) Part B. Directions: Complete each question in the past tense with the verb “be.” (10 points) 1. ________ the store employees helpful? 2. ________ I helpful? 3. ________ she here last February? 4. ________ it a bad accident? 5. ________ there anything to eat at the party? 6. ________ a doctor available? 7. ________ they good apples? 8. ________ there a lot of people at the beach? 9. ________ we here before? 10. ________ the woman interested in the movie? | Part C. Directions: Complete each sentence in the past tense with the verb “be” in the negative form. Use “not” in the form of a contraction: wasn’t / weren’t 1. He ________ at work on Monday. 2. It _________ a difficult test. 3. The government _________ very good five years ago. 4. You _________ in love with her. 5. I __________ online last night. 6. The performers __________ very funny. 7. The protester _________ hurt. 8. There __________ any strawberries in the garden. 9. That __________ a good book. 10. The leaders of the organization ________ in jail. Part D. Conjugate the verb “be” in the past tense. Be singular | plural | I _____ | We _____ | You _____ | You _____ | He _____ | | She _____ | They _____ | It _____ | |
Part E. Write two sentences using the verb “be” in the past tense (2 points) 1. 2. Click here for the answers. / Click here for the PDF. |