'Was'/'Were' Exercises - Past Simple 'Be' verb Positive Sentences
In these exercises, you have to practise making positive sentences for the past simple tense using the ‘be’ verb (was/were). There are 50 exercises and everything is free to use.
Exercise 1
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1 . I ______ very happy yesterday evening.
2. They ______ unhappy with their food at lunchtime.
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3. She _______(was/were) ill yesterday.
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4. He ________ nervous about his exam.
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5. It _________ a nice day yesterday.
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6. The bathroom ________ (was/were) very clean.
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7. We _______ early to the party.
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8. They _______ very friendly to me.
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9. The fruit ______ fresh, but now it looks bad…
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10. They ______(was/were) very unwell yesterday afternoon. Maybe they have Covid…
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11. Last night, Peter ______ tired from playing basketball.
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12. I _____ so excited about the party.
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13. We _____ at the theatre last night.
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14. His father ______ a great artist.
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15. They ______ very happy last night.
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16. He ______ a good student when he was in high school.
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17. The students ______ nervous about the examinations.
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18. His children ______ at the park this morning.
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19. She ______ at the concert with her friends few days ago.
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20. I _____ at the library yesterday.
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21. My brother _____ not at home last weekend.
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22. It _____ a windy day yesterday.
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23. My grandmother _____ in her garden yesterday.
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24. I _____ born in London but grew up in the US.
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25. You _____ late handing in your homework.
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Exercise 2
1 . I thought the film we saw last night _____ very good.
2. We _____ happy until we got a bill from the electricity company.
3. They _______ very upset about his decision…
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4. Yesterday, there _____ a problem with his mobile phone.
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5. She _____ the runner-up in the sports tournament.
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6. It ______ very sunny today. I do not like the hot weather because I get tired.
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7. Their food _____ very cold when the waiter gave it to them.
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8. We _____ tired when we got to their house, but we slept well that night.
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9. It _____ a good day yesterday and we had a nice journey.
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10. The kids ____ extremely excited when they saw their toys.
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11. There ______ a big truck parked outside my house yesterday. It’s very annoying.
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12. The food _____ all gone by the time we got to his house.
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13. There _____ lots of problems at the office today.
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14. He ______ very confident that he would pass his test.
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15. The bread ______ cooked perfectly. Thank you for making it!
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16. David ______ very unwell over the Christmas holiday.
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17. Peter and Ellen ______ on holiday for 2 weeks in Spain.
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18. She ____ in the cafe this afternoon. Didn’t you see her?
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19. I _____ on the train when I got a call from my mother.
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20. 2023 _____ the last time that I saw him.
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21. She _____ in a t-shirt and jeans which surprised me because it is winter!
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22. Their flight_____ delayed because the weather was bad. They will book another flight next week.
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23. It _____ a long walk back to the train station, but they eventually got there.
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24. We ________ unhappy with the design of the kitchen.
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25. We _____ too hot on the bus. I think its air conditioning system has broken.
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