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be: past Where were you? I was in Glasgow.

Iwas you were he/she/it was we were they were
H was 1? were you? was he/she/it? were we? were they?
D 1 was not you were not he/she/it was not we were not they were not

Contractions: wasn't, weren't
Where were you yesterday? My mother was a singer. I wasn't well last week.

^ Put in was or were.
► In summer 1990 I in Brazil.

1 'We............. very happy to see you yesterday.' 'And I .................happy to see you.'
2 Lunch...............OK, but the vegetables............... not very good.
3 I can't find my keys. They............. here this morning.

4 I t ...............cold and dark, and w e ..............tired.
5 My grandmother...............a doctor, and her two brothers..............both doctors too.
6 ' you in London yesterday?' 'No, I ...............in Glasgow.'
7 'When...............your exam?' 'I t ..............yesterday.'
8 'Why...............you late?' 'The train..............late.'

^ Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
► Ann at home yesterday was .. lY?'.F I ^ Y Y .? ;.............................................

1 good party was the .......................................................................................................

2 people were the interesting .......................................................................................................

3 teacher father your was a ......................................................................................................
4 everybody was late ......................................................................................................
5 your was driving test when ......................................................................................................
6 Tuesday you where on were .......................................................................................................
7 open windows why the all were ......................................................................................................
8 John's brother school was with at you ..................................................................................................

0 Put in wasn't or weren't and words from the box. Make sure you understand actually.
Use a dictionary if necessary.

a teacher good in England in their hotel interesting/ late warm well with Anna

► The lesson H Y : ? ..................... Actually, it was very boring.

1 You...............................................Actually, you arrived 10 minutes early.
2 My father...............................................Actually, he worked as a bus driver.
3 I .............................................. yesterday. Actually, I was with Susan.
4 The children.............................................. yesterday. The doctor came to see them.

5 We...............................................last week. We went to Scotland for a few days.
6 The snow.............................................. at Christmas. We couldn't ski.
7 Ann and Peter.............................................. when I phoned.
8 I t ...............................................last night. Actually, it was quite cold.

-» For the present perfect of be (I have been etc), see page 61.

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