Ex.3. Translate into English.

The verb“to be” in the past indefinite tense

POSITIVE FORM	NEGATIVE FORM	QUESTIONS
I was He was She was It was	I was not He was not She was not It was not	WasI? Washe? Wasshe? Wasit?
We were You were They were	We were not You were not They were not	Were we? Were you? Were they?

was not = wasn’t

were not = weren’t

• I was tired last night.
• The weather was good when we were on holiday.
• The hotel wasn’t very expensive.
• Where were you at 5 o’clock yesterday?

!!!Слова, указывающие на прошедшее время:

– yesterday;

– last week (year, month, morning, evening, night);

– 3 days ago (3 years ago, 3 months ago).

EXERCISES.

Ex.1. Put in am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some are past.

1. Last year their son was 26, so he is 27 now.
2. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was cold.
3. I _____ cold. Can I have something hot to drink?
4. I _____ hungry last night, so I had something to eat.
5. Where _______ you at 10 o’clock last Sunday morning?
6. Don’t buy those shoes. They _______ too expensive.
7. Why ______ you so tired yesterday?
8. We must go now. It _____ very late.
9. This time last year I ______ in England.
10. We ______ tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
11. Anton Chekhov died in 1904. He _____ a famous Russian poet.
12. “Where ______ the dogs?” – “I don’t know. They _____ in the garden 10 minutes ago.”

Ex.2. Put in was/wasn’t/were/weren’t.

1. We didn’t like that house. It was very old and it wasn’t large enough.
2. Helen got married when she ______ 21 years old.
3. I called you yesterday evening but you ____________ at home. Where _______ you?
4. My son __________ at work last week because he _____ ill. He’s better now.
5. The shops _________ open yesterday because it _______ a public holiday.
6. “______ you at home at 9.30?” – “No, I _______. I _______ at work.”

Ex.3. Translate into English.

1. Где они были вчера вечером?
2. Почему ты вчера опоздал?
3. Его вчера не было в университете.
4. Меня там не было.
5. Ее не было дома в 5 часов вчера.

THE VERB “TO BE”

The verb“to be” in the past indefinite tense

POSITIVE FORM	NEGATIVE FORM	QUESTIONS
I was He was She was It was	I was not He was not She was not It was not	WasI? Washe? Wasshe? Wasit?
We were You were They were	We were not You were not They were not	Were we? Were you? Were they?

was not = wasn’t

were not = weren’t

• I was tired last night.
• The weather was good when we were on holiday.
• The hotel wasn’t very expensive.
• Where were you at 5 o’clock yesterday?

!!!Слова, указывающие на прошедшее время:

– yesterday;

– last week (year, month, morning, evening, night);

– 3 days ago (3 years ago, 3 months ago).

EXERCISES.

Ex.1. Put in am/is/are/was/were. Some sentences are present and some are past.

1. Last year their son was 26, so he is 27 now.
2. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was cold.
3. I _____ cold. Can I have something hot to drink?
4. I _____ hungry last night, so I had something to eat.
5. Where _______ you at 10 o’clock last Sunday morning?
6. Don’t buy those shoes. They _______ too expensive.
7. Why ______ you so tired yesterday?
8. We must go now. It _____ very late.
9. This time last year I ______ in England.
10. We ______ tired when we arrived home, so we went to bed.
11. Anton Chekhov died in 1904. He _____ a famous Russian poet.
12. “Where ______ the dogs?” – “I don’t know. They _____ in the garden 10 minutes ago.”

Ex.2. Put in was/wasn’t/were/weren’t.

1. We didn’t like that house. It was very old and it wasn’t large enough.
2. Helen got married when she ______ 21 years old.
3. I called you yesterday evening but you ____________ at home. Where _______ you?
4. My son __________ at work last week because he _____ ill. He’s better now.
5. The shops _________ open yesterday because it _______ a public holiday.
6. “______ you at home at 9.30?” – “No, I _______. I _______ at work.”

Ex.3. Translate into English.

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