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I. Write sentences. Use the correct form of the verb BE in Past: (WAS / WERE)
1. She / young SHE WAS YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
2. You / not old YOU WERE WATCHING THE OLD FILM.
3. You / sleepy YOU WERE SLEEPY WITH THE BOOK OPEN.
4. We / not naughty WE WERE NAUGHTY OF CHILDREN.
5. She / not short SHE WAS SHORT IN STATURE.
6. They / happy THEY WERE VERY HAPPY.
7. He / tidy HE WAS VERY CLEAN AND TIDY.
II. Change the verb Be into Past: (WAS / WERE)
1. Jane and Martin are friends JANE AND MARTIN WERE FRIENDS.
2. Elephants are huge THE ELEPHANTS WERE HUGE.
3. My father is an astronaut. MY FATHER WAS AN ASTRONAUT.
4. His cat is grey HIS CAT WAS GREY.
5. Her family were in Istanbul HER FAMILY WAS IN ISTANBUL.

III. Make questions with the Past form of the verb BE:
1. Where / John? WHERE WAS JHON BORN?
2. Why / they / hungry? WHY WERE THEY HUNGRY?
3. How old / she? HOW OLD WAS SHE?
4. What time / the concert? WHAT WAS TIME THE CONCERT?
5. How long / the journey? HOW WAS LONG THE JOURNEY TO PARIS?
6. How / the food? HOW WAS THE FOOD ITALIAN?
7. Why / they / in the kitchen? WHY WERE THEY HID IN THE KITCHEN?
IV. Put in There Was / There Wasn´t / There Were / There Weren’t :
THERE WAS a church in Oxford Street, and opposite the church THERE WAS a swimming pool.
In the swimming pool THERE WAS a tennis court.

THERE WAS a small and many little shops. THERE WERE some restaurants, but THERE WEREN’T
many cybercafés. Unfortunately, THERE WAS a theatre.

V. Make these sentences into questions:

1. There is a railway station. IS THERE A RAILWAY STATION?
2. There aren’t many restaurants. AREN’T THERE MANY RESTAURANTS?
3. There is a big shopping mall. IS THERE A BIG SHOPPING MALL?
4. There isn’t a river. ISN’T THERE A RIVER?
5. There is a post office. IS THERE A POST OFFICE?
6. There are many people. ARE THERE MANY PEOPLE?
7. There isn’t a theatre. ISN’T THERE A THEATRE?
8. There aren’t parks. AREN’T THERE PARKS?
9. There is a huge cinema. IS THERE A HUGE CINEMA?

VI. Match the sports with their appropriate verb:

 Kung fu – Bowling – Soccer – Volleyball – Sailing – Yoga – Puzzles – Ice-
hockey
Complete the–sentences
Hiking – with
Boxing
GO,–PLAY,
Fishing – Golf – Chess – Skiing – Athletics
DO:

BOWLING SAILING KUNG FU

SOCCER HIKING YOGA
VOLLEYBALL BOXING ICE
PUZZLES FISHING ATHLETICS
HOCKEY SKIING
GOLF
CHESS

VII. Complete the gaps with DO, PLAY, GO:

1. He used to GO jogging every day when he was at university.

2. I love PLAY a good game of chess from time to time.
3. She DO gymnastics for over five years now.
4. This summer we GO windsurfing every day on our vacation.
5. He's quite the athlete. He PLAY basketball, baseball and hockey, too.
6. My wife GO horse riding twice a week.
7. Why don't we PLAY a set of tennis?
8. Some people think that DO aerobics four times a week is the best possible way of keeping fit.
9. His idea of the perfect summer holiday is to rent a sailboat and DO sailing between the islands
of the Tuscan archipelago.
10. He DO athletics for his local track club.