Name: Class: Date:

Verb to be: (was/ wasn’t /were/ weren’t):

Complete the conversation with the words above then complete the tasks:
Helen: What __WERE___ you doing yesterday?
Mona: My sisters and I __WERE____ very busy. We
__WERE____ at home most of the morning because we
__WERE____ cleaning the attic, while mum __WAS____ doing
the weekly shopping. We _WERE____very tired because it
__WAS____ a big job. In the afternoon my mother went out
to see grandmother, but I _WASN`T_____ in the mood to go
with her. So, I watched a film for two hours. Once both my
parents __WERE___home, we _WERE___thinking what to have
for dinner. Mum __WAS___ too tired to cook and dad _WASN`T___ free. There
___WERE__some beef steaks in the fridge, so I thought this __WAS___ a good
opportunity to do some cooking. The whole family ___WAS__ really impressed with
my cooking skills. After dinner there _WASN’T_____ anything interesting on TV, so
I talked to Sandra and did some online shopping until it _WAS____ midnight. My
parents ____WERE___ watching a horror film on TV and they ____WERE___ in the
living room until it __WAS____ around eleven. And what about you? How __WAS___
your day?
Helen: It __WAS__ bad, really. My sister and I _WERE___ out shopping at Primark.
In the afternoon we _WERE__ feeling a bit hungry and decided to go to Nando’s.
The food __WAS__quite good but there _WERE__ many people. In the evening my
parents _WERE__ at home, so I played on the PlayStation until it _WAS___time to
go to bed.
Answer the following in full sentences:
1. What were Mona and her sisters doing? ___________________________________
2. Where did Mona’s mother go? ___________________________________________
3.Who cooked dinner? ___________________________________________________
4. Where did Helen go with her sister? _____________________________________
5. What did Helen do in the evening? _______________________________________

Circle (True) or (False). And then correct all mistakes:

1. Mona went to visit her grandmother. True False
2. Helen has a friend called Sandra. True False
3. Mona and her sister went to Primark. True False
4. Helen’s parents we out. True False
5. Mona has good cooking skills. True False
Exercise: What were you doing yesterday? Tell us what you were/weren’t
doing.