Reading Comprehension: "Was-Were Story"
Last week, there was one really, really bad day. It was Monday. Usually, there are about 25 students
in my class, but that day, there were only 5 people! It wasn't warm. In fact, it was really cold. It was
raining a lot. It was dark and gray outside. There wasn't any sunshine. I think the students weren't at
school because they were sick. They were at home. Maybe they were in bed.
Mr. Jibbit is our teacher. He is always at school. He is never at home on a Monday. Last Monday was
no different. He was not in bed. He was in the classroom, and he was cold! Why was he so cold?F
That's a very good question. He was cold because the heater in the school was broken. It was
freezing. The school was like a refrigerator. Our room was like a freezer! And poor Mr. Jibbit was like
ice! The small class was cold, cold, cold!
The next days were much warmer. The heater was fixed on Tuesday, so everything was ok. There
were 25 students, not only 5. But where was Mr. Jibbit? He wasn't there. He was at home, sick in
bed!
Exercise:
1. The weather cold and rainy.
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
2. Many students in
classF. a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
3. A lot of students sick at home.
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
4. The teacher at home.
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
5. The classrooms very cold!
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
6. Our classroom freezing!
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
7. There any heat!
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
8. That day really horrible!
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
9. The next days better.
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
10. The heat ok the next day.
a.was
b.wasn't
c.were
d.weren't
True or False?
1. There were 25 students in the class that Monday. F
2. It was warm that day. F
3. Mr. Jibbit was present that Monday.T
4. The heater in the school was working that day. F
5. Mr. Jibbit and the students felt cold that day. T
6. The heater was broken on Tuesday. F
7. The next days were warmer. T
8. Mr. Jibbit had to stay at home because he got sick. T
Past Simple Tense Exercises
1) Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses:
a) They were watched (watch) TV last night.
b) Priscila was talked (talk) to her friends all day.
c) I was had (have) a terrible headache yesterday.
d) Bob was came (come) home from school late.
e) They were arrived (arrive) late and missed (miss) the bus.
f) She was studied (study) hard and passed (pass) the exam.
g) He was called (call) the office to tell them he was sick.
h) I was spoke (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.
i) Dr. Johnson was got up (get up) early this morning.
j) Mary was did (do) her homework and went (go) to
school.
k) Chris was found (find) a ten-dollar bill.
l) The dog was followed (follow) us down the road.
m) Those students were worked (work) hard last semester.
n) Lúcio was stopped (stop) at the corner and called (call) us.
o) I was tried (try) to talk to Helen last night.
p) I was paid (pay) the phone bill yesterday.
q) My dad was catched (catch) a cold when he was (be) in
Canada.
r) She was left (leave) home early yesterday.
s) They were knew (know) each other very well when they
were (be) kids.
t) The teacher was brought (bring) the exams corrected.
u) She was cleaning the vase when she dropped (drop) it.
v) We were jogged (jog) in the park yesterday.
w) The fire was occurred (occur) while we were (be) out.
x) I was met (meet) some nice people at the party last weekend.
y) Carol was slept (sleep) until late on the weekend. Then, she
was went (go) out to lunch.
z) We were flew (fly) to the USA on a great airplane.
2) Write questions or negatives sentences:
a) She visited her parents last weekend.
Question: Did she visit her parents last weekend ?
b) He cleaned his room before school.
Question: Did he clean his room before school ?
c) The teacher found the missing exams.
Negative: The theacher didn’t find the missing exam
d) Tom wanted to go to the movies alone.
Question: Did Tom want to go to the movie alone ?
e) Helena offered Henrique a piece of cake.
Negative: Helena didn’t offer Henrique a piece of cake
f) I knew what to do.
Negative: I didn’t know what to do
g) Alexandre helped Anita with her homework.
Question: Did Alexandre help Anita with her homework ?
h) You ate cookies after dinner.
Negative: You didn’t eat cookies after dinner
i) You talked to her earlier.
Question: Did you talk to her earlier ?
j) We turned off the TV after the news.
Negative: We didn’t turn off the TV after the news
k) He drank only a coke at the party.
Question: Did he drink only a coke at the party ?
l) Mom made breakfast early.
Negative: Mom didn’t make breakfast early
NAME:
DATE:
EDITING PRACTICE
PAST SIMPLE
Question: Do you like to travel by plane? Why? / Why not?
Correct the 30 grammar mistakes below. The first one is done for you.
g
My Flight to Canada
Last month is very special. I fly by myself for
the first time! I was a little nervous but it was
exciting. First, I taked a taxi to the international
airport terminal. Then, I checked-in at the
checked- in counter and walked to the
departure lounge at Gate B64. I was early, so I
didn’t have to wait a long time to go through
immigration and security. Then, I waited in the
departure lounge for about 25 minutes before I
got on the plane. After I boarded the plane, I
walked along the aisle
and found my seat. Then I sitted down and
fasted my seatbelt. I was lucky because my seat was a window seat, so I
could look outside as the plane takes off. After a few hours, the flight
attendants serve us dinner and then I talked to the passenger next to me.
His name was Eduardo and I was surprised to found out that he was also
travelling to Vancouver to studied English for the summer. Finally, I
watched an action movie and then our plane lands soon after that. I had a
wonderful time in Canada. It was really fun and I made lots of new friends
from all over the world. Next week, I will flied back to Mexico but I will
never forgot my time
here.
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