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Simple Past - to be Worksheet

Simple present Simple past - to be

I am

you are

he/she/it is

we are

you are

they are

I was

you were

he/she/it was

we were

you were

they were

1. Fill in the Simple Past of 'to be' (was/were).

I am in a hurry. (Simple Present)

I __________ in a hurry yesterday. (Simple Past)

You are in a hurry. (Simple Present)

You __________ in a hurry yesterday. (Simple Past)

He/She/It is in a hurry. (Simple Present)

He/She/It __________ in a hurry yesterday. (Simple Past)

We are in a hurry. (Simple Present)

We __________ in a hurry yesterday. (Simple Past)

You are in a hurry. (Simple Present)

You __________ in a hurry yesterday. (Simple Past)

They are in a hurry. (Simple Present)

They __________ in a hurry yesterday. (Simple Past)

2. Fill in the Simple Past of 'to be' (was/were).

I __________ his friend last week. (Simple Past)

You __________ late at school yesterday. (Simple Past)

She __________ 14 last year. (Simple Past)

We __________ in the park this morning. (Simple Past)

You __________ very strict in 2011. (Simple Past)

They __________ last week. (Simple Past)

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