C/W 4.3 Grammar in Context - past simple of to be/can

Read the sentence and choose the mistake: Helen (a) were (b) in the house yesterday (c) 9.00 am. (d) no mistake

• a

• b

• c

• d

Read the sentence and choose the mistake: it (a) was sunny yesterday. I (b) were (c) on the beach. (d) no mistake

• a

• b

• c

• d

Read the sentence and choose the mistake: Last Saturday (a) in school, (b) were you learning (c) to play the violin? (d) no mistake

• a

• b

• c

• d

Read the sentence and choose the mistake: I (a) am living (b) in Bangkok. (c) Wasn't you living there last year? (d) no mistake

• a

• b

• c

• d

Read the sentence and choose the mistake: Did you (a) see James and John (b) at football yesterday? No, they (c) wasn't there. (d) no mistake

• a

• b

• c

• d

Complete the sentence with the past simple of 'to be': My parents

_____ on holiday in Norway last winter.

Complete the sentence with the past simple of 'to be': We _____in Rome for very long – just two days.

Complete the sentence with the past simple of 'to be': A: Was your sister a tour guide last summer?

B: Yes, she _____.

Past simple of can - Reorder the following sentence:

• Maria

• could swim

• when

• she was

• seven years old.

Past simple of can - Reorder the following sentence:

• The

• ticket office

• was closed,

• so they couldn't

• buy a ticket.