MARCH 25, QTR 3: Simple Past Tense Questions with WAS, WERE & DID
Quiz by Mary Stormon-Flynn
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- Q1
True or False? Was and Were are the correct forms of BE in the simple past tense.
True
False
30s - Q2
True or False? If you ask a question in the simple past with one verb, you only use WAS or WERE?
False
True
30s - Q3
True or False, the subject of a question must agree with the verb? (E.g., Was the boy in the library?)
False
True
30s - Q4
You use WAS for I, he, she, it, zie (gender neutral)?
Yes.
No.
30s - Q5
You use WERE for you (plural / more than one) only?
False
True
20s - Q6
You use WERE for you (singular) and you (plural)?
No.
Yes.
30s - Q7
You use WERE for you (singular and plural), we, they.
False
True
20s - Q8
True or False? We usually start the questions with WAS & WERE. However, we can use a statement to create a question, if you are trying to confirm something. E.g., Your teacher was in the library?
False
True
45s - Q9
True or False? When asking questions with WAS & WERE in the simple past, WAS & WERE are usually the first in the question.
True
False
30s - Q10
Use the information you have now. Which question is correct?
Were you in the library?
Were in the library?
Was you in the library?
You was in the library?
30s - Q11
Which question is correct?
Were your friends at first lunch?
Was your friends at first lunch?
Your friends, they was at first lunch?
Your friends, they were at first lunch?
30s - Q12
Which question is correct?
The math tests difficult?
Was the math tests difficult?
Were the math tests difficult?
The math tests, was they difficult?
30s - Q13
True or False? Was and were are the past tense of BE.
False
True
30s - Q14
True or False? There are three forms of BE in the simple present tense.
False
True
20s - Q15
All the forms of BE in the simple present tense are: IS, ARE.
False
30s