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Past Simple of verb to be: was/ were

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Q 1/10
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_______________ you in the garden yesterday? Yes, I ____________
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Were, was
Was. was
Was, were
Were, were
Q 2/10
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"Why _________ you at school yesterday?" "Because I was ill"
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was
weren't
were
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10 questions

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_______________ you in the garden yesterday? Yes, I ____________

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"Why _________ you at school yesterday?" "Because I was ill"

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20 sec

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They __________ at home last night. We had a pizza.

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3

20 sec

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She ___________ at the cinema on Friday evening.

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20 sec

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Where ____________ you last week?

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5

20 sec

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Anna and Mary ___________ at the mall last weekend. They stayed at home

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20 sec

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________ Ben here last night?

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7

20 sec

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Mom and dad _____________ in Paris last week

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20 sec

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I __________ good girl when I _____________ a little kid

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Mum and I _____________ in the park last Saturday

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