A1
English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Past simple: be and can
6 упражнений
1. Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
- 1)Jason was / wasn’t at school. He was on holiday.
- 2)Pete and Kate was / were at the theatre last night.
- 3)Wendy and Jo were / weren’t with me. Was / Were they with you?
- 4)‘Was / Were you at home last night?’ ‘Yes, I was / were.’
- 5)Harry was / were in Spain last summer.
- 6)The weather was / were really nice last weekend – warm and sunny.
2. Look at the table. Write sentences about where the people were. Use the past simple form of be, affirmative or negative.
| Day | Freddy | Nola |
| Mon | London | Manchester |
| Tues | Cardiff | Cardiff |
| Wed | Bristol | London |
| Thur | Newcastle | Bristol |
| Fri | Liverpool | Liverpool |
| Sat and Sun | Plymouth | Nottingham |
- 1)Freddy / Manchester / Monday
- Freddy wasn’t in Manchester on Monday.
- 2)Nola / London / Wednesday
- 3)Freddy and Nola / Newcastle / Tuesday
- 4)Freddy / Plymouth / Saturday and Sunday
- 5)Nola / London / Monday
- 6)Freddy and Nola / Liverpool / Friday
3. Where were you? Write questions and true answers.
- 1)at two o’clock in the morning?
- Where were you at two o’clock in the morning?
- I was in bed.
- 2)at ten o’clock yesterday morning?
- 3)at three o’clock yesterday afternoon?
- 4)at seven o’clock on Friday evening?
- 5)at eleven o’clock on Saturday night?
4. What could Sarah and Mike do at these ages? Look at the table and write questions and answers. Use be and can.
| Sarah | Mike | |
| swim | age three | age four |
| read | age five | age three |
| ride a bike | age six | age six |
- 1)Mike / swim / three?
- Could Mike swim when he was three?
- No, he couldn’t.
- 2)Sarah / swim / four?
- 3)Mike / read / three?
- 4)Sarah / read / four?
- 5)Mike and Sarah / ride a bike / six?
5. Complete the dialogue. Use the correct past simple form of be and can (affirmative, negative and interrogative).
- Zoe Hi, Erin. Are you having a good time in Africa?
- Erin Yes, I am. I phoned you on Saturday, but you 1) at home. Then I tried to phone you yesterday. But I 2) get a signal.
- Zoe Where are you now?
- Erin In Zanzibar. We arrived two days ago. Yesterday we 3) at the beach. I tried surfing, but it was really difficult – I 4) stand up!
- Zoe 5) there any sharks?
- Erin No! Well, I 6) see any!
- Zoe 7) you in Tanzania last week?
- Erin Yes, we 8) We climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. The view from the top 9) fantastic! I 10) see for miles!
- Zoe Wow! That sounds amazing!
6. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of be or could (affirmative, negative or interrogative).
- Tracy Can you remember your first school, Pat?
- Pat Yes, I can.
- Tracy How old 1) you?
- Pat I 2) five years old on my first day at school.
- Tracy 3) you read at the age of five?
- Pat Yes, I 4) But I 5) write. My hand was too small to hold the pencil!
- Tracy Who 6) your favourite teacher?
- Pat All the teachers 7) very kind. But my favourite 8) my class teacher, Miss Adcock.
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