Was/were

‘Be’  ?? simple past ?? ‘????, ???’ ??? ???? ????? ? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ?? simple past ?? ?????? ?????? ?

Subject + was/were + noun/adjective

Subject + was/ were + not + noun/adjective

Was/Were+ subject+ noun/adjective?

Wh+ was/were+ subject+ noun/adjective?

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? ???? ??????????? ???? ??? ?I was late to the interview.

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They were not at home.

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What was the weather like?

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What were his parents like? – Very amicable.

?????? ???? ????? ???? ?

What was your village like?

???? ???????? ????? ???? ?????? ???? ?

The weather was not nice while we were on holiday.

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Were you afraid of girls in childhood?

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We were not very good students.

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There was nobody at home.

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There was a snake slithering under the bed.

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How much was this pen?

More examples:

Last year I was 29, so I am 30 now.

When I was a college student, I was afraid of girls.

We are tired after the game but we were not hungry.

Was the weather good when you were on holiday?

Why were you sad this morning?

Were my parents at your place yesterday?

Was your boss at work last week?

Was your test easy?

How much was your new camera?

What was the weather like while you were in your hometown?

Exercises: Sentence completion

  1. The cake __________ delicious. (was/were)
  2. He __________ not well yesterday. (was/were)
  3. __________ the weather nice yesterday? (was/were)
  4. Where __________ you last night? (was/were)
  5. The concert __________ sold out. (was/were)* ???? ?????? ??????? ????
  6. They __________ late for the movie. (was/were)
  7. __________ you able to finish the project on time? (was/were)
  8. The party __________ a lot of fun. (was/were)
  9. He __________ not happy with his salary. (was/were)
  10. __________ the meeting canceled? (was/were)
  11. The flowers __________ beautiful. (was/were)
  12. They __________ not interested in the job offer. (was/were)
  13. __________ you at the party last night? (was/were)
  14. The game __________ tied in the last minute. (was/were)
  15. She __________ not able to attend the conference. (was/were)

Translate the following expressions into English:

  1. ???? ???? ?????? (on the way here) ??????? ???? ?????
  2. ????? ?????? ???? ?
  3. ?????? ???? ? ??? ????????????? ???? ? (was/were+ supposed to+ v1)
  4. ?? ??????? ???????????? ?????? ???? ????? ????????? (was/were able to+ v1)
  5. ??????? ???????? ?????
  6. ??? ????????? ???? ???? ?????? ?
  7. ????????????? ???? ?????? ?????
  8. ????????? ???? ??????????? ???? ?
  9. ??????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ?
  10. ??????? ?????? ????? ?????? ????????? (able to fix)
  11. ????? ?????? ?????
  12. ???? ????? ??? ???? ???? ?????? ? (able to)
  13. ?? ????? ??? ?? ????
  14. ????? ???????? ???? ?
  15. ?????? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? (able to)

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Writing:

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