Past simple of the verb to be: Was/were?
Past simple - regular verbs
Past simple - irregular verbs
Past simple - regular and irregular verbs
Bonus category
100

I______(be) at the library.

was

100

I_______(study) for the exam.

studied

100

I_______(go) to my friend's house yesterday.

went

100

She_____(wear) her new skirt at the party.

wore

100

I____(sleep) on the sofa last night.

slept

200

You______(be) at the library doing some homework. The homework________(be) boring.

were, was

200

She_______(cook) her dinner.

I ______ (play) soccer yesterday.

cooked

played

200

I________(buy) a new phone last week.

I ______ (get) up at 7 a.m.

bought, got up

200

I______(ask) my mum if I could watch a movie.

I ______ (wake) up late on Sunday.

asked, woke up

200

She_______(not/go) to class because she_______(be) sick.

didn't go, was

300

He______(be) at the library. But, she______(not be) at the library.________(be) Sam at the library?

was, wasn't, Was

300

He______(work) there last summer. He_______(enjoy) his time at this company.

He ______ (wash) his hands before lunch.

worked, enjoyed, washed

300

She_______(make) bread yesterday afternoon. I_____(have) some for dessert after dinner.

He ______ (give) me a present.

made, had, gave

300

I_____(feel) happy after the exam because I_____(pass). We ______ (drive) to the beach after the exam to celebrate.

felt, passed, drove

300

They_____(not do) their homework because they______(forget) to do it. The teacher_______(be) angry with them.

didn't do, forgot, was

400

We______(not be) at the library because we (be)_______at a conference. The conference______(not be) interesting. After the conference, they______(be) tired.

weren't, were, wasn't, were

400

He________(not/answer) my call but he ______(reply) to my WhatsApp message.

He ______ (open) the door.

They ______ (start) the game at 4 p.m.


didn't answer, replied, opened, started

400

She_____(eat) cake and______ (drink) red wine at the party.

We ______ (take) the bus to school.

I ______ (meet) my friend after class.  

ate, drank, took, met

400

I_______(decide) to study a new major because I________(want) to study something different.

They ______ (sing) their favourite song.

 I ______ (lose) my keys yesterday.

decided, wanted, sang, lost

400

He______(win) a prize in the raffle so he_______very happy. He only_______(pay) 5$ for the ticket. He______(call) his girlfriend to tell her about it.

won, was, paid, called

500

I______(not be) at the library because I (be)_______at a conference. Anna and Joe______also at the conference with me._____(be) David at the conference? No, he_______(not be).

wasn't, was, were, Was, wasn't

500

We_______(travel) to the beach on our last holiday. We also_________(visit) Edinburgh Castle. However, we _______(not watch) a movie at the cinema.

They ______ (help) the teacher.

We ______ (dance) at the party.  

travelled, visited, didn't watch, helped, danced

500

I________(do) my homework last night. I_____(write) an email for my homework. Later, I_______(see) my friend.

He ______ (read) a book in the evening.

They ______ (come) to the party.  

did, wrote, saw, read, came

500

I_____(not take) my friend to a party last night. I_______(have) a great time at the party because there____(be) too many people. 

We ______ (swim) in the pool last weekend.

They ______ (close) the window because it was too hot. 

didn't take, had, were, swam, closed

500

I______(travel) to Chiapas on my last vacation. I_____(ride) a horse on a mountain.  I______(try) some local food when I was there. The weather_______(not be) sunny when I was there. When I got back home, I______(tell) my friends about the trip.

travelled, rode, tried, wasn't, told,