Was/Were
Change the sentences from present to past tense.
She’s my aunt.
She was my aunt.
Arjun: ______ you and Anjali at the party last night?
Were
My great grandfather _____ in Cairo in 1921.
A. was born
B. died
C. from
A. was born
Match the expressions with the dates.
2024
A. Last century
B. Last year
C. Yesterday
B. Last year
The first cellphones were in the 1980s.
False
Change the sentences from present to past tense.
The children aren’t tired.
The children weren’t tired.
Yes, we ______.
were
He was born more than one hundred years _____!
A. from
B. lived
C. ago
C. ago
Match the expressions with the dates.
Today is Wednesday, February 5
1. Tuesday, February 4 at 10 PM
A. Last night
B. Last year
C. Yesterday
A. Last night
Early cellphones weren't light.
True
Change the sentences from present to past tense.
I’m very happy.
I was very happy.
______ it a good party?
Was
He _____ a teacher and a scientist.
was
Match the expressions with the dates.
1900-1999
A. Last century
B. Last year
C. In the 19th century
C. In the 19th century
The first call on a cellphone was in _____.
A. 1973
B. 1963
A. 1973
Change the sentences from present to past tense.
It isn’t cold.
It wasn’t cold.
No, it ______! The music was terrible and the food was cold.
wasn’t
He ______ in Egypt for fifty years and then from 1971 to 2022 he was in the U.S.A.
A. died
B. lived
C. ago
B. lived
Match the expressions with the dates.
1800-1899
A. Last century
B. In the 19th century
C. Last year
B. In the 19th century
Over 90% of today's phones are smartphones.
False
Change the sentences from present to past tense.
You’re at the movie theater.
You were at the movie theater.
Where ______ you?
were
He ______ in May 2022, when he was a hundred and one years old.
A. died
B. lived
C. was born
A. died
Match the expressions with the dates.
Today is Wednesday, February 5
1. Tuesday, February 4, from 12 a.m. –
11.59 p.m.
A. Last century
B. Last year
C. Yesterday
C. Yesterday
The first cellphone was _____ kilograms.
2