Exercise 2: past simple of ‘to be’ (was/were)

Past simple of ‘to be’ (was/were) – cloze test (difficulty: 2 of 5 – rather easy)

Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ in the simple past tense.

• Example: “They _____ at the museum last Friday.” → “They were at the museum last Friday.”

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Further exercises and explanations referring to the ‘Past simple of ‘to be’’

The following exercises and explanations are related to the topic ‘Past simple of ‘to be’’ and also test your skills:

• Conjugation and verb forms of the past simple
• Verb forms of auxiliary verbs in the past simple
• Exercise 2: past simple of regular verbs
• Exercise 2: past progressive
• Further exercises about the past tenses