Remember the following

sentences in which we use the

verb to be:
 She was 29 years old. (age)
 He was 1,25. (height)
 I was a 38. (size)
 He was a teacher. (job)
 It was sunny / cold / hot …
(the weather)
 It was 10 €. (prize)
 My aunt was ill. (physical state)
 He was very kind. ( character)
 I was afraid of mice. (fears)
 The book was about animals.
(subject)
 I was good / bad at sports.
(abilities)
 Remember the following
useful sentences:
 He was born in Madrid
 I was lucky.
 I was hungry.
 They were thirsty.
 You are late / early
Complete the following using the right affirmative form Fill in the right form of the verb to be in the past.
of the verb to be in the past. 1. They _________ at school as it _______ a holiday.
My grandfather’s name _______ Luis. He _______ the first son
2. Dalí _______ an actor. He ______ a famous artist.
in his family. His parents´names ________ Carlos and María. 3. The Beatles ________ a famous band in the 60s.
Carlos ______ a mechanic and María _______ a nurse in a 4. _______ Mozart a writer or a musician?
hospital for children. My grandfather _______ a very kind man. 5. Where _______ you yesterday? – I ______ at home.
Everybody loved him. He married my grandmother when he 6. Picasso _______ a brilliant painter from Málaga.

______ 25. My father ______ born one year later after they 7. Cervantes _____ the man who wrote Don Quixote.
8. Where _______ they born? – In Rome.
got married. They didn’t have any other children and _______
9. She _______ happy because she’d failed the exam.
very proud of my father. When my grandfather ________ 88,
I ______ so thirsty that I drank the whole bottle.
he died when a car run over him. My grandmother _______ so
10. They _________ in Paris. They went to London.
sad that she died only one year later. My father often says that
11. Who _______ you with at the party? – I _______
his parents ________ the best ones you could ever dream of. with my friend Sue.
Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks with the right form of the
verb to be in the past.

1. Danny ______ happy. He _____ sad because he had lost his dog.
2. Where _____ Bill and his dog – They _______ under the table.
3. Yesterday it ____ Halloween and the children ____ all dressed up.
4. Peter and Sarah _________ at home yesterday. They _______ in the
country.
5. The cat ________ on top of a tree and my brother rescued it.
6. Sam _________ in bed at 10:30. He ______ brushing his teeth.
7. When I _____ at school. Linda _____ my best friend. I loved her.
8. Last summer they _______ in Madrid, they ______ in Venice.
9. What time _____ Ben in bed? – He _____ in bed at 10.
10. They _______ staying in a hotel. They slept in a tent.
11. Where ______ you yesterday afternoon? – I ______ at Tina’s birthday
party.
12. Lisa _______ at school on Monday because she had to go to the doctor.
13. They ______ at the cinema. They ______ watching their friends play.
14. Tim ______ with his mum in the living room reading a book.
15. The kids _________ in the sea because the water _______ too cold.
16. Paul ______ very hungry and didn’t eat all the food.