All simple past for grade 7

THE SIMPLE PAST


Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
Notes: yesterday, last ..., ago, two day / year/ ..+ago , number +year(s)+ago 

A. The simple past tense of the verb To Be:  
The affirmative form:
I, he, she, it
was.

you, we, they
were.


Examples:
I was in London in 1999.
Pam was in London in 1999, too.
We were together.
She was my girlfriend.



The interrogative form:
Was
I, he, she, it?

Were
you, we, they?


Examples:
Were you in London last year?
Was Pam with you?
Were you together?



The negative form:
I, you, he, she
was not.


wasn`t.

You, we, they
were not.


weren`t.


Examples:
I wasn`t in Paris in 1999.
Pam wasn`t in Paris in 1999.
We weren`t in Paris.



EXERCISE
I. Complete the table.
BE
affirmative
negative
interrogative
interronegative

I
I was

was I?


he



wasn`t he?

she
she was




it


was it?


we

you weren`t



you



weren`t you?

they

they weren`t




II. Past Simple `Be` Positive
1) It …………..(be) cold yesterday..
2) She …………..(be) hungry..
3) We …………..(be) late for the meeting..
4) I …………..(be) tired last night..
5) The exam …………..(be) difficult..
6) They …………..(be) in Berlin..
7) You …………..(be) in the library when I called you..
8) I …………..in Canada last summer holiday.
My sister …………..with me.
We …………..in Montreal.
She …………..very happy.
I …………..happy, too.
13) I (be) …………..tired yesterday. 14) You (be) …………..happy yesterday. 15) We (be) …………..sad yesterday. 16) They (be) …………..busy yesterday. 17) He (be) …………..angry yesterday. 18) She (be) …………..sleepy yesterday. 19) It (be) …………..cold yesterday.
20)The birds (be)……….happy.

III. Negative
1) That woman………….. (not/be) Spanish..
2) Julie………….. (not/be) late for the class..
3) The food………….. (not/be) very good..
4) They………….. (not/be) my uncle and aunt..
5) I………….. (not/be) rude to the waitress
6) The test………….. (not/be) easy..
7) We………….. (not/be) tired when we arrived..
8) They………….. (not/be) on the bus when I called..
9) You………….. (not/be) here when she came..
10) The people we met last night………….. (be) French..
11) I …………..( not/ be) tired last night..
12) The exam …………..( not/ be) difficult..
13) They …………..( not/ be) in Berlin..
14) You …………..( not/ be) in the library when I called you..
15) I …………..(not/be) in Canada last summer holiday.
My sister …………..(not/be) with me.
We …………..(not/be) in Montreal.
She …………..(not/be) very happy.
19) The holiday………….. (not /be) fun..
10) I (be, not) ……………ready to go. Please wait up for me!!!

IV.Interrogative
……………Tom and Sam in Spain last weekend ?
……………your parents abroad last night ?
……………we at the cinema last Monday?
……………Tracy and Jill friends ?
……………he a primary teacher ?
……………She never abroad ?
……………George good at English ?
……………you in Lower Austria last weekend?
……………your sister married?
……………I born in Kassel?
11) ………….. the holiday fun ?
12) ………….. the exam not/ be) difficult ?
13) …………..the food very good ?
14) …………..they my uncle and aunt ?
15) ………….. I rude to the waitress?
16) ………….. the test  easy ?
17) ………….. we tired when we