NAME:_____________________________________ DATE:_________________________

1. Fill in the blank with the correct simple past form of the verb “To Be”.

1. There were 10 people on the bus.

2. I __________ in Paris last month.

3. Ana and Saul __________ in the bank together.

4. Jill __________ late for class yesterday.

5. Joan __________ a good student.

6. The computer __________ on the table.

7. There __________ a book on the floor.

8. There __________ five apples in the fridge.

9. I __________ cold last night.

10. Diego __________ at the party.

11. The doctors __________ at the hospital.

2. Change the above sentences to the negative.

1. There were 10 people on the bus. → There weren’t 10 people on the bus.

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NAME:_____________________________________ DATE:_________________________

3. Choose the correct verb.

Charles Darwin (was/were) born on February 12, 1809. He (was/were) a British naturalist who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection. In South America, Darwin found that fossils of extinct animals (was/were) similar to modern species. Many people (was/were) strongly opposed to the idea of evolution because it conflicted with their religious beliefs. Throughout his life, Darwin (was/were) a reserved, thorough, hardworking scholar.

When Albert Einstein (was/were) young, his parents worried about him. Einstein's parents (was/were) concerned that Albert was "slow." Albert (was/were) a terrible student who didn't want to attend classes regularly and take exams. Einstein's best-known work,the theory of relativity, (was/were) published in 1905. Unfortunately, the theory of relativity (was/were) used to create the atomic bomb.

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