Control work Exercise 1

Control work
Exercise 1
Put in am/is/are (present) or was/were (past)

1. 
   Last year he _______ 22, so he _______ 23 now.
   
2. 
   Today the weather _______ nice, but yesterday it _______ very cold.
   
3. 
   I _______ hungry. Can I have something to eat?
   
4. 
   I feel fine this morning but I _______ very tired last night.
   
5. 
   Where _______ you at 11 o’clock last Friday morning?
   
6. 
   Don’t buy those shoes. They _______ very expensive.
   
7. 
   I like your new jacket. _______ it expensive?
   
8. 
   This time last year I _______ Paris.
   
9. 
   ‘Where _______ the children?’ ‘I don’t know. They _______ in the garden ten minutes ago’.
   
10. 
    Hello, everybody! I _______ sorry I _______ late!
    
11. 
    ‘Where _______ you born?’ ‘I _______ born in India.’
    
12. 
    We _______ married when I _______ eighteen and Roger _______ twenty.
    

Exercise 2
Put is was/were or wasn’t/weren’t.

1. 
   We weren’t happy with the hotel. Our room __________ very small and it __________ very clean.
   
2. 
   George __________ at work last week because he __________ ill. He’s better now.
   
3. 
   Yesterday __________ a public holiday so the shops __________ closed. They’re open today.
   
4. 
   ‘__________ Sue and Bill at the party?’ ‘Sue __________ there but Bill __________.
   
5. 
   ‘Where are my keys?’ ‘I don’t know. They __________ on the table but they’re not there now.’
   
6. 
   You __________ at home last night. Where __________ you?
   

Exercise 3
Write the questions. Use the words in brackets (…) in the correct order + was/were.

1. 
   (late / you / this morning / why?)
   __________________________________________  The traffic was bad.
   
2. 
   (difficult / your exam?)
   _________________________________________  No, it was easy.
   
3. 
   (last week / where / Ann and Chris?)
   __________________________________________  They were on holiday.
   
4. 
   (your new camera / how much?)
   _________________________________________  Sixty pounds.
   
5. 
   (angry / you / yesterday / why?)
   __________________________________________  Because you were late.
   
6. 
   (nice / the weather / last week?)
   __________________________________________  Yes, it was beautiful.
   

Exercise 4
Complete the sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple.
* clean * die * enjoy * finish * happen *
* open * rain * start * stay * want *

1. 
   I __________ my teeth three times yesterday.
   
2. 
   It was hot in the room, so I __________ the window.
   
3. 
   The concert __________ at 7.30 and __________ at 10 o’clock.
   
4. 
   When I was a child, I __________ to be a doctor.
   
5. 
   The accident __________ last Sunday afternoon.
   
6. 
   It’s a nice day today but yesterday it __________ all day.
   
7. 
   We __________ our holiday last year. We __________ at a very nice place.
   
8. 
   Ann’s grandfather __________ when he was 90 years old.
   

Exercise 5
Write the verbs in the correct column and then write the Past Simple forms.
* catch * study * meet * earn * give * win * like * buy * visit * speak *
become * stay * leave * start * get * enjoy * write * stop * do * lose *