1 Complete the sentences with past simple affirmative and negative forms of be.

1 Is Anna ill? She ________ in class yesterday.

2 Why ________ you late home last night?

3 We ________ in Ireland on holiday last year. We loved it!

4 Frankie ________ the best student at English last term. He studied really hard.  

5 ________ your dad at the football match on Sunday?  

6 My eyes ________ very tired after all that computer work yesterday.

7 There ________ any students in the school before 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning.

8 All the shops ________ closed on Christmas Day.  

9   We _______________ at the concert because there were no tickets left.

10 Why ________ Ann late for her lessons yesterday morning?  

Mark: __ /10

2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple affirmative and negative forms of be and can.

1 My dad ________ at work today, so he ________ make dinner for us. It was delicious!

2 The weather ________ wonderful, so we ________ see the mountains 200 kilometres away.

3 We ________ go out because there ________ a lot of snow. We played board games instead.

4 The shops ________ closed, so John ________ buy any milk.

5 Alan ________ get into his house because his parents ________ at home. He was very angry!

6 He ________ open his front door because his keys ________ in his pocket. He was very angry!

7 Her glasses ________ broken, so she ________ read the newspaper very easily.

8 He ________ drive a car when he ________ ten! He's a fast learner!

9 The students ________ go to school because the road ________ open. They were very happy!

10 Our homework ________ very easy, so we ________ do it in half an hour!

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3 Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative form of the verbs below.

decide     jump         hurry   stay   stop   study  ask   pass   wait   watch

1 I ________ studying at 9 p.m.

2 I ________ an interesting programme on TV yesterday.

3 We all ________ the test easily.

4 I ________ for my friends at the bus stop after school.

5 We ________ at the same school three years ago.

6 My parents ________ to go out for dinner last night.

7 My mum ________ work this morning because she was late.

8 Tina ________ in bed all day yesterday. She was very ill.

9   My friends _______________ their parents for permission to stay at my house.  

10  Oh wow! You just __________________ so high!

PLEASE RESOLVE THIS.