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    Beginner Unit 10a

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    Life Beginner Unit 10a

    was/were

    Hi Rona
    Sorry, I wasn’t at home on Saturday but I was busy. It was my sister’s birthday so my family were at her house.
    It was a great party! How was your weekend? Can we meet tomorrow?
    Best wishes
    Sam

    Presentation

    Use was/were to talk about the past.


    Present Past
    am/is was

    are were

    Affirmative Yes/No questions

    I / He / She / It was Was I / he / she / it


    busy. at the party?
    You / We / They were Were you / we / they

    Negative Short answers


    I / He / She / It wasn’t I / he / she / it was.
    at home on Saturday. Yes,
    You / We / They weren’t you / we / they were.

    I / he / she / it wasn’t.
    No,
    you / we / they weren’t.

    Key vocabulary Time references: yesterday, last night, on Saturday, last year, in 1999
    Special days: birthday, party, wedding, anniversary

    Exercises
    1 Read the email. Choose the correct forms.

    Hello Sam
    I 1 was / were busy on Sunday. It 2 was / were my parents’ 25th wedding anniversary. My brothers
    and sisters 3 was / were all at their house for the party. It 4 was / were great fun!
    How 5 was / were your sister’s birthday? 6 Was / Were there many people at her party?
    Can you meet me at five tomorrow?
    Rona

    Practical Grammar 1 1 © National Geographic Learning


    Beginner Unit 10a
    Exercises
    2 Read about George’s parents and Yukio’s twin brothers. Are sentences 1–8 true (T) or false (F)?

    My father and mother were born in 1957. He was My brothers were born on 25th October, 1989. They were
    from the USA but they were at Oxford University both at school at the same time but they weren’t at the
    in England and their wedding was in England. same university. Last week they were both twenty-one
    Last year was their 25th wedding anniversary. years old. There was a big party at our house for them.

    1 George’s parents were born in the same year.


    2 They were from the USA.
    3 His mother was at Oxford University.
    4 Their wedding was last year.
    5 Yukio’s brothers were born on the same day.
    6 They weren’t at the same school.
    7 Their twenty-first birthday was last week.
    8 It wasn’t a big party.
    3 Complete the conversations with was, were, wasn’t or weren’t. Then listen and check.
    Conversation 1
    A: Hello, Nancy. How 1 your weekend?
    B: Great! Mike and I 2 in New York.
    A: That’s amazing!
    B: It 3 my birthday.
    A: Happy Birthday!
    Conversation 2
    C: 4 James here this morning?
    D: No, he 5 .
    C: Where 6 he?
    D: I think he 7 in a meeting with Sue and Rona. They 8 in Sue’s office.
    C: No, they 9 because I was with Sue in her office all morning!
    Conversation 3
    E: How 10 your sister’s wedding?
    F: Really good!
    E: 11 it big?
    F: No, there 12 many people, just family and good friends.

    Practical Grammar 1 2 © National Geographic Learning

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