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Past Simple of 'be'.

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5 exercises

  1. Fill in the blankUp next

    Exercise 1 of 5 · 15 blanks

    Past Simple of 'to be' - Daily Life

    Complete each past-time sentence or question with 'was', 'were', 'wasn't', 'weren't', or the matching short answer.

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  2. Fill in the blank

    Exercise 2 · 16 blanks

    Past Simple of 'to be' - Travel Adventures

    Choose the correct form of 'be' to complete each sentence or question about a past travel experience.

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  3. Build the sentence

    Exercise 3 · 10 sentences

    Build Past Statements with Was and Were

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each statement. One word does not belong.

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  4. Build the sentence

    Exercise 4 · 10 sentences

    Build Past Questions and Short Answers

    Tap the words in the correct order to build each question or short answer. One word does not belong.

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  5. Find the mistake

    Exercise 5 · 12 corrections

    Past Simple of 'Be' – Find and Fix

    One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction.

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About this practice

Put Past Simple of 'be' into practice with 5 interactive fill-in-the-blank, sentence-building, and error-correction exercises at A1 (Beginner) level. Submit each exercise to get detailed feedback, see the correct answer in context, and build confidence in real sentences. Retry any exercise as many times as you like. Want the rules first? Back to the lesson.

  • Fill-in-the-blank questions with multiple-choice answers
  • Sentence-building questions: tap the words into the correct order
  • Error-correction questions: spot the wrong word, then choose the fix
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