Grammar: Past Simple
Unit: Was / Were
1A Match emails 1–3 with replies a–c.
1B Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
1. Mark / Was / twenty?
2. house? / Mark’s / the / lunch / Was / at
3. lunch? / the / Was / Diana / at
4. the / and / children / Alan’s / at / Were / lunch / Diana?
5. France? / George / Maria / in / Were / and
6. weather / the / Was / good?
C Write short answers to the questions in Exercise 1B.
D Write the questions for these answers.
The lunch was at Mark’s parents’ house.
Mark’s birthday was yesterday.
Mark was thirty.
George and Maria were in Spain.
The lunch was in the garden because it was good weather.
2 Write the sentences about Mark’s party last year.
1. It’s my thirtieth birthday. (29th)
Last year .
2. We’re here. (not here)
Last year .
3. My wife’s in London on business. (Tokyo on business)
Last year .
4. Larissa’s parents aren’t here. (not here)
Last year .
5. George and Maria are in Spain. (Greece)
Last year .
6. It’s a small party. (big)
Last year .
7. The weather’s beautiful. (terrible)
Last year .
8. Lunch is in the garden. (in the house)
Last year .
