1. Complete the sentences with there was, there wasn't, there were or there weren't. 

There wasn't a big sports centre here before. 

1.______13 let of fans of the rugby match —30.000 of them! 

2. Last night, _____an interesting programme on TV about the Olympic Games. 

3. 200 years ago______any computers. 

4. This afternoon,_______a fantastic football match on the radio. It was 6-5in the end! 

5. _______a cinema here in 1800, but_____a theatre.

6. _______any eggs in the shop yesterday. 

=> Answer: 

1. there were                        2. there was                               3. there weren't

4. there wasn't/ there was                           5. there weren't

2. Rewrite the sentences using the past simple form. 

The race isn't very exciting. 

The race wasn't very exciting.

1. He's a famous skiing champion. 

2. All the players are very good. 

3. She isn't in the gymnastics competition. 

4. This football book isn't expensive. 

5. Are you excited about the match? 

6. Is he interested in that golf magazine? 

=> Answer:

1. He was a famous skiing champion. 

2. All the players were very good. 

3. She wasn't in the gymnastics competition. 

4. This football book wasn't expensive. 

5. Were you excited about the match? 

6. Was he interested in that golf magazine? 

3. Write sentences with was, wasn't, were or weren't. 

that tennis match /very exciting ✓ 

That tennis match was very exciting.

1. you / very fast in the race ✓ 

2. our teacher / really happy this morning ✓ 

3. Merve and Esra / in the park earlier X 

4. the journey / very long X

5. I / really tired / this afternoon ✓ 

6. Ryan /at school today X 

=> Answer: 

1. You were very fast in the race.

2. Our teacher was really happy this morning.

3. Merve and Esra werwn't in the park ealier

4. The journey wasn't very long.

5. I was really tired this afternoon.

6. Ryan wasn't at school today.

4. Complete the text using the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 

Last week, I played _(play)_ in our school volleyball team for the first time - it (1)_____(be) exciting because we (2)____(compete) in an important competition! 

First, we (3)____(travel) by train to the next town and we (4)_____(go) to the new sports centre in the centre of the town.

 After that, we    (5)______(practise) for thirty minutes and then we (6)_____(have) our first two games - we (7)____(be) very happy because we (8)_____(win) them! 

Our third game (9)_______(not be) easy. The players in the other team (10)______(be) very good and we (11)______(become) tired. So, in the end, we (12)______(not be) in the final of the competition. 

When I (13)______(come) home, I (14)_____really tired, but very happy. I want to play in the team again next week! 

=> Answer:

1. was                        2. competed                       3. traveled

4. went                      5. practiced                         6. had

7. were                      8. won                                 9. wasn't

10. were                    11. became                        12. weren't

13. came                   14. was

5. Complete the dialogues with the given words. 

ago in test last October week when 

‘Are you watching that new TV programme?' 'No, it was on last night.

1. 'When was your holiday?' It was two months_______

2. 'Is your father in the USA?"No, he was there_______week.' 

3. 'Are you interested in horse-riding now?"No, I was interested in it____I was seven.' 

4. 'When was your sister born?'_____2004.' 

5. 'Is your brother ill.?"No, he was ill a______ago and now he's OK' 

6. 'When was that fantastic football match?" It was in______’

=> Answer:

1. ago                             2. last                              3. when

4. in                                5. week                           6. October