Esl Be and There to Be Simple Past (Mena22 Portugal)
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A. Read the text and complete it with was / were or there was / there were. Aimee and Bryce __________ born in Tucson, Arizona, but they now live in Illinois, Chicago with their parents and their dog, Da Vinci. Aimee is 10 years old and Bryce is 12. Her birthday __________ last week, on April 25, and Bryce’s __________ two months ago, on February. Last night, when everybody __________ asleep, I took a l ook a t their house. The livi ng room __________ very clean and __________ a beautiful vase with flowers on the table. __________ also some gifts next to the vase. __________ nothing out of the place! “Whose birthday __________ it?” I wondered. The kitchen __________ also very neat and the table __________ wonderfully laid out. __________ a pink flower centre-piece on a white linen tablecloth, and the china crockery __________ beautiful . On the left side of the table __________ a bowl of fresh fruit, some honey and jams. That’s when I saw the banner over the kitchen door – “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!” Today is Mother’ s Day! How could I forget?! B. Answer these questions on the text. 1. When was Aimee’s birthday? _______ ________ ________ 2. Was Bryce born in the same month as Aimee? Justify. ______ _________ __ ________ _______ 3. When was the author at Aimee’s house? ________ ________ 4. What was the living room like? _______ __ ________ 5. What was there on the table? ________ ________ 6. Where were the pink flowers? _________ ________ 7. Was the crockery set made of porcelain? 8. What was there on the left side of the table? _______ _______ ___ ________ _______ ________ ________ 9. What were Aimee and Bryce celebrating? ________ C. Now ask questions for these answers. 1. _______ ________ ___? Aimee and Bryce were born in Tucson. 2. _______ _________ __? The dog’ s name was Da Vinci. 3. _______ _____? Bryce’s birthday was two months ago. 4. _______ _____? No, the living room wasn’t messy. 5. _______ _____? The gifts were next to the vase. 6. _______ ____? Yes, the kitchen table was laid out for breakfast. 7. _______ ____? The tablecloth was white.
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A. Read the text and complete it with was / were or there was / there were.
Aimee and Bryce __________ born in Tucson, Arizona,
but they now live in Illinois, Chicago with their parents
and their dog, Da Vinci. Aimee is 10 years old and Bryce
is 12. Her birthday __________ last week, on April 25, and
Bryce’s __________ two months ago, on February.
Last night, when everybody __________ asleep, I took
a look at their house. The living room __________ very
clean and __________ a beautiful vase with flowers on the
table. __________
also some gifts next to the vase. __________ nothing out of the place! “Whose birthday __________ it?” I wondered. The
kitchen __________ also very neat and the table __________ wonderfully laid out. __________ a
pink flower centre-piece on a white linen tablecloth, and the china crockery
__________ beautiful. On the left side of the table __________ a bowl of fresh fruit, some honey
and jams. That’s when I saw the banner over the kitchen door – “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!”
Today is Mother’ s Day! How could I forget?!
B. Answer these questions on the text.
1. When was Aimee’s birthday? __________
_______________________________________
2. Was Bryce born in the same month as
Aimee? Justify. _________________________
_______________________________________
3. When was the author at Aimee’s house?
________________________________________
4.
What was the living room like? _________ ________________________________________
5. What was there on the table? __________
________________________________________
6. Where were the pink flowers? __________
________________________________________
7. Was the crockery set made of porcelain?
________________________________________
8. What was there on the left side of thetable? __________________________________
________________________________________ ________________________________________
9. What were Aimee and Bryce celebrating?
________________________________________
C. Now ask questions for these answers.
1. ___________________________________?
Aimee and Bryce were born in
Tucson.
2. ___________________________________?
The dog’ s name was Da Vinci.
3. ____________________________________?
Bryce’s birthday was two months ago.
4. ____________________________________?
No, the living room wasn’t messy.
5. ____________________________________?
The gifts were next to the vase.
6. ___________________________________?
Yes, the kitchen table was laid out for
breakfast.
7. ___________________________________?
The tablecloth was white.
