Set I, 11

Fill in the correct form of the verb to be in the past tense--either was or were:

1. I ___________ here two years ago.

2. They ___________ very rude.

3. He ___________ always on time.

4. Maria ___________ his girlfriend in second grade.

5. The man and the woman ___________ in Central Park.

6. You ___________ right and I ___________ wrong.

7. The record ___________ beautiful.

8. The dog ___________ happy.

9. I ___________ glad to help you with your homework, but they ___________ unwilling to try to do theirs.

10. You ___________ a sight for sore eyes.

11. ___________ they here or ___________ she there?

12. Where ___________ you?

13. Our friends ___________ there, but where ___________ Bob?

14. The weather ___________ snowy and chilly today.

15. The sofa and the chair ___________ the oldest pieces of furniture I owned.

16. Billie Jean King ___________ number one for quite a while.

17. My cat ___________ in the corner a minute ago.

18. My parents ___________ on vacation last week in Mexico.

19. How ___________ the movie last night?

20. My father ___________ a track star when he ___________ younger.

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