Past Simple

Quiz

Choose the correct answers for questions 1 to 6, and fill in the correct words (ie the right form of the negative of the verb 'be') for questions 7 to 12. Use the past simple in all sentences.

My friend Simon ...... at the football match last Saturday.
1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. aren't
4. isn't
Angela's parents ...... at home on Saturday morning.
1. weren't
2. wasn't
3. isn't
4. aren't
The pencil ...... behind the computer.
1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. isn't
4. aren't
The chairs ...... on the sofa last Thursday.
1. weren't
2. wasn't
3. isn't
4. aren't
The girls ...... at the lecture two days ago.
1. weren't
2. wasn't
3. isn't
4. aren't
We ...... at the cinema in January 2012.
1. weren't
2. wasn't
3. isn't
4. aren't
Our CEO ...... at the meeting on Monday.
The children ...... in the garden yesterday.
My cousin Andrew ...... near the factory.
The clowns ...... in the hospital at the weekend.
They ...... in the restaurant on Friday night.
Lucy ...... at school yesterday.