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• was, were
• there was, there were
I can write about significant events in the past.
was, were
1. Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn't or weren't. Then check your answers in the text on page 36.
1. Last week I __________ with my friends in the History Museum of Hồ Chí Minh City.
2. The clothes __________ comfortable at all.
3. The school trip to the Natural History Museum __________ boring.
4. The exhibits __________ really interesting.
5. __________ Bluebird strange?
Yes, it __________ very big and long.
2. Look at the sentences in exercise 1. Then complete the Rules using the correct form of was and were.
| RULES |
| 1. In affirmative sentences, we use was or _______ 2. In negative sentences, we use _______ or weren't. 3. In yes / no questions, we use _______ / were + subject + phrase. 4. In short answers, we use yes / no + pronoun + _______ / wasn't or were / weren't. |
3. Complete the sentences with was, were, wasn't or weren't.
Mai and her friends were in the History Museum of Hồ Chí Minh City last week.
1. The clothing exhibition _______ boring. X
2. Bluebird _______ a motorbike. X
3. The Nguyễn Dynasty _______ from 1802 to 1945. ✓
4. _______ the Natural History Museum interesting? Yes, it _______. ✓
5. _______ the dinosaurs unpopular?
No, they _______. X
4. Write questions and short answers for the sentences in exercise 3.
Were Mai and her friends in the History Museum of Ho Chi Minh City last week?
Yes, they were.
there was, there were
5. Choose the correct words.
1. There was / were a car from 1964.
2. There was / were lots and lots of cars.
3. There wasn't/weren't a good café.
4. There wasn't / weren't any exciting animals.
6. Write sentences about an event in your town / city last year. Use There was and There were. Think about:
| the place the date the number of people music famous people |
It was in the town centre. It was in May last year ...
7. 
USE IT! Write questions with was and were and the words in the box. Then ask and answer the questions with your partner.
| When Where Who What |
1. _______ you at 8 o'clock this morning?
2. _______ your first teacher?
3. _______ your last English test?
4. _______ Lê Quý Đôn?
5. _______ your first visit to a museum?
6. _______ the last SEA Games?
Where were you at 8 o'clock this morning?
I was on the bus.
Finished?
Write quiz questions about the museum on the website you know.
