1. Complete the gaps with the right form of ‘to be’ (affirmative).

1) I … very happy on my birthday.

2) Bill … at home yesterday.

3) We … on the beach.

4) Ann … at the cinema.

5) They … tired

6) You … excited.

7) Polly … in Italy.

8) They … at work.

9) I … sleepy.

10) We … in the countryside.

2. Use was/wasn’t or were/weren’t.

1) I … late for work yesterday, so I … there at 9 a.m.

2) Yesterday … his day off, he … at work.

3) It … very cold, so there … many people on the beach.

4)  The task … very easy, so we … tired at all.

5) It … sunny and warm, it … cold.

6) The lecture … interesting, the students … really bored.

7) It … was late and the shop … closed.

8) I … ready, so they had to wait for me.

9) The car … broken, so I had to fix it.

10) I … in the mood for going out, so I stayed at home.

3. Complete the gaps with the right form of ‘to be’ (questions)

1) … you at home?

2) Where … you yesterday?

3) When … the meeting?

4) Why … you late?

5) Who … at the party?

6) … Kate with you?

7) … they in a café?

8) What … your favourite subject at school?

9) … your colleagues at work yesterday?

10) Where … the cat?

4. Say where these people were yesterday.

5. Answer the questions about yourself.

Routine, life

1. Were you busy yesterday?
2. Where were you last night?
3. Where were you in the morning today?
4. Were you sleepy yesterday?
5. When was the last time you were happy/excited/angry/tired?
6. Where were you last time in the countryside?
7. Where were you last time at the cinema?
8. Where were you last time abroad?

Childhood

When you were a child …

1. What was your favourite subject at school?
2. Who was your favourite teacher?
3. What was your favourite band?
4. What was your favorite place?
5. What was your favourite food?