Download this free A1–A2 grammar worksheet PDF for English learners and teachers. This lesson helps students practise was and were, the past simple forms of be.
Students learn how to use was with I, he, she and it. The worksheet gives clear examples such as I was tired yesterday, She was at work and It was cold.
The worksheet also teaches how to use were with we, you and they. Students practise examples such as We were busy, You were late and They were at home.
Students also practise negatives and questions with was and were. The worksheet covers was not / wasn’t, were not / weren’t, questions such as Was he tired? and Were they at school?, and short answers such as Yes, she was and No, they weren’t.
The PDF includes a grammar focus section, was and were exercises, choose-the-correct-form practice, sentence matching, mistake correction, mini-dialogues, sentence rewriting, meaning-and-form practice, speaking questions, writing practice, vocabulary and grammar sentence practice, an error-checking challenge, useful reminders and a full answer key.
This worksheet can be used in one-to-one lessons, group classes, online English lessons, adult ESL lessons, EFL classes, homework or independent grammar practice.
Level: A1–A2
Grammar point: Was and were: past simple of be
Focus: grammar accuracy, past simple of be, was, were, wasn’t, weren’t, questions, negatives, speaking and writing
Format: Free grammar worksheet PDF with answer key
This free worksheet includes:
- a clear explanation of was and were
- practice with was for I / he / she / it
- practice with were for we / you / they
- practice with was not / wasn’t
- practice with were not / weren’t
- practice with Was / Were + subject…?
- practice with short answers
- useful past time expressions
- choose-the-correct-form practice
- sentence-to-reason matching
- mistake correction
- mini-dialogues
- sentence rewriting from present to past
- meaning-and-form practice
- speaking practice
- writing practice
- vocabulary and grammar sentence practice
- an error-checking challenge
- useful reminder table
- full answer key for teachers and students
The worksheet focuses especially on common A1–A2 mistakes such as I were, They was, She weren’t, Was you, The lesson were, We wasn’t, Were he and My friends was. The main classroom point is simple: use was with I / he / she / it, use were with we / you / they, use wasn’t / weren’t for negatives, and put Was or Were before the subject in questions.
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