Past Simple 'Be' Worksheet
A Grade 1 English Language Arts worksheet focusing on the past simple tense of the verb 'to be'.
Includes
Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort Answer
Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.e
Topics
ELAGrammarPast SimpleVerb 'to be'Grade 1
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Past Simple 'Be'
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Read each question carefully and fill in the blank with 'was' or 'were'.
1. Yesterday, I at the park.
2. My friends playing tag.
3. The weather sunny and warm.
4. We happy to be outside.
1. My sister (was/were) tired after school.
a
was
b
were
c
am
d
is
2. They (was/were) at the library last week.
a
was
b
were
c
are
d
is
1. The sentence 'He were happy' is correct.
T
True
F
False
2. 'We was playing' is how you say it in the past.
T
True
F
False
Write one sentence about something you did yesterday, using 'was' or 'were'.