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Past Simple 'Be' Worksheet

A Grade 1 English Language Arts worksheet focusing on the past simple tense of the verb 'to be'.

Grade 1 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsPast Simple 'Be'
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Fill in the BlanksMultiple ChoiceTrue / FalseShort Answer

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.e

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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'.