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TO BE (PAST TENSE) 1

level: Beginner (A1-A2)

Choose the correct past tense form of the verb TO BE.


Fill in each blank with the correct past tense form of the verb to be.

1. My grandfather _________ Canadian.
2. My friend Bill _________ laughing.
3. ________ you happy?
4. We ________ flying to Miami.
5. Our neighbors ________ very quiet.
6. The bird ________ pretty.
7. ________ I disturbing you?
8. Oliver ________ tired.
9. Public transportation ________ expensive there.
10. Were you snoring or ________ I?




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