Exercise: verb "to be" in past simple questions.

How to make questions when talking in the past with verb "to be".

Write the verb and subject in the question form of past simple using the words below and the verb to be in brackets.

Example:
You (be) at work yesterday?

Respuesta:
Were you

1) You (be) at home when I called yesterday.

at home when I called yesterday?

2) John (be) at the supermarket on Monday evening.

at the supermarket on Monday evening?

3) Mary (be) in the library all last week.

in the library all last week?

4) There (be) any flies in your soup.

any flies in your soup?

5) The weather (be) cold last Sunday.

cold last Sunday?

6) They (be) happy to be at the party.

happy to be at the party?

7) John and Mary (be) in a taxi when it happened.

in a taxi when it happened?

8) She (be) interested in the TV documentary last night.

interested in the TV documentary last night?

9) The pencils (be) next to the pens this morning.

next to the pens this morning?

10) It (be) opposite your house late last night.

your house late last night?

*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.