Ejercicios de pasado del verbo to be con soluciones (inglés 1.º ESO) para descargar en PDF

Ejercicio 1. Elige was o were ★★★

Elige la forma correcta del pasado de to be.

1. Lucía (was / were) in Sevilla yesterday.
2. My cousins (was / were) at the cinema.
3. It (was / were) very cold last night.
4. You (was / were) right, Mateo.
5. We (was / were) tired after the trip.
6. I (was / were) eleven two years ago.

Ejercicio 2. Completa la negativa ★★★

Completa con wasn’t o weren’t.

1. The museum ____ open on Monday.
2. The tickets ____ expensive.
3. I ____ at home at nine.
4. Joaquín and Ximena ____ in my class.
5. It ____ sunny in Dublin.
6. We ____ late for the bus.

Ejercicio 3. Frases afirmativas con palabras sueltas ★★★

Escribe una frase afirmativa con was o were a partir de cada grupo de palabras.

1. Valentina / happy / yesterday
2. the boys / in the garden / this morning
3. we / at school / on Friday
4. you / very kind / last week
5. Leo’s notebook / on the bus
6. the shops / closed / on Sunday

Ejercicio 4. Pasa a pregunta ★★★

Convierte cada frase en una pregunta.

1. She was at the party.
2. They were in Toronto.
3. The film was long.
4. You were on the team.
5. Mateo was ill.
6. The streets were empty.

Ejercicio 5. La agenda de Leo ★★★

Mira la figura y responde con una respuesta corta o con una frase completa.

1. Was Leo at the museum at ten?
2. Was he in the park at one?
3. Was he at the café at 13:00?
4. Was Leo at the hotel at four?
5. Was he at the hotel at eight in the evening?
6. Where was Leo at 08:00?

Ejercicio 6. Yesterday, last o ago ★★★

Completa con yesterday, last o ago.

1. We were in Seville two days ____.
2. It was my birthday ____ Saturday.
3. ____ morning the train was late.
4. Mateo was ill ____ week.
5. My grandparents were in Cuba ten years ____.
6. I wasn’t at school ____ Friday.

Ejercicio 7. Traduce al inglés ★★★

Traduce al inglés.

1. Ayer estuve en casa de mi abuela.
2. Los billetes no eran caros.
3. ¿Estaba abierta la biblioteca?
4. Hace tres años yo tenía diez años.
5. La semana pasada hacía mucho frío.
6. No estábamos cansados.

Ejercicio 8. There was o there were ★★★

Completa con there was, there were, there wasn’t, there weren’t, was there o were there según la forma que indica el paréntesis. Describimos un aula antigua.

1. In the old classroom ____ a big map. (afirmativa)
2. ____ two windows. (afirmativa)
3. ____ any computers. (negativa)
4. ____ a clock on the wall? (pregunta)
5. ____ much noise in the corridor. (negativa)
6. ____ any posters? (pregunta)

Ejercicio 9. Corrige el error ★★★

Cada frase tiene un error. Escríbela bien.

1. Yesterday I were at the beach.
2. Was you at the concert?
3. There was three cats in the garden.
4. Was very hot yesterday.
5. I had twelve years last summer.
6. They wasn’t at home.
7. Where you were last night?

Ejercicio 10. Ordena las palabras ★★★

Ordena las palabras y escribe la frase. Empieza por la palabra con mayúscula cuando la haya.

1. was / the / long / film / very
2. Were / at / you / the / station / ?
3. weren’t / in / the / they / room
4. there / a / was / near / my / house / bakery
5. ago / was / Ximena / in / Bogotá / a / month
6. any / were / there / shops / in / the / street / ?

Ejercicio 11. Un sábado en Monterrey ★★★

Lee el texto y responde con frases completas.

Last Saturday Valentina was in Monterrey with her cousins. It was a hot day, but the sky was cloudy in the afternoon. In the morning they were at a market. There were fruit stalls and a man with a guitar. At lunch they were very hungry, but the restaurant was full. There weren’t any free tables, so they were at a small café. The sandwiches were delicious. In the evening the cousins were at home and tired.

1. Where was Valentina last Saturday?
2. Was it a hot day?
3. Was there a man with a guitar at the market?
4. Why were the cousins at a café?
5. Were the sandwiches good?

Ejercicio 12. Respuestas cortas con datos ★★★

Datos: Mateo estuvo ayer en la piscina (sí) y en el cine (no). Ximena y Santiago también estuvieron en la piscina y no en el cine. La piscina no estaba llena. Escribe la respuesta corta.

1. Was Mateo at the pool yesterday?
2. Was Mateo at the cinema yesterday?
3. Were Ximena and Santiago at the pool?
4. Were Ximena and Santiago at the cinema?
5. Were you at the pool, Mateo?
6. Was the pool crowded?

Ejercicio 13. Traduce al español ★★★

Traduce al español.

1. My parents were in Valencia two weeks ago.
2. There wasn’t a lift in the hotel.
3. Were the exams difficult?
4. The sea was calm and there were lots of boats.
5. It wasn’t my fault.

Ejercicio 14. Elige la forma de there ★★★

Elige la opción correcta. Atención a los nombres incontables.

1. In the old square (there was / there were) a fountain.
2. (Was there / Were there) any children in the park?
3. There (wasn’t / weren’t) a bank near the station.
4. Were there (a / any) chairs in the hall?
5. There (was / were) some water on the floor.
6. There (wasn’t / weren’t) any milk in the fridge.

Ejercicio 15. Escribe la pregunta ★★★

Escribe la pregunta que corresponde a cada respuesta. Entre paréntesis tienes las palabras clave.

1. ____? Yes, it was. (the film / good)
2. ____? No, they weren’t. (the boys / in the garden)
3. ____? She was in Cork. (Where / Ximena)
4. ____? It was on Tuesday. (When / the exam)
5. ____? There were twenty students. (How many students)
6. ____? Because I was tired. (Why / you / so quiet)

Ejercicio 16. Mediación: el mensaje de la abuela ★★★

Tu amigo Ewan, de Leeds, no entiende español. Tu abuela te escribió: «Ayer no estuve en casa. Estuve en el mercado con Carmen. Había muchísima gente y la fruta estaba barata. Hoy estoy cansada.» Explícale en inglés el mensaje con cinco frases cortas.

Ejercicio 17. Describe el salón de 1995 ★★★

Mira la figura y escribe cinco frases sobre el salón con there was, there were, there wasn’t o there weren’t.

Ejercicio 18. Reescribe en pasado ★★★

Reescribe el texto en pasado. Empieza con Yesterday.

Today Joaquín is at the library. There are many students. The room is quiet and the books are old. His friends are at the café, but they aren’t hungry.

Ejercicio 19. Una postal desde Edimburgo ★★★

Lee la postal y responde en inglés.

Hi Lucía! Greetings from Edinburgh! We were at the castle yesterday. It was cold and windy, but the view was fantastic. There were hundreds of people and the queue wasn’t short: we were in it for forty minutes! Then we were in a tea room near the station. There were tiny cakes and the tea was hot. Two days ago we were in Glasgow, but it was rainy. Leo

1. Where was Leo yesterday?
2. What was the weather like at the castle?
3. Was the queue short?
4. What was there in the tea room?
5. Where was Leo two days ago, and what was the weather like?

Ejercicio 20. Escribe sobre tu fin de semana ★★★

Escribe de seis a ocho frases sobre el fin de semana pasado: dónde estuviste, con quién, qué tiempo hacía, qué había en un lugar concreto (there was o there were) y una cosa que no estaba o no era como esperabas (negativa).