Past Simple tense the verb to be, regular verbs

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1. Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.
1. in 1990. Erin was was in a car accident.
2. A lot of people in Hinkley were sick
3. The drinking water in Hinkley wasn’t clean
4. There was a chromium in the water.
5. The bosses at Pacific Gas and Electric weren’t happy.
2. Complete the questions with Was or Were.
1. Was Erin Brockovich British?
2. Was it her job to drive a car for the law company?
3. Were there lots of papers about sick people in Hinkley?
4. Was the water in Hinkley clean?
5. Were a lot of people in Hinkley sick?
6. Was the film Erin Brockovich successful?
3. Complete the table.
Positive: l/he/she/it was, you/we/they
Negative: I/he/she/it wasn’t (was not), you/we/they weren’t (were not)
Question: Was I/he/she/it? Were you/we/ they?
Short answer: Yes, l/he/she/it was.
No, l/he/she/it wasn’t (was not).
Yes, you/we/they were.
No, you/we/they weren’t (were not)

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1. Look back at the text on page 26. Find the past simple form of these verbs.
study — studied
marry — married
help — helped
start — started
realise — realised
visit — visited
lived — live
believe — believed
planned — plan
order — ordered
2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs.
1. Last night, I studied (study) for today’s test.
2. There was no food in the house, so we ordered (order) a pizza.
3. wanted (want) to go to the cinema, and my friend Alex agreed (agree) to come with me.
4. I tried (try) to phone my friend on Saturday, but no-one answered (answer).
5. Last year we visited (visit) my aunt and uncle in Australia.
6. My father stopped (stop) watching TV and helped (help) me with my homework.
3. Look at the example and complete the table.
The company didn’t agree that the people were ill because of the water.
Positive: I/you/he/she/it/we/they wanted
Negative: I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn’t want
4. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs in the box.
1. I started a painting but I didn’t finish it.
2. They in an stayed expensive hotel, but they the didn’t like food.
3. It rained all day on Saturday, so we didn’t play tennis
4. Helena didn’t watch TV last night. She studied for her test.
5. I tidied my room, but I didn’t clean the windows.
6. He talked for a long time, but he didn’t talk anything interesting!

Page 26, read the text Erin Brockovich
Why do you think this woman is a hero?
Erin is a hero, because if she wouldn’t start a law with her boss, the number of sick people will get bigger. She helped a lot of people.