Past Be Adventure: Was and Were

An interactive millionaire-style game for young learners to practice and master the past tense of 'be' (was/were). Questions progress from simple identification to complex sentence structures, with lifelines and group discussion opportunities.

A free Millionaire Quiz for Young learners at CEFR A2 level. Topic: past be : was and were.

Questions

  1. Was the cat in the house? — A) Yes, the cat were in the house. B) No, the cat is in the house. C) Yes, the cat was in the house. D) No, the cat am in the house.
  2. Where were the children yesterday? — A) They are at school. B) They was in the park. C) They was at school. D) They were at school.
  3. Was your birthday party fun? — A) Yes, it are very fun! B) Yes, it was very fun! C) Yes, it were very fun! D) Yes, it am very fun!
  4. Were you and your friend at the beach last week? — A) Yes, we are at the beach. B) Yes, I were at the beach. C) Yes, we was at the beach. D) Yes, we were at the beach.
  5. Complete the sentence: My grandmother ___ a teacher when she was young. — A) were B) am C) is D) was
  6. Which sentence is correct about the past? — A) The dogs are in the garden. B) The dog were in the garden. C) The dogs was in the garden. D) The dogs were in the garden.
  7. What is the negative form? 'I was happy yesterday.' — A) I were not happy yesterday. B) I am not happy yesterday. C) I not was happy yesterday. D) I was not happy yesterday.
  8. Were the children playing in the park or were they at home yesterday afternoon? — A) They are at home. B) They was at home. C) They were at home. D) They is at home.
  9. Choose the correct sentence about the past: — A) My parents was very tired after the trip. B) My parents were very tired after the trip. C) My parents am very tired after the trip. D) My parents is very tired after the trip.
  10. Which pair of sentences is both correct? — A) She was happy. They was happy. B) It were broken. They was broken. C) I was tired. You were tired. D) He were sad. We was sad.

Printable worksheet

This Millionaire Quiz comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Core sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.

What's on the worksheet

  1. Play it again on paper · Circle the right answer.
  2. Write your own question · Write a new question about past be : was and were, with one right answer and three wrong ones.

Part 1: Play it again on paper

Circle the right answer.

  1. Where were the children yesterday? a) They were at school. b) They are at school. c) They was at school. d) They was in the park.
  2. Was your birthday party fun? a) Yes, it am very fun! b) Yes, it are very fun! c) Yes, it were very fun! d) Yes, it was very fun!
  3. Were you and your friend at the beach last week? a) Yes, we were at the beach. b) Yes, we are at the beach. c) Yes, I were at the beach. d) Yes, we was at the beach.

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