Language Development

Were the Friends Happy?

Irregular Past Tense Verbs: Was and Were

Was and Were are irregular past tense verbs.

Build Sentences

Read each sentence. Change the underlined verb to the past tense. Say the new sentence.

    Example
  • 1. We were at my house.

PresentPast
iswas
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  • 1. We are at my house.

  • 2. We are on the sofa.

  • 3. The sofa is too small for all of us.

  • 4. Len is on the floor.

  • 5. Veronica is on the floor, too.

  • 6. There are no pillows to sit on.

  • 7. Len and Veronica are mad.

  • 8. Finally, there is food to eat!

  • 9. We are all happy again.

Photograph of same students as previous photo sitting around a coffee table as a girl serves snacks

Write Sentences Illustration of the pen icon

10.–14. Work with a partner to write 5 sentences about the past. Tell about a day with your friends. Use was and were.

    Examples
  • 10. Yesterday I was at the library.

  • 11. A lot of my friends were there, too.