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BEFORE WRITING82I ......................... in Paris last December.She ......................... terrified because of the hurricane.Edward and Hillary ......................... Mary%u2019s friends.They ......................... very busy yesterday but today they are at home today.He ......................... in front of the hospital yesterday. He was in front of the pharmacy.1.2.3.4.5.A Complete the sentences below with the correct forms of was and were.We were in Prague last / yesterday summer.Mrs. Wilkinson was on TV last / yesterday morning.My cousin and Linda were at the stadium an hour yesterday / ago.It was rainy and windy last / ago night.1.2.3.4.B Choose the correct time adverbs.Useful TipsThe past simple of the verb be is was and were. We use Past Simple form of to be to describe:LEARN THIS! SIMPLE PAST TENSE: WAS / WERESituations, habits and events in the past.%u25cf I was in the park yesterday. %u25cf She was happy last night.%u25cf We were always late for school. %u25cf It was sunny yesterday.We form the negative by putting the word not after the verb. The short form is wasn%u2019t / weren%u2019t.%u25cf Mr. Yell wasn%u2019t at work yesterday. %u25cf They weren%u2019t happy.We use there was and there were to tell what existed in the past.%u25cf There was a park here ten years ago. %u25cf There were palm trees in the park.TIME ADVERBS:%u25cf yesterday, yesterday morning / afternoon / evening%u25cf last week / weekend / Monday / year / month / summer / night etc.%u25cf five minutes / an hour / a month / a year ago.